View upwards to the roofless Lyveden New Bield, Peterborough, Northamptonshire
©NTPL/Paul Harris
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Description
View upwards to the roofless Lyveden New Bield, Peterborough, Northamptonshire. The structure was started in 1594 as a garden lodge but remained uncompleted on the death of its owner Sir Thomas Tresham in 1605. The building is two storeys high and built in the shape of a cross, with details and decoration typical of Elizabethan symbolism and Catholicism.
Property Name
Lyveden New Bield
NTPL Ref. No.
157929
Region
East Midlands