W. H. Romaine-Walker
William Henry Romaine-Walker (1854–1940) was an English architect and interior decorator.
Life
Romaine-Walker was born into a family of art dealers. He was educated at Lancing College, and then articled to the architect George Edmund Street.[1] He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1881,[1] and in the same year began working in a partnership with Augustus William Tanner, which lasted until 1896.[2]
Works
These include:
- Stanhope House, Park Lane, London (1899-1901), ornate Gothic mansion, with Besant.[3]
- St. James, Hampton Hill, tower added to William Wigginton's earlier church, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee (1887–88).[4]
- Canford School, Canford Magna, Dorset, extended (with Tanner) (1888).[5]
- Medmenham Abbey, Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, west wing added and remainder of the house much restored (1898) for Robert Hudson[6]
- Danesfield House, Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, for Robert Hudson (1899–1901)[7]
- Church of St. Saviour, Newtown, Dorset (1892) with Tanner.[8]
- Beaumont College, Old Windsor, Berkshire: interior decoration (1902).
- Her Majesty's Theatre, London. Interior decoration (1897).[9]
- St Michael's Church, Brighton (circa 1900). Internal features.[10]
- Church of St John the Evangelist, Upper Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, with Besant (1902–03).[11]
- Moreton Hall (1906)[12]
- Knowsley Hall, Merseyside. Modifications for the 17th Earl of Derby (1908–12)[13]
- Tate Gallery extensions (1910)(1926)(1937) [14]
- Buckland House, Buckland, Oxfordshire, alterations and additions (c 1910).[15]
- Chatsworth House rebuilding of main staircase (1911–12).[16]
- Liverpool Town Hall (1913). Internal modifications and decorations (with Jenkins)[17]
- Great Fosters. Modifications (1918–19).[18]
References
Notes
- 1 2 "William Henry Romaine-Walker(1854–1940)". Archiseek.
- ↑ Romaine-Walker, William Henry, Parks & Gardens Data Services, retrieved 23 August 2008
- ↑ Stanhope House, 46-47 Park Lane, Marylebone St Johns Wood And Mayfair, Greater London, English Heritage, retrieved 11 March 2015
- ↑ Historic England. "St James's Church, Teddington (459808)". Images of England.
- ↑ Historic England. "Canford School (412431)". Images of England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ↑ Historic England. "Medmenham Abbey (47008)". Images of England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ↑ Historic England. "Danesfield House (47027)". Images of England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ↑ Church of St. Saviour, Newtown, Dorset, Archiseek.com, retrieved 24 August 2008
- ↑ Her Majesty's (London), The Theatres Trust, retrieved 23 August 2008
- ↑ History II, Saint Michael and All Angels, Brighton, retrieved 23 August 2008
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St John the Evangelist, Poole (412423)". Images of England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ↑ Historic England. "Moreton Hall (482314)". Images of England. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
- ↑ Pollard and Pevsner, pp. 217–221.
- ↑ Extensions, Tate Gallery, retrieved 29 March 2016
- ↑ Historic England. "Buckland House (250865)". Images of England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ↑ Historic England. "Chatsworth House (81648)". Images of England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ↑ Pollard and Pevsner, pp. 289–290
- ↑ Great Fosters: A Masterplan for the Hotel and Grounds (PDF), Kim Wilkie Associates, p. 5, retrieved 23 August 2008
Bibliography
- Pollard, Richard; Nikolaus Pevsner (2006), The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West, New Haven & London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10910-5 Cite uses deprecated parameter
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