Wightwick Manor
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Explore Wightwick Manor, a Victorian manor housing Pre-Raphaelite art and William Morris interiors, collected by local paint manufacturer and MP Geoffrey Mander.
The timber-frame manor had been left to him by his father Theodore who - inspired by lecture on 'the House Beautiful' by Oscar Wilde - had decorated its interiors with original wallpapers and fabrics by William Morris and his Arts & Crafts contemporaries.
Wightwick had fallen out of style by the 1930s, yet was such a perfect example of the Aesthetic movement that Mander convinced the Trust it was worthy of preservation. He and his second wife Rosalie became its live-in curators, opening the house to the public and adding to its contents. Most notable is the collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings by Rossetti and Burne-Jones, as well as examples of Kempe glass and De Morgan ceramics.
The Grade II listed Arts & Crafts garden, designed by Thomas Mawson, reflects the style and character of the house.
Visitor information
Address
Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8EE
01902 761400
Opening times
Gardens open daily, 10-5pm (last admission 4pm).
Site closes 1 hour earlier Nov-March.
Manor and Gallery open at 11am, last admission 1 hour before closing.
Exclusions and safety measures
Whole site closed 25 – 26 Dec
