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A baker, a plumber, and a... swan taker

10 Aug 2020

Cambridge University Library's joint project with the Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society, continues to reveal the secrets of...

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One million and counting

04 Feb 2020

A children’s book by Sandi Toksvig is the one millionth item to take its place in the University Library’s Ely storage facility.

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Criminals, miscreants and misdemeanours

12 Jun 2019

Two centuries of Isle of Ely court records illuminate the darkest corners of the region's past.

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Ely’s new cathedral (of books) opens for business

27 Jun 2018

Visitors to Ely may spot a new landmark on the city’s horizon aside from its famous 1,000-year-old cathedral – a vast, new state-of-the-art storage...

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