Take a step back in time and discover some of the faces and places of Ely's past.

Ely Standard: Paradise Farm Christmas mealParadise Farm Christmas meal (Image: MARY NEAL)

Each week, we will be delving into the archives of the Ely Cambridgeshire Old Photos Pictures Local History Facebook group to unearth archive photos from the last century.

Ely Standard: Tower HospitalTower Hospital (Image: MARY NEAL)

Described as "a place to store and share all old photos of Ely", the group "accepts anything that may be of interest to others.

"Ideal for local history groups and schools."

Ely Standard: Trip to Denver from Ely in 1907Trip to Denver from Ely in 1907 (Image: STEPHEN WENN)

All images are credited to individual members of the Ely Cambridgeshire Old Photos Pictures Local History Facebook group.

Ely Standard: Cutter Inn Ely Coronation Party 1937Cutter Inn Ely Coronation Party 1937 (Image: DAVE BIDWELL)

Join the page - which has thousands of members - online.

Ely Standard: This building was originally the Ely Union Workhouse. It was built in 1837-8 by W. J. Donthom. It was built as a result of the Poor Law Act (1834). It was designed to accommodate 300 inmates and cost £7,000. When the NHS was established in 1948 it became the Tower House Hospital. It closed as a hospital in 1993.This building was originally the Ely Union Workhouse. It was built in 1837-8 by W. J. Donthom. It was built as a result of the Poor Law Act (1834). It was designed to accommodate 300 inmates and cost £7,000. When the NHS was established in 1948 it became the Tower House Hospital. It closed as a hospital in 1993. (Image: STEVE COLE/HISTORIC ENGLAND ARCHIVE)