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Saint Peter’s Cathedral
cathedral, Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
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- In Peterborough
…city site is dominated by St. Peter’s Cathedral, a structure begun in 1118 and consecrated in 1238. It is in part a good example of Late Norman style; but it was added to in virtually every succeeding architectural period, and the total effect is discordant. The cathedral contains the Hedda…
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- In Northamptonshire
St. Peter’s Cathedral in Peterborough, begun in 1118 and consecrated in 1238, is in part a good example of late Norman style, but subsequent additions created a discordant effect. The cathedral contains the Hedda Stone, an Anglo-Saxon sculpture some 1,200 years old, and the tomb…
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