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William Champion's Garden & Grotto
Heritage Open Day: Discover the world's only grotto with hot and cold plunge pools, and six Grotesque Faces. Maybe the earliest industrial community that integrated work, housing, welfare, education, and health within a single planned environment. Step beneath the surface into one of England’s largest grottos, crafted by visionary Quaker industrialist William Champion. An “integrated art-industrial landscapeâ€, not a playground for the elite.
Using recycled furnace waste, Champion created a unique 18th‑century marvel: the first industrial hydrothermal space, with hot and cold plunge pools powered by one of England’s largest steam engines. Six Grotesque “mouth of hell†faces guarded the chambers.
Using recycled furnace waste, Champion created a unique 18th‑century marvel: the first industrial hydrothermal space, with hot and cold plunge pools powered by one of England’s largest steam engines. Six Grotesque “mouth of hell†faces guarded the chambers.
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Warmley House - Carpark, Tower Road North, Warmley, Bristol BS30 8XN
Sat 19 Sep:1100 - 1600; Sun 20 Sep:1100 - 1600; Free Entry.
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