On this website you can find out about the exciting museum inside the 18th Century brass mill at Warmley with its ice house and windmill tower and the gardens nearby with grottoes, echo pond and huge statue of Neptune. This is a wonderful achievement for our museum as it means we are recognised as achieving national standards in the key areas of museum management: organisational health; collections; users and their experiences.
We are especially proud of our Accreditation as the Trust and Museum are staffed entirely by volunteers. William Champion's 18th Century brass works at Warmley represent an important milestone in industrial history. It was here that he developed the first commercial production of zinc in Europe.
We are especially proud of our Accreditation as the Trust and Museum are staffed entirely by volunteers. William Champion's 18th Century brass works at Warmley represent an important milestone in industrial history. It was here that he developed the first commercial production of zinc in Europe.
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Getting Involved
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The purpose of the Friends is to raise funds for the Museum. Membership is 6.00 a year and a newsletter is distributed regularly during the year. We run the cafe and shop and organise other events. There is also a series of circular guided walks around 18C industrialist William Champion's unique garden including entry to his mysterious Grotto.
FAQ’s
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Our volunteers will attempt to respond to research enquiries but as an entirely volunteer-staffed museum, we do not have extensive facilities or time for this. In addition, if you live in the area, you are very welcome to come along with your query to the museum. We welcome new artefacts, documents and photos relating to our area, but are very restricted in the number of new objects we can accept into our collection due to lack of space.
Visiting us
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Kingswood Heritage Museum can accommodate standard (non-motorised) wheelchairs and our staff are always on hand to assist. Our toilets are wheelchair accessible. It is advisable to telephone prior to your visit for further information or if you have a specific query. The Museum complex lies south of the A420 and borders the Ring Road A4174 and Tower Road North.
Learning
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The Museum is partly housed in Grade 2 listed buildings dating from the eighteenth century and there are also historic gardens with grottoes of national significance. Displays and our collections cover the heritage of the local area from the origins of Kingswood Forest including coalmining, boot making, and Victorian social life through to World War 2 and the 1950s.
School Visits
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Learning about William Champion's Works, House and Gardens with a visit to the Gardens and Grotto. Themes can be general such as "How has life in our locality changed?" or it may be focused on a particular period or aspect important in the local area like Coalmining or the Victorians. It has a strong local focus and changes each year to commemorate different events.
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