The first Pymmes House was built in 1327 by William Pymme,^[2] a landowner in Edmonton, now in London, and member of the Pymme family who had been granted land by Edward II in the 14th century.^[1]^[3]

It was sited on the north side of Watery Lane^[4] in Edmonton, now known as Silver Street. The house was subsequently occupied by a number of notable individuals including Thomas Wilson (1524–1581), William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520–1598), and Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (c. 1563–1612).^[5]

An inventory of the furnishings of the house was made in 1581 after the death of Thomas Wilson and was transcribed and published in 1957.^[6]

In the late 19th century the house was owned by Sir Henry Tyler, Member of Parliament and railway director.^[1] From 1875 to 1878 it was the home of Mansur Ali Khan, the Nawab of Bengal, and his family.

It was significantly remodelled more than once, but demolished after a fire in 1940 that is not thought to have been the result of Second World War bombing. The Grade II listed garden walls still exist in Pymmes Park.^[1]

Interior view c.1890
Fireplace c.1890

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