Rycote House

[3] Tudor buildings were constructed on a symmetrical pattern, with a focal central part being the Great Hall.

According to historian Robin Bush, the palace was built between 1500 and 1530, and then sold by the original owner to pay off debts.

[3] It was long believed that Rycote House burned down in 1745 and that its remains were demolished in 1807,[13] apart from one corner turret and some outbuildings.

The Bodleian Library in Oxford holds records of sales of contents and fabric from Rycote, indicating that the Tudor house was sold by lot for removal between 1779 and 1802.

[1] Later, Rycote belonged to the Member of Parliament and prominent Rugby Union player Alfred St. George Hamersley (1848–1929).