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Ely Place
51°31′7″N 0°6′25″W / 51.51861°N 0.10694°W
Ely Place /ˈiːli/ ⓘ is a gated road of multi-storey terraces at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden in London, England. It hosts a 1773-rebuilt public house, Ye Olde Mitre, of Tudor origin and is adjacent to Hatton Garden.
It is privately managed by its own body of commissioners and beadles.
Ely Place sits on the site of the London residence of the Bishops of Ely, who regularly lived there between 1290 and 1772. The bishop's palace and surrounding land was then sold and redeveloped into Ely Place, with only the bishop's medieval chapel being preserved.
Ely Place stands on land that had been the site of Ely Palace or Ely House, the London townhouse of the Bishops of Ely from 1290 to 1772. Land in the Holborn area was bought by John de Kirkby in 1280. He was appointed Bishop of Ely in 1286 and on his death in 1290, he left the estate to the see of Ely. In medieval times, bishops of Ely frequently held high state office requiring them to live in London; Ely Palace was the bishop's official residence.
References to Ely Palace grounds occur in Shakespeare’s plays. It was at the house that in King Richard II, the Bard had John of Gaunt – who was living there in 1382 – says his "This royal throne of Kings, this sceptre’d isle" speech.
On 17 October 1546, James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond, was visiting London with his household. Butler, a powerful Munster landowner who had served in the household of Cardinal Wolsey in his youth, had crossed Sir Anthony St Leger, the quarrelsome Lord Deputy of Ireland. Butler and his entourage were invited to dine at Ely Palace as guests of the Bishop of Ely. Ormond was poisoned along with his steward and 16 of his household, it was widely assumed, at the instructions of St Leger.
John Lesley, Bishop of Ross, who was acting as a diplomat for Mary, Queen of Scots, was held at Ely House under house arrest from 14 May to August 1571. Lesley's had a household of 25. He left the house with the Bishop of Ely on 17 August for his house at Fenstanton, giving tips to the Bishop's servants.
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Ely Place
51°31′7″N 0°6′25″W / 51.51861°N 0.10694°W
Ely Place /ˈiːli/ ⓘ is a gated road of multi-storey terraces at the southern tip of the London Borough of Camden in London, England. It hosts a 1773-rebuilt public house, Ye Olde Mitre, of Tudor origin and is adjacent to Hatton Garden.
It is privately managed by its own body of commissioners and beadles.
Ely Place sits on the site of the London residence of the Bishops of Ely, who regularly lived there between 1290 and 1772. The bishop's palace and surrounding land was then sold and redeveloped into Ely Place, with only the bishop's medieval chapel being preserved.
Ely Place stands on land that had been the site of Ely Palace or Ely House, the London townhouse of the Bishops of Ely from 1290 to 1772. Land in the Holborn area was bought by John de Kirkby in 1280. He was appointed Bishop of Ely in 1286 and on his death in 1290, he left the estate to the see of Ely. In medieval times, bishops of Ely frequently held high state office requiring them to live in London; Ely Palace was the bishop's official residence.
References to Ely Palace grounds occur in Shakespeare’s plays. It was at the house that in King Richard II, the Bard had John of Gaunt – who was living there in 1382 – says his "This royal throne of Kings, this sceptre’d isle" speech.
On 17 October 1546, James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond, was visiting London with his household. Butler, a powerful Munster landowner who had served in the household of Cardinal Wolsey in his youth, had crossed Sir Anthony St Leger, the quarrelsome Lord Deputy of Ireland. Butler and his entourage were invited to dine at Ely Palace as guests of the Bishop of Ely. Ormond was poisoned along with his steward and 16 of his household, it was widely assumed, at the instructions of St Leger.
John Lesley, Bishop of Ross, who was acting as a diplomat for Mary, Queen of Scots, was held at Ely House under house arrest from 14 May to August 1571. Lesley's had a household of 25. He left the house with the Bishop of Ely on 17 August for his house at Fenstanton, giving tips to the Bishop's servants.