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Cotswold manor set in hillside gardens housing Charles Wade's collection of 'colour, craftsmanship and design'

Charles Wade embodied his family motto 'Let nothing perish', spending his life and inherited wealth amassing a spectacular collection of everyday and extraordinary objects from across the globe. He bought objects because of their colour, craftsmanship and design, restoring the ancient, golden-yellow Cotswold manor house to display them.

Laid out theatrically according to Mr Wade's wishes, the manor is literally packed to the rafters with 22,000 or so unusual objects - from tiny toys to splendid suits of Samurai armour. The manor is surrounded by an intriguing terraced hillside garden designed in the Arts & Crafts style.