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
17866
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/12/1996
Date of Amendment
03/12/1996
Name of Property
Gatepiers and gates to the forecourt at Erddig
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Marchwiel
Town
Locality
Erddig
Easting
332598
Northing
348095
Street Side
Location
Situated on the drive forming the entrance to the forecourt on the W front at Erddig, c0.1km S of the house.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
The gatepiers are of late C18 character and were probably placed on the drive at the time of the remodelling of the W front of the house.
Exterior
Pair of Neoclassical square section sandstone piers. Each has a moulded plinth and on the faces facing the drive a panel which contains a carving of a cornucopia and ribbon drop. There is a ribbed frieze and a moulded cap with an inset panel with a festoon and a flat top. Attached are railings and gates of simple design with spearhead finials.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a good example of later C18 gatepiers with fine carved detail.
Group value with the Coachman's House
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