Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
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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