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Ely became a huge centre for the religion, and before the time of William the Conqueror, it had the second richest monastery in England. The cathedral has become a legacy of William I who built it ...
Ely Cathedral guide Mark Bradford said the monks ... yet its successor is considered one of the glories of medieval England. Geograph/Julian P Guffogg Visitors can look down from the lantern ...
A nest for returning peregrine falcons on a cathedral roof has been usurped by two females, monitors revealed. A team at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire built "a palatial nesting box" and gravel ...
Ely itself grew around the Abbey, which predated the Cathedral and would later dominate the city for centuries. After William the Conqueror’s victory in England, Ely appeared in the Doomsday ...
A table made from a 5,000-year-old oak tree is due to be unveiled at a cathedral this month in honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The 13m (43ft) table for Ely Cathedral was created from a ...
Tours of a cathedral tower have been stopped to encourage peregrine falcons to nest. A pair at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire have been spotted doing "impressive" courtship displays and staff ...
Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT This cathedral, known as the ... is an ease due to less heaving crowds. Ely is the fifth smallest city in England by population, with only 15,000 residents.
The current building dates from 1083, and Ely was raised to cathedral status in 1109. As part of the Church of England, Ely Cathedral is committed to being carbon neutral by 2030. To help achieve this ...
It should have been an easy job for the sound team of “Maestro” — Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony played in England’s Ely Cathedral. Normally they would pre-record the music and run ...
Ely's annual Flower Festival starts on Thursday and the Cathedral is already blooming as 100 displays take shape. This year the Festival is themed 'Kaleidoscope of Life'. It opens on Thursday 21 ...