The Antiquities of England and Wales - THE RYE HOUSE , HERTFORDSHIRE (Plates I and II)

GROSE, Francis (1731-1791)

Published by Hooper et alia circa 1773 - 1787, London, 1784

About this Item

Copper plate prints dated April, 1784 and January, 1778. Both plates measure 12.5 cm x 17 cm including plate marK - over all with text 23cm x 33cm. Engraved bySparrow for Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales from a drawing by Grose in 1777 and 1772 respectively. Notes: By 1834 Rye House had become a workhouse. Subsequently (William) Henry Teale developed it into a tourist attraction, buying the House and 50 acres in 1864. There were a maze and a bowling green, among other features. An affray there in 1885 between Catholic excursionists and Orangemen led to a question in the House of Commons. In 1911 it was described as a hotel. For many years the Great Bed of Ware was on display. The moat was put to uses including growing water cress. The part that had been filled in was excavated in the 1980s. [For all of our prints by Francis Grose enter PRBGROSE in Key words] [QP]. Seller Inventory # 010135

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Antiquities of England and Wales - THE ...

Publisher: Hooper et alia circa 1773 - 1787, London

Publication Date: 1784

Binding: No Binding

Illustrator: GROSE, Francis engraved by Sparrow

Condition: Very Good