A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire

Season 8Episode 660 minFeb 11, 2001
A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire

The owners of Rycote House live in a lovely converted stable block, but they believe that the extremely grand house that once stood on the property and which hosted Tudor royalty burned down in 1745, and they want Time Team to investigate. In the trenches, no evidence of burning is found, but it seems that grand houses were built and rebuilt on the site from the 14th century through the Georgian era. Finds include a drainage tunnel dating from Capability Brown's landscaping work on the property. Historian Robin Bush returns from the Bodelian Library with an extraordinary catalogue from 1807, which details the sale of the grand house room by room. In nearby Thame, a townhouse contains a fireplace and doorways that possibly come from the sale. Food Historian Ivan Day cooks and serves sweetmeats and hippocras. Palace expert Simon Thurley joins the Team.

A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire has aired on Feb 11, 2001 at 5:30 PM
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