So what's on at Wightwick
Manor? The National Trust welcomed us the the Manor with open arms. Lutt
EG had come to see the Nicola Jarvis Exhibition. The items were well displayed
and good to see them in a relevant context of the Manor. In the Manor
itself was "The Forest" Tapestry by Philip Webb on loan from the V
& A on view before its visit on loan to Japan.
Wightwick Manor itself was the home
of the Mander family who made their fortune in paint and varnishing
industry of Wolverhampton. The interior is much influenced by William
Morris although he had never visited the property himself. The family
collected William Morris furnishings and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. The Gardens themselves are beautiful wide lawns, yew hedges
and roses.
