Sunday 5 June 2016

Potoblogging Ely

Ely Cathedral, West Tower (the gowned people are Open University students, whose degree ceremony was being held in the cathedral yesterday)...

...and with the West Tower out of the way, you can see the famous Octagon Lantern.
Under the Lantern. Sadly, not the sharpest picture, but you can still see that that it looks spectacular.
What a ceiling...

Oliver Cromwell's House (Cromwell lived here with his family between 1636 and 1647, when he wasn't busy in Parliament, or fighting the Civil War).

The Offspring on a cannon which has nothing to do with the English Civil War...

... as you can tell from the Cyrillic writing...
... and the double-headed eagle - gotta be a Crimean War trophy.

And finally, a panorama, featuring Ely Cathedral, St Mary's Church and Cromwell's house in one shot - click to embiggen.

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