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Cutter Inn, Ely c.1875. In background is Adam Bryant's House and Appleyard's boatyard

Babylon Island, Ely

History of Babylon Island

Ely OS 1901

Appleyard’s Boatyard Ely c.1870. This business, later Appleyard Lincoln, was on the ‘island’ of Babylon, between the river and the railway.

Cutting osiers at Babylon, Ely c. 1900

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