Good Following a Fire

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1884: Peterborough was still in shock following the dramatic fire at the infirmary two days previous, but it proved to be a catalyst for the expansion and development of its facilities. An appeal for restoration funds soon got underway. It stated that there had been 3,725 patients treated in 1883 and a total of 29,352 in the previous ten years. The appeal raised £3,000 for the hospital - and provoked a review of the fire service facilities, which were in place before the end of the year. (Tebbs, H.F., Peterborough, Oleander Press, 1979)

Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.

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Consecrated Dove

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1601: Today saw the consecration of Bishop Thomas Dove - the 5th Bishop of Peterborough. His account book records that: 'I was consecrated at Lambeth by the L. Archbyshop. 4 other byshops vs. London, Winton [Winchester], Ely, Chichester laying on theyr hands'. He adds that '£13 9s was paid out for yr dinner'. Dove was a noted preacher and, at some date before this, sufficiently impressed Queen Elizabeth I for her to remark that she 'thought that the Holy Ghost was descended again in this Dove'. (Carnell, Geoffrey, The Bishops of Peterborough, RJL Smith & Associates, 1993)

Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.