The West Pavilion

The West Pavilion is a Grade I listed building located on the north side of Heath Common in Warmfield-Cum-Heath. Built around 1753 by John Carr for John Smyth, this structure originally served as stables with accommodation above and has since been converted into four flats. The building is constructed from hammer-dressed stone with ashlar dressings and features a stone slate roof.

Architecturally, the West Pavilion is designed in a classical H-shaped form, with two storeys and symmetrical facades measuring seven by five bays. The building has quoins, a continuous plinth, and sill bands. The south-east facade, which faces Heath Hall, prominently features a central three-bay section that projects forward. This section includes a tall semicircular-arched entrance with a massive parabolic-arched vault leading to the rear, along with a continuous impost band. The windows on this facade consist of 18-pane sashes with 6-pane sashes above, and flanking bays have sash windows with plaques above them. The pedimented gable is adorned with dentils and is topped by a clock tower, which has engaged Tuscan columns at the corners and a circular recess for the clock, finished with an arched cornice. The clock tower is surmounted by a circular open rotunda featuring Tuscan columns and a bell-shaped cap with a ball finial and weathervane. The second and sixth bays have sash windows with plain stone surrounds, while the outer projecting bays each contain a recessed archway with similar sash windows on each floor. The building is finished with a dentil cornice and a hipped roof that has two ashlar ridge stacks. The rear of the building is similarly fenestrated.

The left-hand return of the pavilion, which faces the Common, has a central three-bay section that also projects forward under a pedimented gable. This section features a central recessed arch with sash windows on each floor, while the bays on either side have niches with plaques above. The outer two bays each contain a sash window on both floors.

Together with the East Pavilion and Heath Hall, the West Pavilion forms part of a balanced architectural composition.