Wightwick Manor

Wightwick Manor (gbmapping|SO869985) (pronounced 'Wittick') is a Victorian manor house located on 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.cite book|last=Greeves |first=Lydia |title=History and Landscape: The Guide to National Trust Properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland |pages=429 |publisher=National Trust Books |year=2005 |isbn=1905400136] Wightwick was built by Theodore Mander, of the Mander family, who were successful 19th-century industrialists in the area, and his wife Flora, daughter of Henry Nicholas Paint, member of Parliament in Canada. 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.

It is situated just off the main A454 Wolverhampton to Bridgnorth road, approximately three miles to the west of the city centre.

The manor received Grade I listed status on July 29 1950. [IoE|378650]

ee also

*Geoffrey Mander
*Mander family

References

External links

* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-wightwickmanor/ Wightwick Manor information at the National Trust]
* [http://www.gardenvisit.com/g/wig1.htm Wightwick Manor Garden — a Gardens Guide review]
* [http://www.owlpen.com/geoffreymander.shtml “Sir Geoffrey Mander: the last of the Midland Radicals”] by Nicholas Mander
* [http://www.owlpen.com/wightwick.shtml “Wightwick Manor: the House Beautiful”]