The fireplace in the room next to the Great Hall in Lyddington Bede House

Date:
12 Jul 1914
Location:
Lyddington Bede House, Bluecoat Lane, Lyddington, Rutland
Reference:
OP32541
Type:
Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)
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Description

Lyddington Bede House originated as the medieval wing of a palace belonging to the Bishops of Lincoln. By 1600 it had passed to Sir Thomas Cecil, son of Queen Elizabeth’s chief minister, who converted it into an almshouse for 12 economically-disadvantaged ‘bedesmen’ over 30 years old and two women (over 45).

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/25 Early Photographic Print Collection: Leicestershire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Gotch, John Alfred

Keywords

Fireplace, Bishops Palace, Almshouse