Description

PETERBOROUGH
1.
1500
PRECINCTS
Great Cloister
TL 1998 NW 1/372
I GV
2.
2 walls are of special interest. Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular
architecture. West side was the east wall of the cellars. Now a solid
piece of masonry. Remains of Perpendicular arcading with blocked doorways,
keystones. 3 blocked round beaded doorways, 2 to the south end and one to
the north end. Early C12, South one has no detail, but the 2nd has a plain
round arched head with a label, square Jambs. The 3rd has no label, but
has a plain round arch and recessed Jambs. The 3rd has blank arcading
and 2 doorways. West doorway, round arched, with 4 arcades of colonettes
and deep stiff leaf ornament, has tympanum with quatrefoil and 2 dragons.
Frater door to right, moulded archway and clonettes. 5 of the arcades
are from the monks' lavatory, rebuiit in the C14. Some of the arcades have
elaborately carved heads, while those to the left contain double arcading.
Garden Walls and Gates, Former Outbuilding, Wal to North & Mounting block all to
and including Laurel Court, Hostry Passage & Little Dorter, Great Cloister & Well form
a group.

Listing NGR: TL1938098590

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17528651

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