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A red-brick town hall with a central clock tower, a copper-colored spire, and arched windows against a bright blue sky.

March Town Hall (RGL2026)

Town Hall, (Isle of Ely County Hall), March

History of the Town Hall, March

Listed Building

Town Hall. 1900 by W. T. Unwin.

The brick Town Hall with a prominent clock tower overlooks a river, with two white birds perched on the bank in the foreground.

Town Hall, March (RGL2026)

The red brick Isle of Ely County Hall in March features a central tower with a clock and green copper spire against blue sky.

Town Hall March (RGL2026)

Verdigris-covered tower topped by a female statue holding a trident, with a bell inside and a security camera on an arm.

Town Hall March (RGL2026)

https://www.marchtowncouncil.gov.uk/what-we-do/town-hall/

Cast metal plaque reading Isle of Ely County Council, featuring a central paper insert with 1911 licence details and a keyhole.

Painted wooden coat of arms featuring a shield with blue waves, a red triangle containing three gold crowns, and a crest.

Isle of Ely

A 1931 Isle of Ely Clean Milk Competition certificate for D. Peters, featuring printed text and two handwritten signatures.

Clean Milk Competition 1930

This was the HQ for the Isle of Ely Education Committee.

They produced a series of 12 Nature Notes illustrated postcard about the Fens which allowed for a pupils name to written in .

A printed document titled Isle of Ely Education Committee with the handwritten name Elsie Richardson and January Nature Notes.

Isle of Ely January Nature Notes

A watercolor painting showing a snowy landscape with bare trees, a smoking building in the distance, and figures with animals.

Isle of Ely January Nature Notes

A printed document from the Isle of Ely Education Committee listing nature observations for the month of February.

Isle of Ely February Nature Notes

Watercolor drawing of a winding river in a winter landscape with bare trees, reeds in the foreground, and birds in the sky.

Isle of Ely February Nature Notes

Printed document from the Isle of Ely Education Committee listing March nature observations for students with handwritten notes.

Isle of Ely March Nature Notes

A watercolor painting shows two figures on a beach near large rocks looking out toward a stormy sea with distant sailboats.

Isle of Ely March Nature Notes

Printed document from the Isle of Ely Education Committee listing April nature observations including plants, birds, and insects.

Isle of Ely April Nature Notes

A watercolour drawing depicts two figures walking along a muddy path by a river, with a church tower visible in the distance.

Isle of Ely April Nature Notes

A printed educational document for June nature studies from the Isle of Ely Education Committee with a handwritten name.

Isle of Ely June Nature Notes

A watercolour painting shows a person in a small boat on a river near a wooded bank, with a distant windmill on the horizon.

Isle of Ely June Nature Notes

Printed document from the Isle of Ely Education Committee titled Nature Notes for July, featuring the name Elsie Richardson.

Isle of Ely July Nature Notes

Watercolor painting of two cottages with smoking chimneys beside a road with a horse-drawn cart and a figure walking along it.

Isle of Ely July Nature Notes

Printed document titled Isle of Ely Education Committee Nature Notes August listing plants, birds, and animals seen in August.

Isle of Ely August Nature Notes

A watercolor drawing shows figures in a golden field with sheaves of wheat, a distant church, and birds flying in the sky.

Isle of Ely August Nature Notes

A printed document from the Isle of Ely Education Committee with space for a pupil's name, filled with September nature notes.

Isle of Ely September Nature Notes

A water-colour drawing shows two figures and a small dog walking across a hill beneath a sunset sky with birds in flight.

Isle of Ely September Nature Notes

A printed document titled Isle of Ely Education Committee Nature Notes October, detailing seasonal flora, fauna, and tasks.

Isle of Ely October Nature Notes

A watercolor painting shows two small figures walking along a path in a sunlit woodland with autumnal brown and gold foliage.

Isle of Ely October Nature Notes

A printed document from the Isle of Ely Education Committee titled Nature Notes for November, featuring a handwritten name.

Isle of Ely November Nature Notes

A watercolour painting depicts sailing boats moored at a dark stone pier against a backdrop of mountains at dusk.

Isle of Ely November Nature Notes

Printed school document titled Isle of Ely Education Committee with handwritten name Naomi Rowell and December nature notes.

Isle of Ely December Nature Notes

A watercolour painting shows two figures walking along a snowy path at sunset near bare trees, with birds flying overhead.

Isle of Ely December Nature Notes

1941

A document showing a 1941 Isle of Ely arithmetic exam paper with instructions and a table of eight numbered questions.

First page of 1941 11 plus exam

1974

A man in a suit stands behind three outdoor signs labeled Huntingdonshire, Isle of Ely, and Soke of Peterborough.

The Isle of Ely was abolished in 1974 when the new Cambridgeshire authority was created.

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