Sepia postcard view across the River Ouse showing Ely Cathedral rising above a cluster of houses and a small footbridge.

View of Ely Cathedral from railway bridge before Annesdale built (date unknown)

Annesdale, Ely

History of Annesdale

A tinted postcard view of a river with multiple small rowboats, houses along the bank, and Ely Cathedral in the background.

View of Annesdale from railway bridge, Ely (postmarked 1906)

Black and white postcard of Annesdale Quay, showing small rowing boats on the water, a boathouse, and figures on the bank.

Annesdale Quay c.1910 with Appleyard’s boathouse

Up until WWI the wharf handled coal for fenland pumps, sand, gravel and local produce.

Sepia-toned view of a river with several small moored boats in the foreground and a cathedral rising above town houses.

View of Ely from the river circa 1906

A large group of men in flat caps and suits stands on and beside a boat marked ELY 1912, docked along a riverbank.

Annesdale Quay, the pleasure cruiser The Pattie with fishing paty in 1912

In the early 20th century Ely was popular with Sheffield fisherman for angling holidays.

A man in a flat cap holds a landing net behind a wooden board displaying a collection of large fish with handwritten text.

G T Fox, 1909, Ely

G T Fox was a butcher on Fore Hill.

A black-and-white view of Ely Cathedral overlooking riverside houses, a stone bridge, and moored boats on the river foreground.

View of Annesdale, Ely

Then and Now (David Gent) – Ely from the river.
Not really a then and now as to recreate this shot I would have to be standing on the railway bridge. I didn’t much fancy that, so this is more of a then and before then shot. The first picture is from an undated postcard and was taken before the row of houses known as Ouse Terrace on Annesdale were built. You can see the Cutter Inn on the right. The second has a postmark of September 1906. Ouse Terrace now completed. When first built there were three doors facing Annesdale. Ouse Terrace, aka known as Ouse Cottages, were built in the late 1800’s The third picture is from Google maps, street view, showing Ouse Terrace which now only has the one door facing the road.

A two-story pink building with a dark blue door sits on a street corner, with a person in a red jacket walking past it.

Annesdale (Google Maps c.2020)

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