Our second NT house we have walked to from the boat. Wightwick Manor to the west of Wolverhampton on the Staffs & Worcs canal. Built by the Mander family at the end of the Victorian era and passed to the NT in the 1930s. It has a recognised collection of Wm Morris furnishings and pre Raphaelite art.
Brewood (pronounced Brood) is alovely village with some great buildings. This is in the Market Square, Speedwell Castle a Gothic fantasy erected in the 1800's. They also have a coffee shop called The Mess which does good capps.
The old Cadbury milk wharf at High Onn has now been converted into a rather handsome house
Saw this narrow beam dutch barge at Wheaton Aston with an interesting figure head at the bow!
