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Black and white photograph showing people walking down a street past brick buildings and a small handcart on the right.

Station Road, Ely – Black Swan and old gas works visible pre 1904

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.

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