ABSTRACT
The New Building at Peterborough, forming the easternmost section of the abbey church, would be the last major addition to the fabric. Sumptuous yet restrained, it has never been accurately dated though an attribution to the architect John Wastell d. c. 1518, resident of Bury St. Edmund’s, has been widely accepted. There has also been unnecessary confusion surrounding who actually built and paid for it. This paper will attempt to answer these questions.
