Guidebook: Lyddington Bede House

The surviving building was a wing of a medieval rural palace of the Bishops of Lincoln. The estate included fishponds and a deer park. In 1600 this building became an almshouse for 12 poor men, two women and a warden. Homes for pensioners were provided for over 300 years. You can see the bedemen's rooms which, though small, each had a window and fireplace and on the first floor the great chamber with a fine timber cornice to the ceiling. Key Features: 18 pages Paperback 20 pages Published in 2013 (revised reprint)