That nearest to the front was called Bedford House, and stood in what must have been once very beautiful grounds.

The upper part of the house was in ruins, but the cellars were deep and capacious and formed a good billet for the officers and men.

At one side there was a dressing station and in the garden were some huts protected by piles of sand bags.
A chateau that was well-known in the Salient lay a little to the (p.

127) west of Bedford House.

It was called Swan Chateau, from the fact that a large white swan lived on the artificial lake in the grounds.