Goodbye Albertine

Many years ago (30) I visited Houghton Hall in Norfolk. Unimpressed by the estate which was mainly parkland I focussed on the planting near the Hall. There was an beautiful rose (Albertine) climbing all over the front of the house looking stunning against the stonework. A must have
When we moved to our current house we bought an Albertine rose which fared well over the following ten years giving us much pleasure. Due to neglect (a growing family and full time job) it got stifled by a voracious honeysuckle and gave up the ghost.
I have since bought another said rose and nurtured it, feeding it regularly and it has rewarded me by flowering sparsely and getting every known rose ailment.
The time has come for it to go to rose heaven. I'm reluctant to plant another rose in the same place in case the reason it hasn't flourished is because of a problem with the soil in that part of the garden.
Any ideas of what I could plant to replace it?

 

In memory of the rose you could put this there



Seriously, It's like a death wish putting a rose where another one was. I know, one of mine died shortly after planting even though I planted it by the book!