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
1774
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
30/05/1951
Date of Amendment
31/01/1994
Name of Property
St. Giles' Churchyard Gates
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Offa
Town
Locality
Easting
333530
Northing
350168
Street Side
Location
Main entrance gates to churchyard, on principal alignment of NW door to church and Church Street, with side arches over College Row and Temple Row.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Churchyard gates. Erected in 1720, by the Davies brothers of Bersham, and restored in c1820 and 1900. The gates were slightly moved from their original position some time after 1821.
Exterior
Wrought iron. Central arched double gates with flanking side gates of less height, also arched, with hollow square section wrought iron piers each side of main and side gates; which are all highly enriched, and have scrolled overthrows incorporating sprays of leaves and flowers. Outer rusticated stone piers, surmounted by urn finials, then quadrants with overthrows in a similar style straddling College and Temple Rows, apparently added in 1821. Plain cast iron railings carried on low plinth wall enclose the churchyard to north and east, set up 1807-1808.
Interior
Reason for designation
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