Wadenhoe Little Wood

Lyveden Old Bield is also known as Lyveden Manor House. Built in the late 16th century and altered in the early 20th century. The existing 'l' shaped building was originally part of a larger house around an open courtyard. Constructed of ashlar under Collyweston and Welsh slate roofs. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed, and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

Lyveden Old Bield is also known as Lyveden Manor House. Built in the late 16th century and altered in the early 20th century. The existing 'l' shaped building was originally part of a larger house around an open courtyard. Constructed of ashlar under Collyweston and Welsh slate roofs. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed, and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

New Bield was constructed circa 1605 in ashlar with white limestone dressings. Built for Sir Thomas Tresham, a fervent Roman Catholic, the house has a design full of religious symbolism. Designed on a plan reminiscent of a Greek cross, the facades have a strict symmetry. The exterior of the building is decorated by friezes of a religious nature. New Bield was never completed. It remains as it was when the builders left following Sir Thomas Tresham's death. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: Link On the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

New Bield was constructed circa 1605 in ashlar with white limestone dressings. Built for Sir Thomas Tresham, a fervent Roman Catholic, the house has a design full of religious symbolism. Designed on a plan reminiscent of a Greek cross, the facades have a strict symmetry. The exterior of the building is decorated by friezes of a religious nature. New Bield was never completed. It remains as it was when the builders left following Sir Thomas Tresham's death. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: Link On the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

New Bield was constructed circa 1605 in ashlar with white limestone dressings. Built for Sir Thomas Tresham, a fervent Roman Catholic, the house has a design full of religious symbolism. Designed on a plan reminiscent of a Greek cross, the facades have a strict symmetry. The exterior of the building is decorated by friezes of a religious nature. New Bield was never completed. It remains as it was when the builders left following Sir Thomas Tresham's death. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: Link On the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

New Bield was constructed circa 1605 in ashlar with white limestone dressings. Built for Sir Thomas Tresham, a fervent Roman Catholic, the house has a design full of religious symbolism. Designed on a plan reminiscent of a Greek cross, the facades have a strict symmetry. The exterior of the building is decorated by friezes of a religious nature. New Bield was never completed. It remains as it was when the builders left following Sir Thomas Tresham's death. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: Link On the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

New Bield was constructed circa 1605 in ashlar with white limestone dressings. Built for Sir Thomas Tresham, a fervent Roman Catholic, the house has a design full of religious symbolism. Designed on a plan reminiscent of a Greek cross, the facades have a strict symmetry. The exterior of the building is decorated by friezes of a religious nature. New Bield was never completed. It remains as it was when the builders left following Sir Thomas Tresham's death. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: Link On the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

New Bield was constructed circa 1605 in ashlar with white limestone dressings. Built for Sir Thomas Tresham, a fervent Roman Catholic, the house has a design full of religious symbolism. Designed on a plan reminiscent of a Greek cross, the facades have a strict symmetry. The exterior of the building is decorated by friezes of a religious nature. New Bield was never completed. It remains as it was when the builders left following Sir Thomas Tresham's death. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: Link On the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

New Bield was constructed circa 1605 in ashlar with white limestone dressings. Built for Sir Thomas Tresham, a fervent Roman Catholic, the house has a design full of religious symbolism. Designed on a plan reminiscent of a Greek cross, the facades have a strict symmetry. The exterior of the building is decorated by friezes of a religious nature. New Bield was never completed. It remains as it was when the builders left following Sir Thomas Tresham's death. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: Link On the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

New Bield was constructed circa 1605 in ashlar with white limestone dressings. Built for Sir Thomas Tresham, a fervent Roman Catholic, the house has a design full of religious symbolism. Designed on a plan reminiscent of a Greek cross, the facades have a strict symmetry. The exterior of the building is decorated by friezes of a religious nature. New Bield was never completed. It remains as it was when the builders left following Sir Thomas Tresham's death. Listed, grade I, with details at: Link A Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: Link On the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

Part of the linked moats of the gardens. Sir Thomas Tresham designed extensive gardens between the old and the new houses, but little evidence remained. In 2010, National Trust experts studying photographs taken by the Luftwaffe during the Second World War discovered the remains. The gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: Link In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

The view from the gardens with Bearshank Wood in the distance. In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed, and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

A bridleway starts here from Harley Way, passes New Bield, and continues to Wadenhoe. In rural Northamptonshire, the Lyveden estate has a manor house (Old Bield) an incomplete summer house (New Bield) and the remains of an Elizabethan labyrinth, garden and orchard. The gardens were rediscovered in 2010. Both houses are listed. and the gardens are on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The estate is in the care of the National Trust.

Gateway on the left into the orchard of Lyveden