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Bishop's Palace

A Grade I Listed Building in Peterborough, City of Peterborough

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5719 / 52°34'18"N

Longitude: -0.2405 / 0°14'25"W

OS Eastings: 519343

OS Northings: 298572

OS Grid: TL193985

Mapcode National: GBR HZQ.L20

Mapcode Global: WHHNK.8MR5

Plus Code: 9C4XHQC5+QR

Entry Name: Bishop's Palace

Listing Date: 7 February 1952

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1331518

English Heritage Legacy ID: 49669

ID on this website: 101331518

Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1

County: City of Peterborough

Electoral Ward/Division: Central

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Peterborough

Traditional County: Northamptonshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cambridgeshire

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PETERBOROUGH
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Bishop's Palace

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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

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