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sion camera could be wheeled down in order to provide live broadcasts of events at the
Palace.
• 1873 – Alexandra Palace opens.
• 1873 – Alexandra Palace burns to the ground.
• 1875 – Alexandra Palace is re-built.
• 1936 – The BBC's first public television transmissions originate from the Alexandra Pal-
ace.
• 10 July 1980 – The Palace burns. Nearly half of the building is destroyed.
• 17 March 1988 – The Palace reopens.
PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL
Peterborough Cathedral was founded in 655 by the Mercian nobleman, Paeda, destroyed by
the Danes in 870, reconstructed in 972 and then burnt down by mistake in 1116. The present
Cathedral, started in 1118, took more than 120 years to build and was consecrated in 1238 by
Bishop Robert Grosseteste of Lincoln. It is a superb example of Romanesque architecture. The
West front built in the early 13th century is unique in Christendom.
The Cathedral suffered badly at the hands of Cromwell's soldiers in 1643. As a result the in-
terior of the Cathedral is uncluttered with monuments and light streams in through clear glass,
creating an air of space and purity. Much work has been done in recent years including the res-
toration of the beautiful Nave ceiling, one of the most important examples of this kind of me-
dieval art in Europe. Queen Katharine of Aragon is buried at the Cathedral.
The Cathedral is still the seat of the Bishop of Peterborough, as it has been since the Dio-
cese was created in 1541. Worship, enhanced and supported by a long choral tradition, still
takes place every day. The Cathedral is used for many functions including exhibitions, concerts
and school outings. There is a permanent exhibition depicting the life of the Cathedral and the
daily life of a Benedictine monk.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
As stated elsewhere, the British are ravenous collectors and catalogers of civilization.
They have gone to the ends of the Earth in search of artifacts to document the extent of the
Empire, and the limits of human imagination. It all comes together here.
The British Museum is perhaps the most important institution of its kind. From Rome to the
Far East, from the Americas to the Pacific Rim, the objects are all here. While some museums
have humble beginnings, this one did not. Its creation was spurred by a massive private dona-
tion in the 1730-s of over 71,000 exhibits to the government. These were combined with an-
other collection that the government held, creating a critical mass necessitating a building of its
own.
Montagu House was bought for this purpose in 1754. Less than
50 years later, the collection outgrew its home, so an addition was built. This was known as the
Townley Gallery, and was built between 1804 and 1808. But if you look for it today, you won't
see it. It was leveled in 1842, and the Smirke Building erected in its place. It was a few years
later that the British Museum's architecture got out of hand.
Already a collection of Victorian, French, and Greek Revival styles, its one unifying force
was the central plaza from which visitors could grasp the scale of the building. This was com-
promised when the Reading Room was completed in 1857. While it is understandable that the
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