POSTCARD FROM ELY

Bob Barton goes on the trail of eels and green men, and learns of Hereward the Wake’s last stand and the meaning behind “mind your Ps and Qs”

ELY

Achill went down my spine as I stepped into Oliver Cromwell’s bedroom. The man who was to become Britain’s Lord Protector, and his family, lived in a rambling house (01353 662062, olivercromwellshouse. co.uk) in the middle of this Cambridgeshire city....

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