Bishop's Palace is a Grade I listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1952. A Victorian Palace. 6 related planning applications.
Bishop's Palace
- WRENN ID
- lesser-cloister-bramble
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Peterborough
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 February 1952
- Type
- Palace
- Period
- Victorian
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24/04/2020
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PETERBOROUGH PRECINCTS Bishop's Palace
7.2.52.
I Originally the Abbot's House. Present building mainly Victorian Gothic, but features of various dates survive. Two mid C13 undercrofts survive. The larger is of two naves divided by circular piers with moulded capitals. Smaller room also has rib vaulting, the east window being an original slit lancet, Stepped buttress. Solar wing at right angle to the Hall wing with two late perpendicular oriel windows facing north, one with the rebus of Abbot Kirkton, the room being known as Heaven's Gate Chamber. Triple shaft on a corbel late C12, is a survival of the Monk's kitchen.
Listing NGR: TL1934398572
Detailed Attributes
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