Music in Lyddington

History

Music in Lyddington was formed in 1991 by a dedicated group of music-lovers who initially organized just four concerts in St Andrew’s Church to help pay for the overhaul of the organ Since then it has grown steadily. The consistently high quality of the performers at Music in Lyddington, most of whom have already made their Wigmore Hall debut, has been a crucial factor in the success of the society. The performers themselves have told us how much they relish the relaxed atmosphere and the excellent recital grand piano. The light airy interior of the church has splendid acoustics. The chancel was probably enlarged by Bishop Burghersh in the early 14th century, with acoustic pots placed in recesses near the tops of the walls to amplify the sound. Bishop Alnwick claimed to have rebuilt the nave a century later. Some of the frescoes obliterated at the Reformation have recently been revealed, including one thought to be of Edward the Confessor.

The village of Lyddington is noted for its many Tudor and Stuart houses, built of the local honey-coloured ironstone, most of which are listed. The Bede House, formerly part of a medieval palace of the Bishops of Lincoln, is now under the guardianship of English Heritage and is open from Easter until the end of October. Walks radiate from the village to many places of interest, such as the medieval fish-ponds, Eyebrook Reservoir, where the ‘dam busters’ trained, and the village of Stoke Dry, with its connection to the gunpowder plot.

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Last revised: 19/02/2008