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20),21) THE MALTINGS/QUAY HOUSE
Approach the river's edge near the bridge, and look over to the
other side, still known as "Babylon" and owned privately. With your back
to the river look to the buildings opposite; the house on the corner of
the lane was once a house of correction for young ladies, called "The
Haven". The oddly shaped little house to the left of the Riverside Restaurant
is the "Ladder House", so called because it housed the ladders for the
nearby brewery and THE MALTINGS (20). The builder
of the Maltings, Ebenezer Harlock, lived at the QUAY HOUSE (21), which
is the Riverside Restaurant now. The Maltings, built in 1868, was converted
into a public hall in 1971 and now has rooms available for hire, as well
as serving meals and drinks. In 1868 it was used for malting barley. High
temperatures were used to cause the barley to sprout, before it could
be taken to the brewery. Now walk along the riverside in front of the
Maltings. The walk is known as Quai D'Orsay, and was named shortly after
the twinning of East Cambridgeshire District with the town of Orsay in
France, in 1980\81. The first boathouse you see on the opposite bank belongs
to the King's School Ely, while the second one belongs to the University
of Cambridge. The Cambridge crew practice here before the famous Boat
Race each year.
The
Maltings, Ship Lane, Ely, Cambs 01353-666388 - The
Maltings Cinema, Ely
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