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The cathedral was sympathetically restored between 1845 and 1870 by the architect George Gilbert Scott. As the seat of a diocese, Ely has long been considered a city; in 1974, city status was granted by royal charter . East aspect of St Mary's vicarage, a Grade II* listed building. [36]
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Ely is some 16 miles north by east from Cambridge and about 71 miles from London, on what was until 1948 the L.N.E. railway. It is an important rail centre. The main line from the south bifurcates here, one arm going northwards to King's Lynn and the other northeastwards to Norwich.
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- The Founding of Elyria
- Early History
- Faith Finds A Place
- Downtown: The Early Years
- Embracing Diversity
- The Creation of A Community of Culture and Civility
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In March of 1817, Heman Ely set foot upon a parcel of untamed countryside 12,500 acres in size but teeming with endless possibility. It was a land rich with potential, replete with fertile soil and churning with the opportunity for free power from the majestic Black River waterfalls. He traveled with a small group of adventurers ferrying the same, ...
The Old Red Mill, an icon that to this day sits proudly on the patch worn by every Elyria Police Officer, was built in 1819. Industry came to the village in the form of soap manufacturing, an outgrowth of the tree removal necessary to accommodate the 23 new houses built along what is now known as Broad Street. Heman Ely expanded his industrial ente...
The Faith Community has played a significant role in the history of Elyria since the beginning. The Presbyterian Church of Elyria, which is now known as The First Congregational United Church of Christ, was built in 1824. The congregation consisted of fewer than 20 members who met in a log cabin, which also served as a schoolhouse. First United Met...
One of Heman Ely’s main visions for Elyria was for the city to serve as a mercantile hub. Situated in the center of Lorain County, Elyria quickly became a mecca for trading within Lorain County. An annual Wool-Buyer’s Fair was organized on Broad Street with settlers bringing their flocks of sheep downtown to sell their wool. One of the more industr...
Many of Elyria’s founding families were of African American descent, working steadfastly in the formation of the City: 1. Brothers Aaron and Vinson Hardywere landowners who arrived in Elyria in the 1850s and found success as a farmer and a mason, respectively. Their descendents would help shape the area for years to come. 2. Sarah Howardhosted many...
The City of Elyria, especially the downtown area, continued to mature to meet the demands of its cultured residents at the turn of the century. Coal-oil streetlights were installed and lit by Watchmen each night, bringing the downtown to life. Elyria City Hall was remodeled with the addition of a 1,500 foot stage, seating 350 people to view traveli...
As the world moved on after World War II, Elyria experienced an educational and industrial renaissance. Elyria Catholic High School was built in 1949, and the Elyria School System successfully implemented a major expansion, adding buildings in the 1950s and 1960s, and undergoing a drastic redevelopment in the early 2000s. A new $73 million high sch...
Industry began to blossom within the City by the mid-1850s. Mills were the first industry to take root in Elyria. As railroads became more prominent, it became easier to get products to settlers, and vice versa. Local industries began to flourish. Elyria Candy Company was formed and quickly garnered such a following that its confections were sold 4...
In 1914, the I.T.S. Rubber Company (named for its founders, Carl Ingwer, John Tufford and Art Smith) was founded. Their new rubber heel sold more than forty-three million pairs in 1920 alone. In 1923, Ingwer partnered again with Art Smith and newcomer William Thewes to form the Ridge Tool Company Initially, their product line consisted of one pipe ...
In 1086 Domesday Book (fn. 26) recorded Ely as assessed at 10 hides, with land for 20 plough-teams: 5 hides were in the demesne, with 5 plough-teams and capacity for a sixth. There were 40 villeins, each holding 15 acres; they shared the 14 plough-teams. There were 28 cottars and 20 serfs.
Text-to-speech Audio. The current Ely City Hall replaced an earlier 2 ½ story Victorian structure that was built on this site in 1899 under the direction of Thomas A. Jury. That building was considered one of the show cases of the Iron Range. However, after thirty years, the growing city required more administrative space.
The main developments of the 16th century were ecclesiastical and economic. Religious change at Ely (fn. 1) meant change in the flywheel around which city life revolved; yet there was less disturbance here than in many monastic centres.
Ely is the second smallest city in England. The small town grew up around the monastery and Cathedral which dominated the Isle of Ely for centuries. Ely is the third longest medieval cathedral in England, at 161m (537’).
