Lamb House, Rye, East Sussex

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Lamb House in Rye, East Sussex is a historic Georgian townhouse best known as the former home of novelist Henry James and later other literary figures.

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Lamb House 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Georgian townhouse
historic house
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
associatedWith Edwardian writers
English literature
Mapp and Lucia television adaptations
category Grade II* listed houses in East Sussex
Houses in East Sussex
National Trust properties in East Sussex
country United Kingdom
hasConstructionPeriod 18th century
hasFunction museum of literary history
preserved historic residence
hasMaterial brick
hasNumberOfStoreys 2
hasPart garden
garden room
walled garden
writing room
hasStreetAddress West Street, Rye, East Sussex
hasTourismType literary tourism
hasView Rye townscape
hasVisitorFacility exhibitions about Henry James
guided tours
historic interiors
heritageDesignation Grade II* listed building
heritageStatus protected building
inspiredWork Mapp and Lucia series
The Ambassadors
The Awkward Age
The Wings of the Dove
locatedIn Rother District
Rye, East Sussex, England
managedBy National Trust
notableResident E. F. Benson
Henry James
Rumer Godden
openToPublic true
ownedBy National Trust
roofMaterial tile
significantEvent E. F. Benson wrote Mapp and Lucia novels here
Henry James lived here in the early 20th century
usedAs residence of Henry James
setting for literary works

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Rye hasLandmark Lamb House, Rye, East Sussex
this entity surface form: Lamb House
Henry James residence Lamb House, Rye, East Sussex