Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
15746
Building Number
 
Grade
II*  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
22/02/1995  
Date of Amendment
22/02/1995  
Name of Property
Wynnstay Column  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Wrexham  
Community
Ruabon  
Town
 
Locality
Wynnstay  
Easting
330568  
Northing
343065  
Street Side
 
Location
Situated near the eastern edge of Bathground Wood, 500m NW of Wynnstay Hall.  

Description


Broad Class
Commemorative  
Period
 

History
The Column was erected by the mother of the fourth baronet, Dame Francis, in memory of her son Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn who died in 1788. It was designed by James Wyatt and erected in 1789. Wyatt was at that time carrying out alterations to the main house.  

Exterior
Colossal stone fluted Doric column, surmounted by a large bronze urn adorned with goats heads. The column rests on square stone base with entry by a single doorway with a moulded stone architrave, late C20 steel door. On the NE side of the base is a rectangular shallow recess which originally contained an inscribed plaque reading - 'FILIO OPTIMO MATER - EHEU - SUPERSTES' [To the best of sons his mother who - alas - survives him dedicates this]. The column is over 35m high, inside there is a spiral staircase which leads to a railed walkway at the top.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Graded II* as a fine example of a commemorative garden structure, which is a prominent landmark not only within the historic landscape but also in the surrounding community. Group value with Wynnstay Hall and the other listed structures in the park and garden.  

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