Earlier Houses: There was an earlier house on the site of the current house.

House & Family History: Beddington's Medieval Great Hall (a remnant from the earlier house) is similar, on a smaller scale, to the Great Hall at Hampton Court Palace. Sir Francis Carew entertained Queen Elizabeth I here for three days in 1599. Between 1866 and 1968 Beddington served as the Lambeth Female Orphan Asylum/Royal Female Orphanage.

Vitruvius Britannicus: C. II, pls. 43-45, 1717.

John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. I, p. 37, 1854.

House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Not Listed

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Nicholas Carew, 14th century. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Sir Nicholas Carew, 16th century; Sir Francis Carew, 16th century; George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, 17th century; Charles Hallowell Hallowell Carew, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: School

Primary Current Ownership Use: School

Ownership Details: Today Carew Academy

House Open to Public: No

Phone: 02086-478-349

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://carewacademy.org/

Historic Houses Member: No