Rhinefield House

Brockenhurst, near Southampton

Hampshire

England

Circa Date: 1888-90

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Lt. Commander L. Walker-Munro

House & Family History: The Alhambra Room at Rhinefield was designed as an exact replica of the Alhambra Palace in Granada; the room is elaborately embellished with Persian onyx, copper, bronze, and hand-cut mosaic tiles.
Architect: William Henry Romaine-Walker

Date of Birth: 1854
Date of Death: 1940
Nationality: British
Notes: Educated at Lancing College. Articled to George Edmund Street for five years. Began independent practice in 1881. In partnership with Augustus William Tanner 1881-96, with Francis Besant 1900-11, and with Gilbert Henry Jenkins from 1911 until 1940. Romaine-Walker became a fashionable society architect and decorator.

Date: 1888-90
Designed: House for Lt. Commander L. Walker-Munro

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House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Grade II
"Ruth Rendell Mysteries" [aka "Inspector Wexford"] (1990 - TV series, as the hotel where Zeno and his band stay in the episode "Some Lie and Some Die"). "The Crown" (2019 - TV series, as Glen House, the Scottish home of Lord Glenconner).
Past Seat / Home of: Lt. Commander L. Walker-Munro, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: Corporation

Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel

Ownership Details: Today Rhinefield House Hotel, a member of the Hand Picked Hotels Group.
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 01590-622-922

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.handpickedhotels.co.uk

Historic Houses Member: No

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