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Have you seen the magnificent 'Jubilee Oak Table' currently on display in Ely Cathedral? Here is a bit of the history behind it:

The story begins 5000 years ago when, deep inside the East Anglian Fenland Basin, an incredible ancient high forest once stood.

Over time, and a rise in sea level, these spectacular Oak trees fell into the silt of the flooded forest floor where they have been preserved like black treasure in the peat.

In 2012 Hamish Low and his team made an incredible discovery. At over 13 metres long and perfectly preserved they found the buried giant of that ancient high forest.

Against all odds, they successfully milled and dried 'The Jubilee Oak' and the team of master craftsmen gave this piece of history a magnificent new legacy.

From that tree The Fenland Black Oak Project have created a unique table for the nation.

The table will be on display in the Cathedral until March 2023.

Photo: Matt Power - Bav Media
www.elycathedral.org/plan-your-visit/things-to-see-and-do/jubilee-oak-table
Fenland Black Oak Project

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