New Place, Shirrell Heath

New Place, Shirrell Heath, Shedfield, Hampshire, England, is a former country house, now a hotel, designed by Edwin Lutyens.

[1] Resident in nearby Shedfield, Mrs Franklyn had inherited a large early 17th Century mansion, 12, Welsh Back, Bristol, which was scheduled for demolition.

[2] Wanting a new home in which to incorporate elements salvaged from the Bristol house, and to commemorate her ancestral connections with William Shakespeare, in 1904 she commissioned Edwin Lutyens to design a new house, named after New Place in Stratford-upon-Avon.

He described his triumph in a letter to his wife, written while on a train to Devon: "Hemingway has signed contract for £17,500, Dolgorouki accepts £15,000, Birds £7800, Mrs Franklin (sic) £9300.

[5] The interior contains substantial fittings from Mrs Franklyn's Bristol mansion, including fireplaces, over mantels, doorcases, panelling and a staircase.

The Sate Room, removed from the Bristol mansion. From Weaver (1913)