Bishops Gate

Bishop's Gate, mainly built around 1220 by Robert of Lindsay, is a Grade I listed structure located in the precincts of Peterborough. The gate features square turrets that project at the corners, topped with crenellated parapets, and stands three stories high. Each of the two turrets has a trefoil-headed niche that contains a statue of an abbot and a prior, one of which may depict Godfrey of Crowland. The central section is gabled and features a statue of King Edward seated above windows with four and eight lights, separated by strings between the storeys. The central archway is adorned with four orders of colonnettes that have moulded capitals. Inside the archway, the main chamber displays blank arcading and quadripartite vaulting. Above the entrance is the Knights' Chamber, which was once decorated with images of the knights who convened there. The windows have been altered in a Jacobean style. Bishop's Gate, along with Nos 24 to 28 (consecutive) and King's Lodging, forms a group of significant buildings.