The Cathedral Precincts and Laurel Court
Through the gateway from Cathedral Square
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Pass through the gateway and the city falls quiet. In the cloisters to the south of the Cathedral stands Laurel Court, where Margaret Gibson and Annette van Dissel set up a school in 1871. One of its pupils would become known around the world.
Edith Cavell was educated at Laurel Court between roughly 1884 and 1886. She later trained as a nurse at the London Hospital and led a nursing school in Brussels. After the German occupation she was arrested in August 1915, and executed that October.
Blue plaque: on the railings in front of Laurel Court, in the cloisters. Keep to the paths that are open to visitors.
Source: Peterborough Civic Society, blue plaque 26 (Laurel Court and Edith Cavell).
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The last page lies in the great church itself, where two queens were buried. Stand before its three great arches and go in by the west door.
Reveal answer
Peterborough Cathedral
The grand finale
The West Front is ahead of you. Go in by the main door when the Cathedral is open.
Bus: When you have finished, the nearest stops on this site's bus map are Hereward Cross (routes 5 and 5A, about 190 metres) and Peterborough Lido (routes 4 and 61, about 240 metres). Queensgate Bus Station is about 10 minutes on foot.