SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit
5,443
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 27:
Line 27: + + + +
→History
The abbey was attacked by [[Flemish]] mercenaries in 1102 and almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1116, along with much of the settlement of Peterborough. St Peter's Abbey, the building that would become Peterborough Cathedral, was constructed on the site of the ruined abbey, with work beginning in 1118 and finishing over 100 years later in 1238 when the new monastic church was consecrated.<ref>[https://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/history.aspx History - Peterborough Cathedral]</ref>
The abbey was attacked by [[Flemish]] mercenaries in 1102 and almost entirely destroyed by fire in 1116, along with much of the settlement of Peterborough. St Peter's Abbey, the building that would become Peterborough Cathedral, was constructed on the site of the ruined abbey, with work beginning in 1118 and finishing over 100 years later in 1238 when the new monastic church was consecrated.<ref>[https://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/history.aspx History - Peterborough Cathedral]</ref>
Peterborough began to transform from a market town to a major industrial and transport hub in the mid-19th century. Local railway lines began to operate in the 1840s, with the city becoming a major focal point for the rail network in 1850 with the opening of Great Northern Railway's line from London to [[York]]; Lord Exeter had opposed the railway cutting through nearby [[Stamford]].
Local clay deposits allowed the area to become a major centre for the manufacture of [[brick|bricks]]. Peterborough was the UK's main area for brick manufacture for much of the 20th century.
== References==
== References==