. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. <&),#„ Lcciefoa CailiecLrali* PeixoLurgen&s faciei OccioeaiaLLS. Tlie We^ ProfpeA oi jte ,CAeiral CHxrech at Peterborough-. PETERBOROUGH. 151 which the Cathedral had been famous, were destroyed, with sottish folly, and illiterate barbarity; indeed, the Cathedral,it is thought, was injured more than any other in the countryat this period. In later years repairs were made, and recentlyextensive restorations and rebuilding are in progress, but alltraces of the outrages in 1643 have not yet been removed. The Cathedral stands at one side
. The imperial island; England's chronicle in stone;. <&),#„ Lcciefoa CailiecLrali* PeixoLurgen&s faciei OccioeaiaLLS. Tlie We^ ProfpeA oi jte ,CAeiral CHxrech at Peterborough-. PETERBOROUGH. 151 which the Cathedral had been famous, were destroyed, with sottish folly, and illiterate barbarity; indeed, the Cathedral,it is thought, was injured more than any other in the countryat this period. In later years repairs were made, and recentlyextensive restorations and rebuilding are in progress, but alltraces of the outrages in 1643 have not yet been removed. The Cathedral stands at one side of the quiet city, near themarket-place, from which a gray, monastic gateway opens to theclose, — a charming spot surrounded by quaint ancient build-ings. A green lawn extends some distance to the western front,one of the grayest in the country, and unique in design, pre-senting three pointed, richly decorated archways, eighty-one feethigh, capped by curiously niched gables bearing statuary, andflanked by small towers on which are spires. Within each archis a deep, dim recess, and at the bottom of the central one is atwo-storied porch. The sides and east end of the edifice sh
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