 | 2.5 miles north-east of Birmingham city centre a large Jacobean mansion built by Sir Thomas Holte between 1618 and 1635 on a hilltop position, overlooking Birmingham.The red-brick house was built to a 'half H' plan, with a hall range and two projecting wings. On either side of the entrance courtyard are two lodges. The interior of Aston Hall has period rooms - much of the furniture from the city's art galleries and museums. more information |
 | 4 miles east of Birmingham city centre, off A4040 from A45 an Elizabethan yeoman farmhouse dating from 1590. The Painted Chamber has 16th century wall-paintings. more information |
 | 12 miles south-west of Birmingham, 0.25 mile south of A456 Birmingham - Kidderminster road at Hagley a neo-Palladian mansion in a landscaped park, with views to the Welsh borders. Acquired in 1564 by Sir John Lyttelton who built a timber-framed house on the site. In 1754 - 60 the present house was built by the 1st Lord Lyttelton close to the site of the original building. more information |
 | 3 miles west of Wolverhampton one of the few surviving examples of a house built, decorated and furnished under the influence of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement. Wightwick Manor was commissioned by the industrialist, Samuel Theodore Mander, who was influenced by the ideas of William Morris, and built in two stages in 1887 and 1893. Inside there are Morris & Co. wallpapers, textiles and carpets. 17 acres of garden reflect Pre-Raphaelite taste. more information |