Ely Cathedral facts for kids
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| Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity |
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Ely Cathedral from the southeast
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 Ely Cathedral
Location in Cambridgeshire
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| 52°23′55″N 0°15′50″E / 52.39861°N 0.26389°E | |
| Location | Ely, Cambridgeshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Tradition | Broad church |
| History | |
| Dedication | Holy Trinity |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Romanesque, English Gothic |
| Years built | 1083–1375 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 163.7 m (537 ft) |
| Height | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Nave height | 21.9 m (72 ft) |
| Number of towers | 2 |
| Tower height | 66 m (217 ft) (west tower), 52 m (171 ft) (lantern tower) |
| Bells | 5 (hung in west tower; used for clock) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Ely (since 1109) |
| Province | Canterbury |
Ely Cathedral, also known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a large Anglican church in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. It is a very old and important building.
The cathedral started as an abbey founded in 672 by a saint named Æthelthryth (also called Etheldreda). The oldest parts of the current building were started in 1083. It became a cathedral in 1109. Before the Reformation, it was dedicated to St Etheldreda and St Peter. After the Reformation, it was renamed the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity. It is the main church for the Diocese of Ely, which covers parts of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Essex, and Bedfordshire. It is where the Bishop of Ely works.
Ely Cathedral is famous for its huge size and beautiful designs. It was first built in a grand Romanesque style. Later, parts like the galilee porch, lady chapel, and choir were rebuilt in a fancy Decorated Gothic style. Its most famous part is the central octagonal tower with a lantern on top. This creates a unique space inside and, with the West Tower, stands out in the flat landscape around it.
The cathedral is a popular place for visitors, with about 250,000 people visiting each year. It still holds church services every day.
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A Look Back: The Anglo-Saxon Abbey
The first abbey in Ely was started in 672 by Æthelthryth (St Etheldreda). She was a princess, the daughter of King Anna of East Anglia. This abbey was home to both men and women. Later, Viking raids might have destroyed it or at least its records.
The abbey was restarted in 970 under Benedictine rules. St Etheldreda's holy items and stories about her life helped the new abbey become very successful. The church building from 970 was near where the main part of the current church is now. It was slowly taken down from 1102 as the new Norman church was built.
Exploring the Present-Day Church
The cathedral is built from stone from Barnack in Northamptonshire. It also uses beautiful Purbeck Marble and local clunch for decorations. The building has a cross-shaped plan, with an extra cross-arm at the western end. It is about 163.7 meters (537 feet) long. The main hall, called the nave, is over 75 meters (246 feet) long, making it one of the longest in Britain.
The west tower is 66 meters (217 feet) high. The special Octagon 'Lantern Tower' is 23 meters (75 feet) wide and 52 meters (171 feet) high. Inside, from the floor to the roof, the lantern is 43 meters (141 feet) high. People often call the cathedral "the ship of the Fens" because it stands so tall above the flat land around it.
Building the Norman Abbey Church
Ely had been a very successful Benedictine abbey for hundreds of years. It had a famous saint, valuable treasures, and a great library. After the Normans took over England in 1066, things became difficult for Ely. New Norman rulers took abbey lands.
To keep its important status, Ely needed a new building. Abbot Simeon started the work in 1083 when he was 90 years old. He was the brother of the Bishop of Winchester. The new design was similar to Winchester Cathedral, with a cross shape, a central tower, and rounded ends. It was one of the biggest buildings being built in Europe at the time.
Building stopped for several years after Abbot Simeon died in 1093. This was partly because a man named Ranulf Flambard illegally kept church positions empty to take their money. Work started again when Abbot Richard was appointed in 1100. Abbot Richard fought for Ely to become its own diocese, separate from Lincoln. His successor, Hervey le Breton, achieved this, becoming the first Bishop of Ely in 1109. During this time, the old saintly items were moved to the new church. This helped bring back interest in the old Anglo-Saxon saints.
The original Norman east end and central area are gone now. But the cross-arms (transepts) still show how grand it looked. Huge walls with Romanesque arches created walkways around the choir and transepts. Three levels of arches rose up, with galleries for church parades and passages inside the walls.
Building the nave began around 1115. The roof timbers from 1120 suggest the eastern part of the nave roof was finished by then. The nave was so long that it was built in stages. After four sections were done, there was a planned break. By 1140, the nave, western transepts, and west tower were mostly finished in a simple early Romanesque style. Then, another long break happened for over 30 years. When building restarted, new builders added richer Gothic decorations while still matching the older parts.
The Grand West Tower
The unfinished west tower and the upper parts of the two western transepts were completed by Bishop Geoffrey Ridel (1174–89). This created a very fancy west front with many arches and detailed carvings. New architectural styles, like pointed arches instead of round ones, were used. This made the west front look very grand and uniform.
Originally, the west front had two cross-arms (transepts) on either side of the tower. The tower was designed to be octagonal, though the current western octagonal tower was built in 1400. Builders tried many times to fix problems caused by the soft ground under the western end of the cathedral. In 1405–1407, new arches were added to support the octagonal tower. However, this extra weight might have made things worse. In the late 1400s, the north-west transept collapsed. A large sloping wall was built to support the remaining walls, which you can still see on the north side of the tower.
The Galilee Porch Entrance
The Galilee Porch is now the main entrance for visitors. Its original uses are not fully clear. It might have been a chapel for people asking for forgiveness, a place for church parades to gather, or where monks could meet with women (who were not allowed inside the abbey). It also helps support the west tower. The porch has two levels, but the upper level lost its roof in the 1800s.
Its building date is also a bit of a mystery. Records suggest Bishop Eustace (1197–1215) started it. It is a great example of Early English Gothic style. However, some details suggest it might have been built or reworked later, perhaps by Bishop Hugh of Northwold.
The Presbytery and East End
The first big change to the Norman building was made by Bishop Hugh of Northwold (1229–54). The eastern part of the church was only four sections long, from the choir to the main altar and St Etheldreda's shrine. In 1234, Northwold started adding six more sections to the east. This took 17 years to build. It was made in a very fancy style with lots of Purbeck marble and carved plants.
This new part used the same size sections and wall thickness as the Norman nave. But it was built in an Early English Gothic style, making it "the most refined and richly decorated English building of its time." St Etheldreda's remains were moved to a new shrine just east of the main altar in this new section. When it was finished in 1252, the cathedral was blessed again with King Henry III and Prince Edward present. This new east end, called the presbytery, made St Etheldreda's shrine even more important. The new building also gave pilgrims much more space to visit the shrines. Many important people connected to the abbey and cathedral have been buried here.
The Lady Chapel
In 1321, work began on a large, separate Lady Chapel. It was connected to the north side of the main church by a covered path. The chapel is 30.5 meters (100 feet) long and 14 meters (46 feet) wide. It was built in a very fancy 'Decorated' Gothic style over 30 years.
The north and south walls each have five sections. These sections have large windows with stone patterns and pillars with niches that once held statues. Below the windows, there is a row of richly decorated arches with Purbeck marble pillars. These create scooped-out seating areas. Above each arch are carved scenes showing the life and miracles of the Virgin Mary. There are 93 of these carved pictures. All the carvings and statues would have been painted in bright colors. The windows would have had colorful stained glass showing Bible stories.
During the Reformation, orders were given to remove images from the cathedral. Bishop Thomas Goodrich made sure this was done very thoroughly. The larger statues were removed. The carved scenes on the walls were damaged, with faces and statues hacked off. However, many fine details remain. After the Reformation, the Lady Chapel became the local parish church for the town until 1938.
In 2000, a life-size statue of the Virgin Mary by David Wynne was placed above the Lady Chapel altar. Some local people did not like the statue, and the cathedral's leader received many complaints.
The Amazing Octagon
The central octagonal tower is the most famous part of the cathedral. It has a huge open space inside and tall spires and a lantern on top. This amazing feature came about because of a disaster. On the night of February 12–13, 1322, the Norman central tower collapsed. This might have happened because of digging foundations for the Lady Chapel.
Work on the Lady Chapel stopped as everyone focused on this disaster. Instead of rebuilding a square tower, the crossing area was made into an octagon. This meant removing the four original tower supports and using parts of the nave, choir, and transepts. This created a much larger open space than the old tower. Alan of Walsingham oversaw the building of this unique feature. One reason for this big change might have been that the ground under the old tower was too soft.
The large stone octagonal tower has eight arches inside. Above these arches, wooden vaulting seems to hold up the large glass lantern. But actually, a complex wooden structure above the vaulting supports the roof and lantern. This structure is so big it couldn't be built today because there are no trees large enough. The central lantern is also octagonal. It has panels with pictures of musical angels. These panels can be opened, allowing real choir singers to sing from high up. At the very center of the lantern roof is a wooden carving of Christ, made from a single piece of oak.
It is not clear how much damage the Norman choir suffered when the tower fell. But the three remaining sections were rebuilt by Bishop John Hotham (1316–1337) in a fancy Decorated style. New choir stalls with carved seats (called misericords) were put under the octagon. Work also restarted on the Lady Chapel.
Chantry Chapels
In the late 1400s and early 1500s, beautiful chantry chapels were added to the eastern parts of the church. These were for Bishop John Alcock (north side) and Bishop Nicholas West (south side).
John Alcock was born around 1430. He held important positions in both the church and the government. He was even in charge of King Edward IV's sons, known as the Princes in the Tower. Alcock was loyal to both Edward IV and Henry VII. He became Bishop of Ely in 1486. He used the wealth of Ely to found Jesus College, Cambridge and build his amazing chantry chapel. The chapel has many statue niches, some of which were never finished because they were so hidden. Others survived the Reformation's destruction. He was buried in his chapel when he died in 1500.
Nicholas West studied at Cambridge, Oxford, and Bologna. He was a diplomat for King Henry VII and Henry VIII. He became Bishop of Ely in 1515. He lived in great luxury, with over a hundred servants. He built his magnificent Chantry chapel at the south-east corner of the church. It had many niches for statues, which were later destroyed during the Reformation. It also has a beautiful fan-shaped ceiling. West's tomb is on the south side.
In 1771, Bishop West's chapel was also used to hold the bones of seven Saxon "benefactors of the church." These bones had been moved from the old Saxon Abbey to the Norman building. They were found when the choir walls were taken down. These important people included Byrhtnoth, a famous Anglo-Saxon leader.
Changes During the Reformation
On November 18, 1539, King Henry VIII's officials took control of the monastery and all its property. For almost two years, no one knew what would happen to it. On September 10, 1541, Ely received a new charter. Robert Steward, the last leader of the monastery, became the first dean of the new cathedral.
Under Bishop Thomas Goodrich's orders, the shrines to the Anglo-Saxon saints were destroyed first. As the removal of religious images (called iconoclasm) grew, almost all the stained glass and many sculptures in the cathedral were destroyed or damaged in the 1540s. In the Lady Chapel, all the free-standing statues were removed. All 147 carved figures in the frieze of St Mary had their heads removed. The many sculptures on West's chapel were also damaged.
Cathedrals were saved because they had three useful purposes: to worship God, to educate people, and to help the poor. So, singers and choirboys were appointed. A grammar school for 24 students was set up in the old monastery buildings. In the 1550s, church items were sold to buy books and start a library. The path to the Lady Chapel became a home for six poor men. The Lady Chapel itself was given to the town as Holy Trinity Parish Church in 1566. Many of the old monastery buildings became homes for the new cathedral leaders, while others were torn down.
The cathedral was also damaged by an earthquake in 1580, causing stones to fall from the ceiling. The 1600s, especially during the Commonwealth period, were even harder for the cathedral. Oliver Cromwell's army occupied Ely, and a strict religious system was put in place. Bishop Matthew Wren was arrested in 1642 and spent 18 years in prison. Luckily, no major destruction of images happened during the Civil War because most had already been destroyed 100 years before. In 1648, Parliament even suggested tearing down the buildings to sell the materials. But this did not happen, possibly because Oliver Cromwell protected it, or simply due to lack of interest in destroying it.
Restoring the Cathedral
When King Charles II returned to Britain, the Church of England was re-established. Bishop Matthew Wren, who had been in prison, appointed new cathedral leaders. The main challenges were to repair the neglected buildings, restart church services, and get back the cathedral's lands and income. It took over 20 years to find lost documents and regain most of their rights.
In the 1690s, beautiful Baroque-style furnishings were added. These included a marble font and an organ case with trumpeting angels. In 1699, the north-west corner of the north transept collapsed and had to be rebuilt. A beautiful classical doorway was added to the north side. Christopher Wren, a famous architect, may have been consulted on this work. The damaged transept was rebuilt from 1699 to 1702. Except for the new doorway, the Romanesque walls and windows were carefully put back as they were. This was an important step in how old buildings were restored.
Bentham and Essex: Eighteenth-Century Experts
Two important people in Ely Cathedral's 1700s history were James Bentham and James Essex. Bentham (1709–1794) studied the history and architecture of the cathedral. In 1771, he published a book called The History and Antiquities of the Conventual and Cathedral Church of Ely. He found old documents to list the abbots, deans, and bishops. He also described how the building developed, with detailed drawings and plans. These plans were made by the architect James Essex (1722–1784). Essex used them to show the poor condition of parts of the building and understand how everything fit together.
Bentham and Essex's knowledge helped them plan a series of important repairs and improvements. Essex realized the octagon lantern was decaying and oversaw its repair starting in 1757. Because of limited money and a dislike for too much decoration at the time, the lantern was rebuilt with simpler wood and lead work. He then re-roofed the entire eastern part of the church.
Bentham and Essex also wanted to move the 14th-century choir stalls from under the octagon. After the octagon and east roof were fixed, this plan began in 1769. The choir stalls were moved to the far east end of the cathedral. This made the octagon a large open space for the first time, with clear views in all directions. They also removed the old stone screen (pulpitum) and put in a new choir screen. Even though they were interested in history, Bentham and Essex did not always handle the old parts with great care. The north wall, which contained the bones of seven "Saxon worthies," was taken down. These bones were then moved to Bishop West's Chapel. However, the choir stalls with their carved seats were kept. Overall, the restoration was quite good for that time.
Victorian Era Renovations
The next major restoration period started in the 1840s. Dean George Peacock (1839–58) was in charge of much of this work. He worked with Professor Robert Willis to study the building's structure and art. They began by restoring the south-west transept, which had been used as a workshop. They removed newer materials and restored the Norman windows and arches. This set the style for much of the Victorian work.
In 1845, an architect named George Basevi was inspecting the west tower. He tripped and fell 11 meters (36 feet) to his death. He was buried in the north choir aisle. During this time, workers cleaned off thick layers of whitewash, polished the marble pillars, and painted and gilded parts of the choir. The west tower was also opened up. A plaster ceiling was removed, and the clock and bells were moved higher. Iron supports were added, allowing workers to remove heavy infill that was actually making the tower's problems worse.
George Gilbert Scott's Contributions
George Gilbert Scott became a successful architect in 1847. He was a big supporter of the Gothic Revival style. He joined Peacock and Willis to help with the 14th-century choir stalls. After being at the East end for 80 years, Scott moved them back closer to the Octagon. This kept the Octagon area open. This was Scott's first cathedral project.
He designed a new carved wooden screen and brass gates. He moved the main altar two sections to the west. He also installed a richly carved alabaster screen (reredos) and a new font. He designed a new organ case and later a new pulpit. In 1876, Scott's designs for the octagon lantern's top parts were built. This brought it back to how it looked originally. Many new furnishings replaced the older Baroque items from the 1690s.
Beautiful Stained Glass
In 1845, Edward Sparke, the bishop's son, started a big project to fill the cathedral with new stained glass. At that time, there was hardly any medieval glass left. With new techniques for making stained glass and growing interest in it, almost all parts of the cathedral received new windows. Sparke found money from many donors. A variety of designers and companies were used to find the best ones for the large windows at the east end.
William Wailes created the large east windows in 1857. He also made the four windows of the octagon and contributed to other parts of the cathedral. Other artists and firms from England and France also created windows.
A wooden ceiling was installed in the nave and painted with scenes from the Old and New Testaments. Henry Styleman Le Strange started this work, and after he died in 1862, Thomas Gambier Parry finished it. Parry also repainted the inside of the octagon.
More major restoration work happened between 1986 and 2000. In 2000, a Processional Way was built, connecting the north choir aisle and the Lady Chapel again.
The Stained Glass Museum
The south triforium (an upper walkway) of Ely Cathedral is home to the Stained Glass Museum. This museum has a very important collection of stained glass from the 1200s to today. It includes works by famous modern artists like Ervin Bossanyi. The museum was started in 1972 to save windows from churches that were closing. It opened to the public in 1979 and moved to an improved display space in 2000. The collection includes rescued pieces, as well as items donated or bought from various sources, including the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Ely's Christian Community
Ely has been an important place for Christian worship since the 600s AD. Much of its early history comes from old writings like Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum and the Liber Eliensis. These books say that the first Christian community here was founded by Æthelthryth (Etheldreda). She was a princess from East Anglia. She may have received land at Ely from her first husband. After her second marriage ended in 673, she started and led a monastery at Ely for both men and women. When she died, a shrine was built there to remember her. This monastery was reportedly destroyed around 870 during Danish invasions. However, it is likely that a church survived until it was restarted in the 900s.
In 970, a new Benedictine abbey for men was established in Ely. This was part of a wave of new monasteries being founded in England. Ely became one of the most important Benedictine houses in Anglo-Saxon England. After the Norman conquest in 1066, the abbey supported local resistance against Norman rule. In 1109, Ely became a cathedral when Hervey le Breton was appointed bishop of the new diocese. This meant the monastery's property was divided, and the number of monks was reduced.
In 1539, during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the monastery gave up its control to King Henry VIII. In 1541, the cathedral was restarted with a royal charter. The former leader, Robert Steward, became the first dean. Most of the former monks became canons and minor canons. Except for a short time from 1649 to 1660 during the Commonwealth, when all cathedrals were abolished, this system has continued to today.
Like other cathedrals, Ely's worship focuses on the Opus Dei, the daily schedule of services. It also serves as the main church for the diocese and has a large local congregation. During the Reformation, the worship of St Etheldreda was stopped, and her shrine was destroyed. The cathedral's dedication was changed to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Since 1873, the tradition of honoring her memory has been brought back. Annual festivals celebrate events in her life and the moving of her remains to new shrines over the centuries.
People Buried at Ely Cathedral
Many important people are buried at Ely Cathedral. Here are some of them:
- Æthelthryth – Abbess of Ely, died 679. Her shrine was destroyed in 1541.
- Seaxburh – Abbess of Ely around 699.
- Wihtburh – Possibly St Æthelthryth's sister. Her remains were moved to Ely in 974.
- Byrhtnoth – A patron of Ely Abbey, died in 991 fighting at the Battle of Maldon.
- Eadnoth the Younger – Bishop of Dorchester, killed in 1016 fighting against Cnut. Buried here as a saint.
- Wulfstan II – Archbishop of York (1002–1023). Buried here by his wish.
- Alfred Aetheling – Son of the English king Æthelred the Unready (1012–1037).
- Hervey le Breton – The first Bishop of Ely (1109–1131).
- Nigel – Bishop of Ely (1133–1169).
- Geoffrey Ridel – Lord Chancellor of England and Bishop of Ely (1173–1189).
- Eustace – Bishop of Ely (1197–1215) and Lord Chancellor.
- Hugh of Northwold – Bishop of Ely (1229–1254). Buried near St Etheldreda's shrine.
- William of Kilkenny – Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Ely (1254–1256). His heart is buried here.
- Hugh de Balsham – Bishop of Ely (1256–1286), founder of Peterhouse.
- William of Louth – Bishop of Ely (1290–1298). His detailed tomb is near the Lady Chapel.
- John Hotham – Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Ely (1316–1337).
- John Alcock – Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Ely (1486–1500), in the Alcock Chantry.
- Nicholas West – Bishop of Ely (1515–1534), in the Bishop West Chantry Chapel.
- Thomas Goodrich – Bishop of Ely (1534–1554).
- Robert Steward – First Dean of Ely (1541–1557).
- Richard Cox – Bishop of Ely (1559–1581).
- Martin Heton – Bishop of Ely (1599–1609).
- Humphrey Tyndall – Dean of Ely (1591–1614).
- Henry Caesar – Dean of Ely (1614–1636).
- Benjamin Lany – Bishop of Ely (1667–1675).
- Peter Gunning – Bishop of Ely (1675–1684).
- Simon Patrick – Bishop of Ely (1691–1707).
- John Moore – Bishop of Ely (1707–1714).
- William Fleetwood – Bishop of Ely (1714–1723).
- Robert Moss – Dean of Ely (1713–1729).
- Thomas Green – Bishop of Ely (1723–1738).
- Robert Butts – Bishop of Ely (1738–1748).
- Matthias Mawson – Bishop of Ely (1754–1771).
- Edmund Keene – Bishop of Ely (1771–1781), in the Bishop West Chantry Chapel.
- Bowyer Sparke – Bishop of Ely (1812–1836), in the Bishop West Chantry Chapel.
- George Basevi – Architect. Died 1845 after falling in the west tower.
- Joseph Allen – Bishop of Ely (1836–1845).
- William Hodge Mill – Professor and Canon at Ely Cathedral.
- James Woodford – Bishop of Ely (1873–1885).
- Harry Legge-Bourke – Member of Parliament for the Isle of Ely, died 1973.
Music at Ely Cathedral
The cathedral has six professional adult singers called lay clerks. They sing in the Cathedral Choir with boy choristers aged 7 to 13. These boys receive scholarships from the cathedral to attend King's Ely school as boarding students. The Ely Cathedral Girls' Choir has girls aged 13 to 18. They are also boarding students at King's Ely and are funded by the school. The girls' choir sings several times a week.
The Octagon Singers and Ely Imps are volunteer choirs for local adults and children.
The Organ
The cathedral has a large and historic organ. You can find more details about it on the National Pipe Organ Register.
Organists of Ely Cathedral
Here is a list of the organists who have served at Ely Cathedral since it was restarted in 1541:
- William Smith 1541–1542
- Christopher Tye 1542–1561
- Robert Whyte c. 1561−1566
- John Farrant 1566–1570
- William Fox 1571–1579
- George Barcroft 1580–1610
- John Amner 1610–1641
- Robert Claxton 1641–1662
- John Ferrabosco 1663–1682
- James Hawkins 1682–1729
- Thomas Kempton 1729–1762
- John Elbonn 1762–1768
- David Wood 1768–1774
- James Rodgers 1774–1777
- Richard Langdon 1777–1778
- Highmore Skeats 1778–1803
- Highmore Skeats 1803–1830
- Robert Janes 1830–1866
- Edmund Chipp 1866–1886
- Basil Harwood 1887–1892
- T. Tertius Noble 1892–1898
- Hugh Allen 1898–1900
- Archibald Wayett Wilson 1901–1919
- Noel Edmund Ponsunby 1919–1926
- Hubert Stanley Middleton 1926–1931
- Marmaduke Conway 1931–1949
- Sidney Campbell 1949–1953
- Michael Howard 1953–1958
- Arthur Wills 1958–1990
- Paul Trepte 1990–2019
- Edmund Aldhouse 2019−present
Images for kids
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Ground plan of Ely Cathedral, showing the location of various architectural elements discussed in the text
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Norman arches in the nave.
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The nave, the main hall of the cathedral.
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The west front and Galilee Porch, the main entrance.
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The Prior's Door in the south wall of the nave, with carvings from around 1135.
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The Lady Chapel, a beautiful part of the cathedral.
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The Virgin Mary statue (2000) in the Lady Chapel.
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A headless statue in the Lady Chapel, damaged during the English Reformation.
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The altar of the Lady Chapel.
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The ceiling of the nave and lantern, seen from inside the Octagon.
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An outside view of the octagon tower.
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The choir, where services are held.
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Bishop West's Chantry Chapel. The statues were destroyed by Bishop Goodrich.
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The rood screen seen from the nave.
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The monument to Bishop Peter Gunning in Ely Cathedral.
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The high altar, the main focus of the church.
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The south aisle of the nave, looking west.
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A vertical sundial on the South Transept Wall.
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The Noah Window, by Alfred Gérente, in the nave south aisle.
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Choir practice at Ely Cathedral.
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The impressive organ pipes.
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St Etheldreda (1961) by Philip Turner.
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The former location of St Etheldreda's shrine.
See also
In Spanish: Catedral de Ely para niños
- List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom
- Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England
- English Gothic architecture
- Ely Eel Day
- William Selwyn — Canon and astronomer
- Walter Frye
- List of Gothic Cathedrals in Europe
- List of tallest structures built before the 20th century
