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Two men in aprons stand in front of a shop exterior hung with numerous leather horse collars and assorted tack equipment.

W Crawley, High Street, Ely, near Steeple Gate

26 – 28 High Street, Ely

History of 28 High Street

Two men in aprons stand outside a brick shop front adorned with hanging leather harnesses, straps, and bags.

Crawley’s, High Street, Ely c1905

W Crawley  was a  saddle and harness maker, in a range of buildings on a site later occupied by the Trustees Savings Bank.

Snow-covered High Street in Ely features a row of old buildings and a person riding a horse along the icy, empty street.

High Street, probably 1906

Burrows newsagent’s can be seen in the photo.

A black-and-white street scene in Ely showing shops, a bank, and pedestrians on a road with tracks and hanging goods for sale.

Crawley, saddler on right. Cutlack’s on left. c1905.

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