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Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton
Wightwick was built by Theodore Mander, a successful Victorian industrialist, for his wife and family, in 1887. It was enlarged to include a Great Parlour, and more rooms in 1893. The interior decoration of the house was influenced by a lecture, given by Oscar Wilde, entitled the 'House Beautiful ', and taking inspiration from this lecture, Theodore and his wife Flora decorated its interiors with the designs of William Morris and his Arts and Crafts contemporaries. Owned by the National Trust since 1937, the Manor and its grounds are open to the public. It is one of only a few surviving examples of a house built and furnished under the influence of the Aesthetic movement and Arts and Crafts movement. After Theodore Mander died, his son Geoffrey inherited Wightwick. He added to the interiors with the purchase of several works by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton
Wightwick was built by Theodore Mander, a successful Victorian industrialist, for his wife and family, in 1887. It was enlarged to include a Great Parlour, and more rooms in 1893. The interior decoration of the house was influenced by a lecture, given by Oscar Wilde, entitled the 'House Beautiful ', and taking inspiration from this lecture, Theodore and his wife Flora decorated its interiors with the designs of William Morris and his Arts and Crafts contemporaries. Owned by the National Trust since 1937, the Manor and its grounds are open to the public. It is one of only a few surviving examples of a house built and furnished under the influence of the Aesthetic movement and Arts and Crafts movement. After Theodore Mander died, his son Geoffrey inherited Wightwick. He added to the interiors with the purchase of several works by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.