Listed buildings in Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely, Cambridgeshire has 182 listed buildings.^[1]

Notable buildings

Name	Image	Grade	Notes	Location
Infirmary		I	Former 11th-century infirmary now four private dwellings consisting of St John's Farmhouse,[2] Barn to south-west,[3] Barn to north[4] and Dovecote to St John's Farm[5]
Monastery barn and storehouse		I	Built c. 1575, the barn and storehouse of the monastery is located to the south of Ely Porta.[6]
Ely Castle		I	The site of Ely Castle, on Cherry Hill, is to the south-east of the monastery barn and storehouse[7] It is of the Norman motte and bailey type covering about 2.5 acres (0.010 km^2). Some authorities consider that there is little evidence of the 40 feet (12 m) high by c. 250 feet (76 m) diameter castle existing prior to Henry I.[7] Others suggest it was built to overcome Ely by Henry's father, William I.[8] A windmill stood on the motte in 1229[7] and is also shown on John Speed's plan of Ely in 1610[9] This site is a UK Scheduled monument number 39: 'Cherry Hill', castle mound.[10]
Bishop's palace		I	The Bishop's palace is a 15th-century structure built during John Alcock's (1486–1501) bishopric.[11]
Cellarers house		I	Cellarers[12] house (boarding house of King's School)[13]
Ely Porta		I	Ely Porta, the College[14]
Monastery guest quarters		I	Guest quarters of the monastery[15]
Powcher's Hall		I	Powcher's Hall, the College[16]
Prior Crauden's chapel		I	Prior Crauden's chapel, the College[17]
Prior's house		I	Prior's house (boarding house of the King's School)[18]
The Almonry		I	The Almonry, the College[19]
Black hostelry and cellarers chamber		I	The black hostelry and cellarers chamber, the college[20]
Deanery chapel		I	The chapel of the infirmary (Deanery), the college[21]
The dark cloister		I	The dark cloister, the college[22]
The great hall		I	The great hall (bishop's residence), the college[23]
Walsingham house		I	The painted chamber (Walsingham house), the college[24]
The Queen's hall		I	The Queen's hall (headmaster's house), the college[25]
Sacristry gate and goldsmith's tower		I	The sacristry gate and goldsmith's tower, the college[26]
Almonry and painted chamber garden wall		I	Wall to the garden of the Almonry and painted chamber, the college[27]
Guest quarters and Ely Porta wall		I	Wall to the guest quarters of the monastery and Ely Porta, the college[28]
Bishop's palace stables		I	Stables to bishop's palace, 9 the gallery[29]
St Mary's Vicarage		II*	St Mary's Vicarage is also known as Cromwell House is a c. 14th-century timber-frame building.[30] In 1638, Oliver Cromwell moved into this house which formerly belonged to his uncle, Sir Thomas Steward. Cromwell moved to London in 1646.[31] Between 1843–1847 it was a public house.[32] Today it functions as a museum and tourist information centre.[33]
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See also

References

Notes

1. "County: Cambridgeshire; Postal town: ELY; Place name: Ely; Building grade: Any grade". National Monument Record. English Heritage. Retrieved 15 November 2011.(registration required)
2. Historic England. "St John's Farmhouse (Grade I) (48777)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
3. Historic England. "Barn to south-west of St John's Farmhouse (Grade I) (48781)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
4. Historic England. "Barn to north of St John's Farmhouse (Grade I) (48778)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
5. Historic England. "Dovecote to St John's Farm (Grade I) (48779)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
6. Historic England. "Barn and storehous of the monastery (Grade I) (48704)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
7. Pevsner 1977, p. 380
8. Historic England. "Ely Castle (375091)". PastScape. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
9. Speed, John. "Huntingdonshire: From a proof copy of John Speed's Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, which was first published 1611/12. Cambridge University Library classmark: Atlas.2.61.1". John Speed proof maps - Atlas.2.61.1. Cambridge University Library. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
10. "Cambridgeshire HER: 01764 Cherry Hill Castle Mound". Heritage Gateway. English Heritage. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
11. Historic England. "Bishop's palace (The Palace School) (Grade I) (48713)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
12. OED "The officer in a monastery, great household, or the like, charged with the storage and distribution of provisions."
13. Historic England. "Cellarers house (boarding house of King's School) (Grade I) (48712)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
14. Historic England. "Ely Porta, the College (Grade I) (48703)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
15. Historic England. "Guest quarters of the monastery (Grade I) (48698)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
16. Historic England. "Powcher's Hall, the College (Grade I) (48708)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
17. Historic England. "Prior Crauden's chapel, the College (Grade I) (48701)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
18. Historic England. "Prior's house (boarding house of the King's School) (Grade I) (48700)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
19. Historic England. "The Almonry, the College (Grade I) (48692)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
20. Historic England. "The black hostelry and cellarers chamber, the college (Grade I) (48711)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
21. Historic England. "The chapel of the infirmary (Deanery), the college (Grade I) (48710)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
22. Historic England. "The dark cloister, the college (Grade I) (48707)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
23. Historic England. "The great hall (bishop's residence), the college (Grade I) (48695)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
24. Historic England. "The painted chamber (Walsingham house), the college (Grade I) (48709)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
25. Historic England. "The Queen's hall (headmaster's house), the college (Grade I) (48696)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
26. Historic England. "The sacristy gate and goldsmith's tower, the college (Grade I) (48694)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
27. Historic England. "Wall to the garden of the Almonry and painted chamber, the college (Grade I) (48699)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
28. Historic England. "Wall to the guest quarters of the monastery and Ely Porta, the college (Grade I) (48699)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
29. Historic England. "Stables to bishop's palace, 9 the gallery (Grade I) (48735)". Images of England. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
30. Historic England. "St Mary's Vicarage, 29 St Marys Street (south side) (Grade II*) (48811)". Images of England. Retrieved 26 November 2011. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
31. Dorman, B E (1986) [1945], The story of Ely (7 ed.), Norwich: Black Horse, pp. 63–65
32. Holmes, Reg; Pamela Blakeman (1984). Ely Inns. Ely Local History Society. p. 35.
33. "Oliver Cromwell House – a jewel in the district". East Cambridgeshire District Council. Retrieved 26 November 2011.

Bibliography

• Hampson, Ethel M; Atkinson, T D (1953), "Chapter 2: City of Ely", in Pugh, Ralph B, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A history of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely IV, London: for The University of London Institute of Historical Research by the Oxford University Press, pp. 27–89
• Marr, J E; Thomas, H D (1967) [1938], "Chapter 1: Geology", in Salzman, L F, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely I, London: for The University of London Institute of Historical Research reprinted by Dawsons of Pall Mall, pp. 1–33
• Miller, Edward (1953), "Chapter 1: The Liberty of Ely", in Pugh, Ralph B, The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A history of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely IV, London: for The University of London Institute of Historical Research by the Oxford University Press, pp. 1–27
• Pevsner, Nikolaus (1977) [1954], The buildings of England: Cambridgeshire (2nd ed.), Penguin books, ISBN 0-14-071010-8