Black Swan, Station Road, Ely

History of the Black Swan

A section of a 1901 Ordnance Survey map showing the street layout and buildings of Ely, including a labelled Gas Works site.

Ely OS 1901

The photo shows a Boys Band marching from Back Hill into Station Road. On the left is the gable end of the old Gas Works and The Black Swan behind.

A large group of men and two children pose outdoors, with a giant cabbage placed prominently in the center foreground.

Champion cabbage 1908

W Hancock grew this cabbage in 1908. It weighed 23lbs 5oz and had a circumference of 6ft 4ins. It was cut up and eaten at the Black Swan, shown in picture.

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