Rose Windows and Details of West Front 117
Tomb of an Abbot, possibly Abbot Andrew, 1201 120
Iron Railings, 1721 123
Details of Chasuble on Abbot's Tomb 129
Details of Albs on Abbots' Tombs 133
PLAN OF THE CATHEDRAL. 135

[Illustration: The Cathedral And Palace, From The South-west.]




PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL.




CHAPTER I.

HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF S. PETER.


Until the middle of the nineteenth century, Peterborough remained one of
the most unchanged examples in the kingdom of the monastic borough. The
place was called into existence by the monastery and was entirely
dependent on it. The Abbot was supreme lord, and had his own gaol. He
possessed great power over the whole hundred. And even after the See of
Peterborough was constituted, and the Abbey Church became a cathedral,
many of the ancient privileges were retained by the newly formed Dean
and Chapter. They still retained the proclamation and control of the