What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: The Old Bishop's Palace built by John Alcock 1486 Home of the Bishops of Ely 1486-1941 A prison for 32 Catholic recusants 1588-97 Recorded plaque organisation: The City of Ely Perspective.
John Alcock was a medieval bishop who significantly expanded the influence and physical presence of the Bishopric of Ely through the construction of the Old Bishop's Palace in 1486, which later served as a prison for Catholic recusants during the Elizabethan era.
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