The Grade II-listed Wordsley Manor has an unusual aspect – it lies in the middle of a sprawling 20th century housing estate.
Situated in the village of Wordsley in the West Midlands, the mansion was built in 1757 for the industrialist John Holt. Originally surrounded by parkland, it was encroached on two centuries later by housing.
For the past 160 years it has been owned by the same family, but recent rising maintenance costs have forced them to sell and consign the house’s contents to auction.