The Rye House is the oldest surviving brick building in Hertfordshire - see Bricks: The Rye House
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From Hughson's Description of London, engraved 1806. . |
In 1443, Sir Andrew Ogard was granted a licence by Henry VI to "impark and fortify the Maner of Rye". The gatehouse is all that remains of the house that Ogard built, and is one of the earliest examples in the country of the re-introduction of brick into building. The house achieved notoriety through the Rye House plot to murder Charles II and his brother, James Duke of York, on their way back from the races at Newmarket in 1683. The then owner of Rye House, Richard Rumbold, was implicated in the plot which was foiled when the King returned to London earlier than expected.
During the late 18th and early 19th centuries the gatehouse was used as the parish workhouse of Stanstead Abbotts. In recent years it has been extensively restored and opened to the public by the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.
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<<< The Castle, Rye House, Postcard published by Charles Martin and posted in 1920, although back suggests an earlier date. |
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Rye House, Broxbourne a Langsdorff postcard from 1906. There is a detailed history, with many pictures, of the Rye House Tavern on the Our Broxbourne site. |
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which at one time was kept
in Rye House |
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Rye House The Gardens Posted 1910 |
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Web: Lee Valley Online includes historical information on the Rye House. Web: In and About Stanstead Abbots includes some old and new pictures of the Rye House. |
Nether Hall, Roydon, Essex, is another early brick building on the other side of the River Lea, only a few miles from Rye House |
f you know of other books, websites, etc, relating to this place, please tell me.
| May 2010 | Link to Stanstead Abbots web site | |
| October 2012 | PC of Gardens added | |
| June 2013 | Grose engraving of 1784 | |
| May 2014 | Our Broxbourne Link | |
| December 2014 | Nether Hall Link |