Brief guide to London . From Notes on the CathedralsSwan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd. NORWICH CATHEDRAL FROM THE SOUTH-EAST. OXFORD. {63% miles from London). The Cathedral of TheCity of Spires was originally St. Frideswides within Christ Church College, and was built in1160. Handed to Cardinal Woleey in 1522. 2S PETERBORO CATHEDRAL. (-(>}, miles from London.) Agrand building with fine west porch. PeterboroCathe-dral is a fine example of Norman style of architecture,the west front with its three noble arches 80 feet high, in early English style, being especially notable. Thisport
Brief guide to London . From Notes on the CathedralsSwan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd. NORWICH CATHEDRAL FROM THE SOUTH-EAST. OXFORD. {63% miles from London). The Cathedral of TheCity of Spires was originally St. Frideswides within Christ Church College, and was built in1160. Handed to Cardinal Woleey in 1522. 2S PETERBORO CATHEDRAL. (-(>}, miles from London.) Agrand building with fine west porch. PeterboroCathe-dral is a fine example of Norman style of architecture,the west front with its three noble arches 80 feet high, in early English style, being especially notable. Thisportion of the building is being restored at the presenttime. The original Church was erected in the tenth cen-tury, and was dedicated to St. Peter. The present Nave and west front were completed about the end of thetwelfth century, and a Lady Chapel was erected aboutthe same period, but has since been destroyed. TheNave measures 265 feet long by 80 feet wide; the Choir,163 feet long; Transept, 184 feet long.
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