Retail Manager Solutions Ltd
Castle Malwood
Minstead
Hampshire
SO43 7PE

T: +44 (0)2380 - 816000
F: +44 (0)2380 - 816001
E: contact@retail-manager.com

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History of Castle Malwood
On the site of a military beacon overlooking the Solent and Isle of Wight and built between 1802 and 1840 it was originally the home of Colonel Thomas William Robbins. In 1892 a Mr Charles Hill, a retired rubber plantation owner, bought it upon his return from Malaysia. His influence can still be seen today in his extensions of the property and in the inscription of "Slamat" - the Malayan word for "Welcome" in the floor of the front porch.

Mr Daniel Hanbury, a director of Allen & Hann (baby food products) bought the estate in 1910. He wired the house for electricity and created a cricket pitch and tennis courts. Where he built a motor boat to compete in the British Trophy and kept a collection of Rolls Royce cars with one of the first "Silver Ghosts". During WW2 the house was used for refugee children under the management of Dr Barnado's. From 1948 to 2001 the Electricity Board, Southern Electric, used the house as offices. In 2001 it was sympathetically restored and became the home of Retail Manager.

Retail Manager Solutions Ltd. is registered in England No. 6819750 - VAT No: GB 947 6315 94 - Registered Office: Castle Malwood, Minstead, Hampshire, SO43 7PE