An early spring visit to Wightwick Manor, home of the Mander family, famous for paints and varnishes, whose business premises were located in nearby Wolverhampton. A late nineteenth/early twentieth- century manor house, deliberately built in a style that was in existence several hundred years before its time. Both the house and the garden are a riot of the "arts & crafts" style, pioneered by William Morris and his contemporaries. The interior contains much of Morris's craftsmanship in its furniture, fabrics and wall coverings etc. and a wealth of artwork by the Pre-Raphaelite dynasty such as Burne-Jones, Rossetti and Millais. A must-see, but avoid the 26th July this year as the Antiques Roadshow will be paying a call. This is Wightwick, where even the drain-pipes are interesting.
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