Once a significant estate on the northern outskirts of London, the palace of the Bishops of Ely was used for some 500 years as their London residence.
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Now a few scant ruins located in Southwark, this was once the opulent palace of one of the most powerful clergymen in the country.
We’ve written about Winchester Palace before but we thought it was worth a second look in our current series.
Exploring London 