Lamb House
RyeA Georgian brick house in the heart of Rye, once home to the novelist Henry James and the setting for E. F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia books.
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West Street, Rye, TN31 7ES
Quick facts
James Lamb, a wealthy wine merchant and local politician, built the house in 1722.
Henry James lived here from 1897 to 1914, and E. F. Benson later lived here and renamed it Mallards in his Mapp and Lucia novels.
King George I sheltered here in 1726 after his ship was driven ashore near Camber Sands, and the walled garden is open to visitors.
Address
West Street, Rye, TN31 7ES
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