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Bishop's Palace, Little Downham, 1914 (photo J H Bullock) (Cambridgeshire Collection)

Bishop’s Palace, Little Downham

History of the Bishop's Palace

The picture shows the refectory of the Bishop’s Palace, Little Downham, used as a barn in 1914. The palace was constructed by Bishop Alcock towards the end of the C15th. In 1906 H Rider Haggard published an account of his visit to the area.

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