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Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, [1] is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. The cathedral can trace its origin to the abbey founded in Ely in 672 by St Æthelthryth (also called Etheldreda). The earliest parts of the present building date to 1083, and it was ...
Bentham was a son of the Rev. Samuel Bentham (c.1681–1733), registrar of Ely Cathedral and vicar of Witchford near Ely, and his wife, Philippa Willen (c.1681–1747).The Benthams were a clerical family, and James was the sixth priest in a continuous descent from Thomas Bentham (1513/14–1579), Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.
Ely Eel Day is an annual celebration observed by the people of Ely, Cambridgeshire to celebrate the city's namesake — the eel. The celebrations start with a parade which begins from Cross Green outside Ely Cathedral and proceeds through the city to the Jubilee Gardens, passing by the Market Square and along the River Great Ouse at Ely's Waterside.
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There’s a YouTube video of him conducting in Ely Cathedral, this huge gothic cathedral, which at one point was the biggest gothic cathedral in the world, in the ’70s with the London Symphony ...
St Mary's Church is a church in Ely, Cambridgeshire, located near Ely Cathedral to the west of the Bishop's Palace. [2] Principally constructed in the 13th century, it was designated as a Grade I listed building in 1950. [3] Sextry Barn, which stood immediately to the west of the churchyard, was a large 13th-century tithe barn. It was ...
Ely, Cambridgeshire has 182 listed buildings. Notable buildings Name Image Grade Notes Location Infirmary I Former 11th-century infirmary now four private dwellings consisting of St John's Farmhouse, Barn to south-west, Barn to north and Dovecote to St John's Farm Monastery barn and storehouse I Built c. 1575, the barn and storehouse of the monastery is located to the south of Ely Porta. [6 ...
The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was located about 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) [nb 1] from what is now Ely Cathedral at a place called Cratendune. [2] The date mentioned for this founding was the year 607, [nb 2] three years after Augustine's death. This incongruity was attributed by Bentham to a mistake by the monk transcribing this history ...