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Lyveden New Bield
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Lyveden New Bield is a beautiful shell of an Elizabethan lodge, surrounded by a moated pleasure garden. Lyveden can claim to be one of the first garden lauyouts in Britain.
The fascinating gardens are an intriguing mix of paths, terraces, mounts built to a spiral design. and moats. The latest adddition to the gardens is a restored orchard, the largest orchard in the care of the National Trust.
The House
The area around Lyeveden was settled as early as Roman times, but much of what we see today we owe to one family; the Treshams, who owned Lyveden estate since at least the 15th century. The manor house, sometimes known as Lyvden Old Building, dates to the 15th century. Parts of the Old Building were incorporated into a New Building in 1600, under the ownership of Thomas Tresham (see Rushton Triangular Lodge). The 'New Bield' as it was known, was a small scale house, or lodge, meant to provide Tresham a retreat where he could safely adhere to his Catholic faith. Thus, the New Bield makes copious use of religious symbolism in the decoration and layout of rooms. For example, there are 5 sides to each bay of the house (the number 5 being a common symbol for Jesus and Mary).
Tresham died in 1605, leaving extensive debts, and his son and heir Francis Tresham was implicated in the Gunpowder Plot that same year, and was executed in the Tower of London. So the house was never finished, and the unfinished shell of Lyveden House stands essentially as it did in 1605.
The Garden
The gardens at Lyveden are elaborately designed, with spiral mounts, pyramids, and a system of canals laid out on formal lines. Lyveden was one of the most influential and grandest gardens of the Elizabethan period.
Lyveden was featured in the BBC television programme Hidden Gardens.
Oundle,
Peterborough,
Northamptonshire,
England, PE8 5AT
About Lyveden New Bield
Attraction Type: Historic House
Website: Lyveden New Bield
Email: lyvedennewbield@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01832 205358
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14 West Street
Oundle
Northamptonshire
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PE8 4EF
Tel: 01832 274 333
Alternate Tel: 01832 273 326
Fax: 01832 274 333
Email: oundletic@east-northamptonshire.gov.uk
Web: http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/
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