If you’re planning a on a large scale, Peterborough Cathedral Nave could be the stunning venue you are looking for. The cathedral as represented on the frieze around the Royal Albert Hall. [citation needed] Only a small section of the foundations of the Anglo-Saxon church remain beneath the south transept but there are several significant artefacts, including Anglo-Saxon carvings such as the Hedda Stone, from the earlier building. All the monuments and memorials of the Cathedral were also damaged or destroyed. The completed building was consecrated in 1238 by Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, within whose diocese it then fell. [9] Cathedral historians believe that part of the placing of the church in the location it is in is due to the easy ability to transfer quarried stones by river and then to the existing site allowing it to grow without being relocated. Cathedral Office The grave markers are said to date to the 11th century, and probably belonged to "townsfolk". Your browser does not support JavaScript. Canted and constructed of wooden boards, it was erected and painted in the first half of the 13th century; it was subject to major repair and repainting twice, once in the 1740s and once in the 1830s. [11] Fortunately the fire was spotted by one of the vergers allowing a swift response by emergency services. [8] It has been over-painted twice, once in 1745, then in 1834, but still retains the character and style of the original. The line of spires behind it, topping an unprecedented four towers, evolved for more practical reasons. Henry's former wife, Catherine of Aragon, had been buried there in 1536. An 8th-century Anglo-Saxon carving from the original church. Minster Precincts Extensive restoration work began in 1883, which was initiated after large cracks appeared in the supporting pillars and arches of the main tower. As Prior of Canterbury Cathedral he had witnessed Becket's assassination in 1170. The most recent survey of the Anglo-Saxon history of Peterborough Abbey is in Kelly, S.E. Peterborough Cathedral is known for its imposing Early English Gothic West Front (façade) which, with its three enormous arches, is without architectural precedent and with no direct successor. It is no different today, and the Nave has been the venue not only for the congregation worshipping on a Sunday, but also for awards ceremonies, formal dinners, concerts, lectures and product launches. Norman and medieval architectural evolution. The Peterborough Cathedral most probably had a set of over thirty misericords dating from the fourteenth century. French enamelled casket made c. 1180 for Benedict to take some relics of Thomas Becket to Peterborough Abbey when he became its Abbot. The 12th century designers of this space certainly knew how to create the ‘wow factor’. A team of experts was put together drawing on the expertise of the Cathedral's own staff, English Heritage (now Historic England), the Courtauld Institute of Art and the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England (CFCE).