Description

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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

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17556885

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