Listed buildings in Ely, Cambridgeshire

Ely, Cambridgeshire has 182 listed buildings.^[1]

Notable buildings[]

Name	Image	Grade	Notes	Location
Infirmary		I	Former 11th-century infirmary now four private dwellings consisting of St John's Farmhouse,[2] Barn to south-west,[3] Barn to north[4] and Dovecote to St John's Farm[5]
Monastery barn and storehouse		I	Built c. 1575, the barn and storehouse of the monastery is located to the south of Ely Porta.[6]
Ely Castle		I	The site of Ely Castle, on Cherry Hill, is to the south-east of the monastery barn and storehouse[7] It is of the Norman motte and bailey type covering about 2.5 acres (0.010 km2). Some authorities consider that there is little evidence of the 40 feet (12 m) high by c. 250 feet (76 m) diameter castle existing prior to Henry I.[7] Others suggest it was built to overcome Ely by Henry's father, William I.[8] A windmill stood on the motte in 1229[7] and is also shown on John Speed's plan of Ely in 1610[9] This site is a UK Scheduled monument number 39: 'Cherry Hill', castle mound.[10]
Bishop's palace		I	The Bishop's palace is a 15th-century structure built during John Alcock's (1486–1501) bishopric.[11]
Cellarers house		I	Cellarers[12] house (boarding house of King's School)[13]
Ely Porta		I	Ely Porta, the College[14]
Monastery guest quarters		I	Guest quarters of the monastery[15]
Powcher's Hall		I	Powcher's Hall, the College[16]
Prior Crauden's chapel		I	Prior Crauden's chapel, the College[17]
Prior's house		I	Prior's house (boarding house of the King's School)[18]
The Almonry		I	The Almonry, the College[19]
Black hostelry and cellarers chamber		I	The black hostelry and cellarers chamber, the college[20]
Deanery chapel		I	The chapel of the infirmary (Deanery), the college[21]
The dark cloister		I	The dark cloister, the college[22]
The great hall		I	The great hall (bishop's residence), the college[23]
Walsingham house		I	The painted chamber (Walsingham house), the college[24]
The Queen's hall		I	The Queen's hall (headmaster's house), the college[25]
Sacristry gate and goldsmith's tower		I	The sacristry gate and goldsmith's tower, the college[26]
Almonry and painted chamber garden wall		I	Wall to the garden of the Almonry and painted chamber, the college[27]
Guest quarters and Ely Porta wall		I	Wall to the guest quarters of the monastery and Ely Porta, the college[28]
Bishop's palace stables		I	Stables to bishop's palace, 9 the gallery[29]
St Mary's Vicarage		II*	St Mary's Vicarage is also known as Cromwell House is a c. 14th-century timber-frame building.[30] In 1638, Oliver Cromwell moved into this house which formerly belonged to his uncle, Sir Thomas Steward. Cromwell moved to London in 1646.[31] Between 1843–1847 it was a public house.[32] Today it functions as a museum and tourist information centre.[33]
St Peter-in-Ely		II	St Peter's Church, Broad Street - contains a fine Ninian Comper rood screen[34]

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