Longthorpe Tower, Peterborough
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Longthorpe Tower, Peterborough
Image: © Julian Dowse Taken: 20 Apr 2006
Originally part of medieval fortifications some 90 metres west of St Botolph's Church. Now an English Heritage property, it displays one of the most complete and important sets of 14th-century domestic wall paintings in northern Europe. This varied 'spiritual encyclopedia' of worldly and religious subjects including the Wheel of Life, the Nativity and King David. Listed in the Peterborough Local Plan, Appendix VIII as a scheduled monument - 27108.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.571022
Longitude
-0.287033