Archive for the tag 'Wightwick Manor'

On closer inspection, perhaps it is just raindrops…

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32 Comments CherryPie on Sep 9th 2011

Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.
Robert A. Heinlein

8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2011

Wightwick Manor is the perfect choice half because of it’s half-timbered construction. This particular view shows the entrance into the house but you can see other views on my previous Blog post.

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12 Comments CherryPie on May 14th 2010

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.
James M. Barrie

11 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2010

In 1887 Theodore Mander who was a Wolverhampton paint and varnish manufacture bought part of the Wightwick estate which is situated in the country approximately 3 miles west of Wolverhampton.  He and his wife Flora St Clair Paint renovated the 17th-century outbuildings and built a new house nearby which they named Wightwick Manor:

It was designed [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on May 2nd 2010

A view of Wightwick Manor.

12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2010

Visiting National Trust properties gives me so much enjoyment, especially when there is a garden and property with very interesting history combined.  I always have to have my camera in hand to capture the moment.
I also take great pleasure in knowing that these places have been saved for future generations to appreciate and be given [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 8th 2010

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