![Ely Standard: April 28, 1911: Damage estimated at £2,000 was done at a fire, which broke out on the farm owned by Mr. T. Jacobs, Stretham, near Ely on Saturday. Shortly after 12 o'clock, the servant who was left in charge of the house during the absence of Mr, And Mrs. Jacobs, at Cambridge, looked across the yard and saw smoke issuing from the first barn.]( "Ely Standard: April 28, 1911: Damage estimated at £2,000 was done at a fire, which broke out on the farm owned by Mr. T. Jacobs, Stretham, near Ely on Saturday. Shortly after 12 o'clock, the servant who was left in charge of the house during the absence of Mr, And Mrs. Jacobs, at Cambridge, looked across the yard and saw smoke issuing from the first barn.")
April 28, 1911: Damage estimated at £2,000 was done at a fire, which broke out on the farm owned by Mr. T. Jacobs, Stretham, near Ely on Saturday. Shortly after 12 o'clock, the servant who was left in charge of the house during the absence of Mr, And Mrs. Jacobs, at Cambridge, looked across the yard and saw smoke issuing from the first barn. (Image: MIKE PETTY)
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: April 30 1937: During the peak of the floods, the river in Littleport rose to such an extent that several layers of sandbags were laid along Lynn Road to keep the water in. But a crowd of 250 people in a ‘rough temper’ had started to remove them. They claimed the bags had caused their houses to be flooded out and they didn’t see why others shouldn’t be flooded as well.]( "Ely Standard: April 30 1937: During the peak of the floods, the river in Littleport rose to such an extent that several layers of sandbags were laid along Lynn Road to keep the water in. But a crowd of 250 people in a ‘rough temper’ had started to remove them. They claimed the bags had caused their houses to be flooded out and they didn’t see why others shouldn’t be flooded as well.")
April 30 1937: During the peak of the floods, the river in Littleport rose to such an extent that several layers of sandbags were laid along Lynn Road to keep the water in. But a crowd of 250 people in a ‘rough temper’ had started to remove them. They claimed the bags had caused their houses to be flooded out and they didn’t see why others shouldn’t be flooded as well. (Image: MIKE PETTY)
Described as "a place to store and share all old photos of Ely", the group "accepts anything that may be of interest to others.
![Ely Standard: April 30 1965: a 500-lb practice bomb capable of destruction of radius of 1,000 yards was safely defused by an R.A.F. bomb disposal team. The bomb was pulled out of the Old West River near Aldreth by a dredger]( "Ely Standard: April 30 1965: a 500-lb practice bomb capable of destruction of radius of 1,000 yards was safely defused by an R.A.F. bomb disposal team. The bomb was pulled out of the Old West River near Aldreth by a dredger")
April 30 1965: a 500-lb practice bomb capable of destruction of radius of 1,000 yards was safely defused by an R.A.F. bomb disposal team. The bomb was pulled out of the Old West River near Aldreth by a dredger (Image: MIKE PETTY)
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![Ely Standard: April 30 1962: The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament’s mock funeral march through the centre of Cambridge caused traffic congestion, provoked an anti-CND march and met with a noisy reception from undergraduates in the Market Square.]( "Ely Standard: April 30 1962: The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament’s mock funeral march through the centre of Cambridge caused traffic congestion, provoked an anti-CND march and met with a noisy reception from undergraduates in the Market Square.")
April 30 1962: The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament’s mock funeral march through the centre of Cambridge caused traffic congestion, provoked an anti-CND march and met with a noisy reception from undergraduates in the Market Square. (Image: MIKE PETTY / FENLAND HISTORY)
All images are credited to individual members of the Ely Cambridgeshire Old Photos Pictures Local History Facebook group.
![Ely Standard: Albert (Taff) Lovesey (right) with Ron Jordan with a Bedford Dray at Ely Brewery]( "Ely Standard: Albert (Taff) Lovesey (right) with Ron Jordan with a Bedford Dray at Ely Brewery")
Albert (Taff) Lovesey (right) with Ron Jordan with a Bedford Dray at Ely Brewery (Image: VICKY SIZER)
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![Ely Standard: Needhams School photo. The school was on Back Hill with the playground across the road. The approximate year was 1926/7]( "Ely Standard: Needhams School photo. The school was on Back Hill with the playground across the road. The approximate year was 1926/7")
Needhams School photo. The school was on Back Hill with the playground across the road. The approximate year was 1926/7 (Image: MIKE HARVEY)
![Ely Standard: Ely High School 1923/24]( "Ely Standard: Ely High School 1923/24")
Ely High School 1923/24 (Image: DAVID PETTIT)
![Ely Standard: South Carolina’s line dancing group, which took place at Ely’s Trinity Hall.]( "Ely Standard: South Carolina’s line dancing group, which took place at Ely’s Trinity Hall.")
South Carolina’s line dancing group, which took place at Ely’s Trinity Hall. (Image: MARY NEAL)
![Ely Standard: Little Downham Cricket Club 1950s]( "Ely Standard: Little Downham Cricket Club 1950s")
Little Downham Cricket Club 1950s (Image: Pauline Bedingfield McCamant)
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