Peterborough Cathedral: Edith Cavell

Reposting the story of Edith Cavell to accompany Wednesday’s post. Edith Cavell was born near Norwich in 1865. As … More

Peterborough: Neville Place

Neville Place is a large house in the middle of Peterborough not far from the Cathedral. The original Tudor House … More

In the 11th century, the Abbey built a church for the townspeople on land to the east of the Cathedral … More

Market Square buildings 16th century home of the Hake family. Thomas Hake was MP for Peterborough 1586-89 Town Hall 1929

The magnificent front of Peterborough Cathedral dominates the precincts The entrance to the Bishop’s Palace. the room above the … More

The Monastery of Peterborough was built in the 12th century and was closed in the dissolution of 1539. The buildings were … More

Robert Scarlett was born in 1496 and became the gravedigger at Peterborough Cathedral. He lived to be 96 years old … More

On our recent trip to East Anglia, I had the opportunity to explore Peterborough’s magnificent Cathedral. The first abbey … More