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Abbey Church Foundation Stone Laid

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The Peterborough Chronicle of Hugh Candidus tells the story of the monastic community at Peterborough from 655, when the very first one was established, to 1177 when he passed away. He is, understandably, in some doubt as to when the foundation stone of the third abbey church of the  monastery - now the cathedral - at Peterborough was laid. The previous building had burned down on 4 August 1116 in the time of Abbot John de Sais/John of Salisbury. We are told that he promptly began the rebuild, laying the first stone on 12 March 1117. However, the formal 'foundation stone' of a building always waits for something firm to lie on. It needs to be seen by people present and future and it was on this date - 8 March 1118 - that the formal laying of the foundation stone appears to have taken place. The exact date of the church's completion - and its dedication by the Bishop of Lincoln - is equally confusing. one source says 4 October 1237 but the popular one is 28 September 1238. Whatever the dates may be, the abbey/cathedral church of Peterborough is a sight for sore eyes at any time. (Mellows, W.T., The Peterborough Chronicle of Hugh Candidus, Peterborough Museum Society, 1980; Gunton, Symon, The history of the Church of Peterburgh, Ed. Symon Patrick, 1990)

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

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The Peterborough Sessions of 8th April 1840 was chaired by the Right Honorable Earl Fitzwilliam. Other magistrates present included Thomas Alderson Cooke, Reverend William Strong and William Bates.

During the session the magistrates had to consider several cases of burglary and theft. William Brown was convicted of stealing a pick axe at Southorpe near Barnack and was given 7 years transportation as his punishment. For the more serious crime of stealing 4 ewes and 4 lambs Thomas Sopps received 10 years transportation. 

Surviving documents of transported convicts reveal that Thomas Sopps set sail on the Asia 1 ship on 12th April of the following year, arriving in Van Diemen's Land, now known as Tasmania, on 21st August 1841.

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Cambridge Independent Press, Saturday 11th April, 1840

https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/sopps/thomas/96056

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