Before we leave the nave, look up at the ceiling. It is made of painted, wooden panels installed in 1858-65. Previously you could see right up into the beams of the roof.

Ely Cathedral has origins dating as far back as AD 673 when St Etheldreda built an Abbey Church. The present building dates back to 1083, however, and was granted Cathedral status in 1109.

Ely, a city in Cambridgeshire some 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge, is home to around 19,000 people - as well as a magnificent Cathedral. Originally founded as an abbey church in 673 AD, the ...

Hours: The cathedral is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the summer and from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the winter. Guided tours are available once inside the cathedral.

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The cathedral we see today at Ely is not at all as it was in the Middle Ages. Three events in particular had a massive impact on it. The first was the Reformation, in the 1530s and 1540s, when ...