The garden lodge, or New Bield as it became affectionately known, was intended to be a fully habitable house, albeit on a relatively small scale. Complete with kitchens, buttery, parlour, great hall and bedchambers the lodge was to provide the ideal retreat for Tresham to indulge in his Catholic faith. But when Sir Thomas Tresham died in September 1605 work on the lodge was abandoned, leaving the cruciform building with no roof, and windows only scored for their intended glazing. Tablets of stone remain blank without inscriptions and the walls were bare without render, panelling or tapestries. However, the survival of Lyveden for over four centuries in this isolated and suspended state is remarkable in itself. Thank you for looking, as always any comments or suggestions welcome 8~) ** BEST VIEWED FULLSIZE ** Thank you for the comments on my last upload