Tythrop Park, also known as Tythrop House, is a Grade I–listed[1] 17th-century manor house, set in 51 acres (21 ha) of parkland, in Kingsey, Buckinghamshire, England. According to Pevsner the exterior is plain and unpromising, but inside the house he describes the staircase as one of the finest in the county, with "extremely luscious openwork foliage".[2]

Tythrop Park
Tythrop Park is located in Buckinghamshire
Tythrop Park
Location of Tythrop Park in Buckinghamshire
TypeManor House
LocationKingsey
Coordinates51°45′25″N 0°55′48″W / 51.757°N 0.930°W / 51.757; -0.930
OS grid referenceSP 73951 07014
AreaBuckinghamshire
Built17th century
OwnerNicholas Wheeler and Chrissie Rucker
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameTythrop House
Designated26 August 1949
Reference no.1159819
The staircase in Tythrop Park

The property is noted as having installed an early duck decoy, similar to that at the Boarstall Duck Decoy.[3]

It was bought in 2007 for £12.5 million by Nicholas Wheeler (founder of mail-order shirt company Charles Tyrwhitt), and Chrissie Rucker (founder of The White Company).[4] The couple renovated the property before moving in with their four children.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "Tythrop House (Grade I) (1159819)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  2. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 180. ISBN 0-14-071019-1.
  3. ^ "Streetmap.co.uk- search results". www.streetmap.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.
  4. ^ Denyer, Lucy (15 January 2008). "Country houses tumble in value". Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 August 2011.[dead link]
  5. ^ Swengley, Nicole (8 December 2010). "White Christmas: at home with Chrissie Rucker". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
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