A Screw Loose
This morning we visited Winterbourne House and garden, and this afternoon we headed into Birmingham. First Winterbourne. It’s an Arts and Crafts house built in the early 20th Century for the Nettlefolds family, who made their money in the screw business, and went on to become the “N” of GKN. The uneven roofline was deliberate, to echo old houses with sagging roofs. Inside it is very light and airy, and had all sorts of modern conveniences like a dumb waiter…