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William Champion's Garden & Grotto
Heritage Open Day: Discover the world's only grotto with a microclimate pool ringed by six Grotesque Faces carved into the walls, built from recycled waste from one of the first large-scale industrial brassworks - an important milestone in the Industrial Revolution. This site bravely confronts its complex past with the Quakers - old Dissenters - an industrial community village, slave trade, child labour, low wages and garden artistry.
Follow the Methodist founder's Rev John Wesley (1761) visit, finding this remarkable and rare surviving Grade II designated 18th century garden, hidden behind his brass mill (now Kingswood Heritage Museum) and pin factory (the oldest existing factory in the U.K., the Clocktower).
Follow the Methodist founder's Rev John Wesley (1761) visit, finding this remarkable and rare surviving Grade II designated 18th century garden, hidden behind his brass mill (now Kingswood Heritage Museum) and pin factory (the oldest existing factory in the U.K., the Clocktower).
Saturday 20 September and Sunday 21 September
Warmley House - Carpark, Tower Road North, Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XN
Sat 20 Sep:11am to 4pm (closed); Sun 21 Sep:11am to 4pm (closed); Free Entry.
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