"You see old Scarlett's picture stand on hie, But at your feet there doth his body lye; His gravestone doth his age and death-time show, His office by these tokens you may know. Second to none for strength and sturdye limm, A scarbabe mighty voice, with visage grim, He had inter'd two queens within this place And this towne's householders in his live's space
Twice over; but at length his own turne came, What he for others did for him the same Was done; no doubt his soul doth live for aye In heaven: though here his body clad in clay."
Dimensions
| Total length of interior | 426 ft. |
| Nave, length | 228 ft. |
| Nave, width | 35 ft. |
| Transept, length | 185 ft. |
| Transept, width | 58 ft. |
| Height of interior | 78 ft. |
| Area | 41,090 sq. ft. |
Principal Building Dates
- Norman (1117-1193)—Choir, transepts, central tower (rebuilt in 1886), nave, ceiling of nave, chapter-house.
- Early English (1214-1295)—West front, font, infirmary, refectory and part of cloisters, north-west tower, windows and parapet in aisles of nave.
- Decorated (1299-1400)—Large gateway, west porch, roof of choir, south-west choir, parapet of clerestory, inserted windows.
- Perpendicular (1400-1528)—New building, north-west spire, north-east gateway, Perpendicular tracery in windows, and west window.
PLAN OF PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL