Lyddington Bede House

Lyddington Bishops Palace and later Lyddington Bedehouse
Lyddington Bede House
LocationThe Bedehouse is sited adjacent to the parish church.
OS grid referenceSP8758797005
Founded12th Century
DemolishedWing of a building, the remainder demolished after 1547
Architectural style(s)Medieval with later alterations
Governing bodyEnglish Heritage
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameThe Bede House
Designated10 November 1955
Reference no.1264528
Official nameLyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remains
Designated11-Sep-1947[1]
Reference no.1013825
Lyddington Bede House is located in Rutland
Lyddington Bede House
Location in Rutland

Lyddington Bede House (or Lyddington Bedehouse) is a historic house in Rutland, England, owned and opened to the public by English Heritage. The existing Grade I listed building[2] is a part of a former palace of the Bishops of Lincoln, later used as an almshouse. It is next to St Andrew's Church in the village of Lyddington. The watch tower or gazebo is separately listed as Grade I[3] and the boundary walls are Grade II.[4] The site is a scheduled monument.[1]

  1. ^ a b Historic England. "Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remains (1013825)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. ^ Historic England. "The Bedehouse (1264528)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ^ Historic England. "The Watch Tower (1236617)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Walls surrounding enclosures to north east south west of Lyddington Bedehouse (1236618)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 August 2015.