Wightwick Manor
The legacy of a family's passion for Victorian art and design, Wightwick Manor (pronounced "Wittick") is a Victorian manor house located on Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. 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. The house is in a grand version of the half-timbered vernacular style, of which the most famous original example is Little Moreton Hall over 40 miles to the north, in Cheshire (also National Trust).
| Wightwick Manor | |
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Wightwick Manor, March 2016 | |
| Type | Victorian manor house |
| Location | Wightwick Bank |
| Coordinates | 52°35′00″N 2°11′40″W |
| OS grid reference | SO 86946 98441 |
| Area | Wolverhampton |
| Built | 1887–1893 |
| Architect | Edward Ould |
| Architectural style(s) | Arts and Crafts movement |
| Owner | National Trust |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Wightwick Manor |
| Designated | 29 July 1950 |
| Reference no. | 1201902 |
| Official name | Wightwick Manor |
| Designated | 29 March 1999 |
| Reference no. | 1001421 |
Location of Wightwick Manor in West Midlands county | |
The house 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, including works by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Evelyn De Morgan, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown, John Everett Millais, Elizabeth Siddal and Leonard Shuffrey.