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Short Breaks from Birmingham

Description: Ever needed to just get away, but you can't go for too long? Please tell us about your short breaks away (e.g. day ... more

Short Breaks from Birmingham ... trips, road trips or weekend breaks), whether it be for ultimate relaxation, or to be active and practice hobbies you may have (fishing,

Newest Review: ... and these will be pointed out by your guide. I will not go into great detail regarding the interior of the house, as that would spoil many of the delightful surprises that lie in store for visitors, not to mention the fact that it would take me forever to do so! Indeed, this is a house full of wonders to delight the senses. Instead, I will point out a few highlights. One of the first ... more

... things I noticed was the play of light and dark in the main hallway. The heavy wooden panelling in the first part of this passage makes for a sombre, moody, gothic atmosphere, yet the second half seems flooded with sunlight. Being a child at heart, I ...more

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Short Breaks from Birmingham: Wightwick Manor - "What business have we with art at al ... (2982 words)
by - written on 29/07/02 (Very useful, 1751 readings)
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(An idea for a cultural and historical day trip from Birmingham.) Ironic, isn't it, that the work of those who rejected the results of mass-production in Victorian England, was so avidly collected by wealthy manufacturers? Theodore Mander was one such rich industrialist. Having made his fortune as a paint and varnish manufacturer, he bought the original Wightwick (pronounced "Wit-tick") Manor and grounds. In keeping with such buildings of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the house was not built to a grand scale, certainly not grand enough to satisfy Mr Mander. So, in 1887, he commissioned an architect by the name of Edward Ould ... Read the complete review