Looking from Bedale bridge
on the Aiskew side of Bedale beck, can be seen a unique
little castellated building, being the only one of it's
kind and listed as grade 2 by English Heritage. This is
the "leech house" so named as it was used by
the local apothecary for the storing of leeches, around
the time that these were used in medical practice.
This reverse view of the
building shows the entrance with the river visible in
the background.
