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Mini rocks move to Babylon Gallery on their city tour
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery.
More than 60 rocks, painted by the Ely Rock Eels group as part of a ‘mini Ely fest’, have gone on display in the windows of the Babylon Gallery. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. Ely Cathedral rock - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
Filling three windows for passers-by to see while the venue remains closed, the display comes after the Ely Rock Eels group delivered their creations to Visit Ely at Oliver Cromwell’s House in December.
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. Bashed bridge rock. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
However, due to the lockdown and the historic venue's temporary closure, the rocks needed to go on tour.
More than 60 rocks, painted by the Ely Rock Eels group as part of a ‘mini Ely fest’, have gone on display in the windows of the Babylon Gallery. The Prince Albert rock. - Credit: ELY ROCK EELS
Fleur Patten, who runs the Ely Rock Eels group, said: "We were so happy when Claire Somerville, of the Babylon Gallery, accepted our offer of the Mini Ely rocks after the beautiful alphabet created by a professional artist was dismantled.
"Due to Covid-19 we need venues where our rocks can be seen but not touched in order to reduce risks of cross-contamination."
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. Bashed bridge rock. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
She added: “It’s very important to keep the community engaged and together in whatever way we can during these isolating times.
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. Ely police station rock. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
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"These windows go some way to doing that.”
More than 60 rocks, painted by the Ely Rock Eels group as part of a ‘mini Ely fest’, have gone on display in the windows of the Babylon Gallery. - Credit: ELY ROCK EELS
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
More than 60 hand-painted rocks depicting Ely's well-known landmarks and quirks have gone on display at the Babylon Gallery. - Credit: ENJOY ELY MORE
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