Warmley House And Stable Block

1. 5118 SISTON TOWER ROAD NORTH Warmley House and Stable block ST 67 SE 4/44 11.5.53 II* GV 2. Mid C18. Ashlar. Slate roofs. Three storeys. Entrance elevation faces north and has pediment to slightly projecting centre. Windows 1:3:1, sashes with glazing bars in reveals. Window openings of centre unit are in square recesses. Centre unit has rusticated ground floor and central pedimented porch with semi-circular headed opening, keystone, impost blocks, later double half-glazed doors. Quoins, moulded cornice, parapets with coping to side units, plain band at first floor level. Right hand end elevation has a 2-storey, 2 window semi-circular bow with balustered parapet. A 2 storey, 5 window set back to left connects house to stable block, glazing bar sashes in reveals. Central arched rusticated doorpiece, plain door and fanlight. Balustraded parapet. Stable block in colourwashed brick, stone imposts, moulded stone coping, hipped modern tile roof. Three segment-headed openings to ground floor and one in end elevation, circular opening on first floor above each arch (now blocked). Interior: hall has moulded cornice and fluted pilasters to doors, dado with raised and fielded panels. Stair has heavy moulded handrail and 2 balusters per tread. Warmley House and its associated buildings are of considerable historical interest. It belonged to William Champion, a Quaker, who developed a new process for brass using zinc. The foundry was on the premises. He built the hammer house and statue of Neptune. The walling of the Summer house and quoins and dressings of other buildings and structures waste stag material from the foundry was used-this is a notable local feature and occurs again in Bitton, Upton Cheyney and Kelston. See also walls of large former gardens to east of house. The buildings (now swept away) associated with the Foundry were an early example of Cadbury's "Bourneville" idea where the employer builds his workmen's dwellings to form a small community around the factory.

Listing NGR: ST6694672869