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View down a street in Ely with a horse and cart in the centre and pedestrians on the sidewalk beside storefronts with awnings.

The Bell Inn, on right circa 1914

The Bell Inn, 19 High Street, Ely

History of the Bell Inn

In existence from 16th cent., closed in 1959. For a number of years it was owned by the Laxton family. The bus met the train everyday.

Black and white drawing of a nineteenth-century street scene featuring a horse-drawn covered wagon and rows of old buildings.

Ely High Street 19th cent.

A horse-drawn carriage stands outside the three-story Bell Inn, with a woman in a long dress standing in the doorway.

Horse drawn bus c1910

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