Licence to Crenellate

18/07/1308

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On this day, Peterborough Abbey received a licence to crenellate the gate of the abbey and two chambers lying between the gate and the church. It was the exterior of the King's Lodgings and the Knights' Chamber - which Abbot Godfrey had recently erected over the palace gateway - that received the crenellations, which remain to this day. (Mellows, W.T., The King's Lodging at Peterborough, Peterborough Natural History Society, 1933)

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

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Market Makes a Medieval New Town

1143

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King Stephen visited and stayed at the monastery, granting a market charter. This allowed Abbot Martin de Bec to create a new market area to the west of the monastic precincts in order to bankroll the building of the new monastic church. The monks created new commercial streets around the outside, leading to the first ‘new town’ development in Peterborough and effectively the street plan which still exists as the city centre today.

Cathedral , Medieval , Martin de Bec , New Town , King Stephen

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Market Makes a Medieval New Town

1143

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