W. H. Romaine-Walker
William Henry Romaine-Walker (27 January 1854 – 10 May 1940) was an English architect and interior decorator, and artist.[1]
Life
Romaine-Walker was born in Bury, Lancashire, the son of Rev. John Walker and Caroline Spencer Walker.[2][3] His father was the vicar at St Saviour's, Pimlico. He was educated at Lancing College,[4] and then articled to the architect George Edmund Street.[5] He was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1881,[5] and in the same year began working in a partnership with Augustus William Tanner, which lasted until 1896.[6]
While best known for his architecture, Walker was also an illustrator and painter, as "W. H. Walker" or "William Henry Walker". Among his publications were a 1907 edition of Alice in Wonderland.[7] He also had numerous solo exhibitions at his family's Bond Street art gallery, "Walker's Galleries".[8]
Works
These include:
- Stanhope House, Park Lane, London (1899–1901), ornate Gothic mansion, with Besant.[9]
- St. James, Hampton Hill, tower added to William Wigginton's earlier church, to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee (1887–88).[10]
- Canford School, Canford Magna, Dorset, extended (with Tanner) (1888).[11]
- Medmenham Abbey, Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, west wing added and remainder of the house much restored (1898) for Robert Hudson[12]
- Danesfield House, Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, for Robert Hudson (1899–1901)[13]
- Church of St. Saviour, Newtown, Dorset (1892) with Tanner.[14]
- Beaumont College, Old Windsor, Berkshire: interior decoration (1902).
- Her Majesty's Theatre, London. Interior decoration (1897).[15]
- St Michael's Church, Brighton (circa 1900). Internal features.[16]
- Church of St John the Evangelist, Upper Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, with Besant (1902–03).[17]
- Moreton Hall, Warwickshire (1906)[18]
- Knowsley Hall, Merseyside. Modifications for the 17th Earl of Derby (1908–12)[19]
- Tate Gallery extensions (1910, 1926, 1937) [20]
- Buckland House, Buckland, Oxfordshire, alterations and additions (c 1910).[21]
- Chatsworth House rebuilding of main staircase (1911–12).[22]
- Liverpool Town Hall (1913). Internal modifications and decorations (with Jenkins)[23]
- Great Fosters. Modifications (1918–19).[24]
References
- ^ "Romaine-Walker, William Henry 1854 - 1940 | AHRnet". Biographical Dictionary of British and Irish Architects 1800–1950. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ 1911 England Census
- ^ Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1915
- ^ Esdaile, Arundell James Kennedy (1913). The Lancing Register. Lancing Club. p. 71. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ a b "William Henry Romaine-Walker(1854–1940)". Archiseek - Irish Architecture. Archiseek. 8 June 2009.
- ^ Romaine-Walker, William Henry, Parks & Gardens Data Services, retrieved 23 August 2008
- ^ Included eight color illustrations and 42 other illustrations. London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1907.
- ^ Review of "Desire and Destiny" (1924 exhibition at Walker's Galleries), The Times, 30 April 1924, page 12.
- ^ 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 (1255505)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Canford School (1217460)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Medmenham Abbey (1310928)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Danesfield House (1310810)". National Heritage List for 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 (1239597)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Moreton Hall (1381949)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
- ^ Pollard and Pevsner, pp. 217–221.
- ^ Extensions, Tate Gallery, retrieved 29 March 2016
- ^ Historic England. "Buckland House (1368380)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
- ^ Historic England. "Chatsworth House (1373871)". National Heritage List for 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
- Citations
- 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