Rycote House

Rycote House is a stone and brick building in Oxfordshire featuring diaper brickwork and mullioned windows. The structure includes a central courtyard enclosed by limestone rubble and brick walls that connect different construction phases.

A treasurer to Henry VIII rebuilt the house starting in 1521 into a substantial residence. Later Georgian changes reveal how the building was occupied and adapted over centuries to suit changing needs.

The building combines Tudor and Georgian styles that reflect different periods of construction. Walking through the rooms, you notice coffered ceilings and timber-framed walls that show centuries of craftsmanship and changing tastes.

The house is located in Great Haseley in South Oxfordshire and is easy to find in the village. Visitors should know that interiors have multiple levels and that the exterior grounds can be explored even if interior access is not available.

The garden front displays early 18th-century decorative plaster work alongside sash windows set under gauged brick flat arches. This detail is often overlooked but reveals how Georgian elegance was carefully adapted to the older structure.