The Cathedral Church of Peterborough a Description of Its Fabric And a Brief H
The Cathedral Church of Peterborough a Description of Its Fabric And a Brief H
Sweeting, Walter Debenham, 1839-
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;>;. C--, REMAINS OF SAXON CHURCH ^THE PIERS AND WALLS OF PRESENT SOUTH TRANSEPT SHADED DIAGONALLY). DRAWN BY W. H. LORD. the monastery intended ; but being warned in a dream to con- tinue his eastward course, at length discovered the ashes of the desolated Medeshamstede. It needs but little ingenuity to collect from this that Ethelwold, having received some vague intelligence of the present condition both of Oundle and Medes- 10 PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL. hamstede, started from Winchester, determ...ined on reaching either or both ; and that being less pleased with what he saw at Oundle than he expected, he extended his progress to Medeshamstede. " ^ The Queen is said to have overheard the Bishop's fervent prayers for the success of his object, and to have used her influence with the King ; but he probably re- quired very little persuasion to undertake what was so much to his taste. It may be mentioned that if we accept the date 972 for the completion of the re-building (the Chronicle gives 970 for its commencement), the very same year witnessed that well- known scene on the River Dee, when King Edgar held the helm of a royal barge as it was being rowed by eight vassal kings.
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