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Ranger's House Review
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Ranger's House
- Address: Chesterfield Walk, Blackheath, Greenwich, London, SE10 | Map It
- Phone: 020/8853-0035
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
- Category: Houses/Mansions
- Location: Greenwich
Fodor's Review:
This handsome, early-18th-century villa, which was the Greenwich Park Ranger's official residence during the 19th century, is hung with Stuart and Jacobean portraits. But the most interesting diversion is the Wernher Collection, more than 650 works of art with a north European flavor, amassed by diamond millionaire Julius Wernher at the turn of the 20th century. After making his money in diamond mining, he chose to buy eclectic objects, sometimes beautiful, often downright quirky, like the silver coconut cup. Sèvres porcelain and Limoges enamels, the largest jewelry collection in the country, and some particularly bizarre reliquaries form part of this fascinating collection. Wernher's American wife, Birdie, was a strong influence and personality during the belle epoque, which is easy to imagine from her striking portrait by Sargent. The house also makes a superb setting for concerts, which are regularly scheduled here.
- Cost: £5.50
- Open: Apr.-Sept., Sun.-Wed. 10-5; Oct.-Mar., by appointment only. Closed Jan. and Feb.
- Tube: DLR: Greenwich; no direct bus access, only to Vanbrugh Hill (from east) and Blackheath Hill (from west)
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