Cathedral Church Of St Peter, St Paul And St Andrew

The Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew in Peterborough is a Grade I listed building that underwent rebuilding after a significant fire, which began in 1118 under Abbot John de Seez. Constructed from Barnack stone, the nave dates from around 1150, while the west end was completed around 1177. The west front and the main consecration occurred in 1238, with the tower added in 1315 and a porch built in the late 14th century. Many of the windows were renewed in the 14th and 15th centuries, and a major restoration took place from 1882 to 1886 by J L Pearson.

A particularly notable feature is the nave ceiling, dating to around 1220, which is decorated with lozenge-shaped panels that depict figures of kings, queens, saints, and monsters. The retrochoir, constructed between 1496 and 1508, features four and three-light windows with panel tracery separated by buttresses, topped with an open parapet adorned with seated figures. The interior boasts an elegant fan-vaulted roof supported by slender shafts, possibly designed by John Wastell, who also worked at King's College Cambridge.

Significant monuments within the cathedral include the Hedda Stone from around 800, made of grey stone with a pitched roof and featuring an inhabited scroll with stiffly carved frontal figures. There are also effigies in Alwalton marble representing four abbots from between 1195 and 1225, and the remains of the tomb of Queen Katharine of Aragon. A 15th-century brass lectern and stained glass from 1862 by Morris, Marshall and Faulkner can be found in the south transept on the south wall.