▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁to ▁accept ▁a ▁house ▁that ▁was ▁just ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁old , ▁under ▁the ▁Country ▁H ouses ▁Sch eme ▁Act . ▁▁ ▁This ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁A est h etic ▁Mov ement ▁was , ▁by ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁a ▁re lic ▁of ▁an ▁out ▁of ▁fashion ▁era . ▁Yet , ▁so ▁complete ▁was ▁the ▁design ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁worthy ▁of ▁pres ervation . ▁Having ▁given ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁the ▁Trust , ▁Geoff rey ▁M ander ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Ros al ie , ▁became ▁its ▁live - in ▁cur ators , ▁opening ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁adding ▁to ▁its ▁contents . ▁In ▁particular ▁they ▁added ▁a ▁notable ▁collection ▁of ▁Pre - R ap ha el ite ▁paint ings ▁by ▁Ros set ti , ▁Bur ne - J ones ▁and ▁their ▁follow ers . ▁ ▁Des c end ants ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁retain ▁a ▁private ▁a partment ▁in ▁the ▁man or . ▁ ▁House , ▁Art ▁Collection ▁and ▁Gard ens ▁The ▁Man or ▁has ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁professional ▁female ▁artists ▁on ▁permanent ▁public ▁display , ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Trust , ▁including ▁notable ▁examples ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁L iz zie ▁S idd al , ▁Lucy ▁M ado x ▁Brown , ▁Marie ▁Spart ali ▁Still man , ▁and ▁May ▁Morris . ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁art works ▁were ▁collected ▁by ▁the ▁Mand ers . ▁ ▁The ▁m alth ouse ▁gallery ▁now ▁houses ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁Ev ely n