Wightwick Manor
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Wightwick Manor (grid reference SO869985) is a Victorian manor house located in Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, and one of only a few surviving examples of a house built and furnished under the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement. It was originally built by the Mander family, who were successful 19th-century industrialists in the area. It was designed by Edward Ould of Liverpool in two phases; the first was completed in 1887 and the house was extended with the Great Parlour wing in 1893.
This family house portrays life during the Victorian era and is a notable example of the influence of William Morris, with original Morris wallpapers and fabrics, De Morgan tiles, Kempe glass, and Pre-Raphaelite works of art. The house has splendid Victorian gardens and the outbuildings house stables, a handmade pottery shop, studio workshop and an antiquarian bookshop.
The house was presented to the National Trust by Sir Geoffrey Mander under the Country Houses Scheme in 1937. Descendants of the family retain a flat in the manor.
[edit] Trivia
- "Wightwick" is pronounced locally as "Wittick".
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[edit] External links
- Wightwick Manor information at the National Trust
- Wightwick Manor Garden — a Gardens Guide review
- “Sir Geoffrey Mander: the last of the Midland Radicals” by Nicholas Mander
- “Wightwick Manor: the House Beautiful”
