The Midlands and the Lake District   This trail heads to Birmingham, Leicester and Wolverhampton, and then on to the Lake District. The Birmingham Group, a loose association of teachers at the Birmingham Art School in the 1890s, created Arts & Crafts mural decorations, book illustrations, embroideries and enamellings. They received many local commissions including the outstanding chapel at Madresfield Court. Some of their work as well as that of other Arts & Crafts designers and artists are featured in this tour.     Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery At Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery the collection includes Arts & Crafts objects by members of the Birmingham Group as well as Pre-Raphaelite paintings.     78 Derngate 78 Derngate, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, has recently undergone extensive restoration to return it to its 1917 appearance.     Belgrave Hall Belgrave Hall features a fine selection of Arts & Crafts furniture by Ernest Gimson.     Wightwick Manor Wightwick Manor on the outskirts of Wolverhampton was built and furnished in the Arts & Crafts style using original William Morris fabrics and wall coverings, and is probably the most complete example of a property of this type.     Blackwell Blackwell is a superb example of Arts & Crafts movement architecture.     Abbot Hall Art Gallery There is a fine collection of paintings at Abbot Hall.