The British Archaeological Association Conference held at
Peterborough in 2015 provided a welcome opportunity for a new
analysis of the cathedral's architecture, sculpture and artistic
production, and a reassessment of the relationship between the
former abbey, the city and its institutions, and the Soke over
which it held sway. This ambitious volume casts new light on the
Roman occupation of the Nene valley, and the rich Anglo-Saxon
sculptural and manuscript context that preceded the construction of
the present cathedral, as well as exploring the vital Romanesque
tradition of the Soke and the essential contribution of the Barnack
quarries. But inevitably the most exciting new disclosures concern
the church: its high-quality building campaigns during the 12th to
16th centuries, its abbots' tombs and the reconstruction of the
lost 14th-century High Altar screen from descriptions and loose
fragments. Peterborough has attracted the attention of antiquarian
scholars since its sacking by Cromwell's men during the Civil War,
and as its secrets are gradually revealed it continues to stimulate
the historical imagination.
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