Ecclesiastical court seats, recycled from the earliest choir stalls.
The Cathedral Church of St Peter, St Paul and St Andrew was founded in the Anglo-Saxon period, but the building is mainly 12th century following rebuilding, after a disastrous fire. The west front was constructed in 1238 and the tower was built in 1315. The cathedral was restored in 1886. The building is mainly of Barnack limestone. Among the important internal features are the nave ceiling of circa 1220; the retrochoir of 1496-1508; effigies in marble of 4 abbots of between 1195 and 1225; remains of the tomb of Queen Katharine of Aragon: Listed, grade I, with details at:
Link The precincts of the cathedral are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade II, with much detail at:
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