Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
86936
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
15/11/2005
Date of Amendment
15/11/2005
Name of Property
Gates and gate piers at S entrance to Hanmer churchyard
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Hanmer
Town
Locality
Hanmer
Easting
345442
Northing
339656
Street Side
Location
On the S side of the churchyard opposite Hanmer Mere.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
The gates were formerly in the chancel, and therefore can be dated to 1720. They are attributed to the smith Robert Davies of Croesfoel, Wrexham. They were removed from the chancel during restoration in 1884 and placed at a new churchyard entrance directly S of the porch. This entrance is shown on the 1900 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
Square freestone panelled gate piers are surmounted by sculpted lions. They flank central double gates and outer panels. The gates have scrollwork decoration, concave upper rails and cresting. The outer panels have dog bars, scrollwork panels in the centre and cresting with moulded finial.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed grade II* as high-quality ironwork, attributed to the most important architectural ironsmith working in Wales in the early C18, which marked the high-point of architectural ironwork in Britain, and forming a prominent feature that contributes to the setting of the church.
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