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Mr and Mrs Gotobed, Roslyn Pits, Ely, 1880s. (MoC44/70)Roswell (Roslyn) Pits, Ely
History of Roswell Pits
Roswell Pits, originally Roswell or Roslyn Hills, were excavated for clay needed to embank rivers in the area.
Gault barges by Cuckoo Bridge at the entrance to Roswell Pits. In the background is the Overfall Mill in Middle Fen.
See The Urgent Hour’ by John Beckett. On page 29 he describes how the gault clay was loaded at Roswell Pits and delivered.
Roswell Pits c.1885
Cuckoo bridge carried the track which in medieval times went from the City to Turbutsey, the port of Ely. The body of St Withburga went this way when it was stolen from the church at Dereham by the monks of Ely. Over the bridge were a few cottages and The Pike and Eel pub until the Sugar Beet factory was opened in 1925.
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