On Thursday, Stephanie and I headed up to
Ely,
a town that's like one or two train stops away. It's a small town
that might have been named for the eel fishing (or maybe not since
the origin of many place names can be quite ancient). The town is
the highest land in the area and used to be an island in the middle
of The Fens (a sort of marshland) that was drained a few hundred
years ago. The Ely Cathedral was built from 1083-1189, then part
of it collapsed in 1322 and was rebuilt in 1351.
We went into the cathedral, but only to the entrance in the back
and the gift shop. We didn't buy tickets to go beyond that.
We also walked around town which is right along the River Cam
(20 miles to the south on the river is Cambridge). After spening
a few hours there, we decided to head back and have a late lunch
in Cambridge. I only took a few pictures, and none of the outside
of the cathedral (the link to the article on Ely in the previous
paragraph has a couple pictures of the cathedral.
Thursday September 25, 2025.
001-DSC_0285-header: Ely Cathedral
001-DSC_0285-headertext:
I only took a few pictures of the
Ely Cathedral.
It was reasonably impressive, though I had been to
St.
Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna in spring which was remarkably huge.
001-DSC_0285: The nave of Ely Cathedral.
002-DSC_0286: The nave of Ely Cathedral.
003-DSC_0287: Stained glass windows near the rear entrance.
004-DSC_0288: The rood
screen obscuring the high alter with the stained glass windows above.
005-DSC_0289: The ceiling in the back of the cathedral.
006-DSC_0290: More stained glass windows.
007-Ely_Cathedral_Panorama: A panoramic shot of the nave. Unfortuantely,
it's a bit blurry.
008-DSC_0295-header: Downtown Ely, by the River Cam
008-DSC_0295-headertext: There really wasn't a lot that I felt like
taking pictures of here. Perhaps I was getting hungry for lunch.
008-DSC_0295: A sign explaining a possible reason for the town's name.
009-DSC_0296: The sign said litter, so I did. Note the apple core
in front of the bin.
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