Bedale Leech House, Bedale
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Facts and practical information
This late Georgian Bedale Leech House in Bedale, North Yorkshire, England, is a unique example of a building constructed to keep live medicinal leeches healthy prior to their sale by the local apothecary to doctors and private individuals for the purpose of blood letting as a medical procedure to cure or prevent a variety of illnesses and diseases. ()
Completed: XIX centuryCoordinates: 54°17'21"N, 1°35'23"W
Day trips
Bedale Leech House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Nosterfield, Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Swinton Park, St Radegund's Church.