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
17874
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/12/1996
Date of Amendment
03/12/1996
Name of Property
Gatepiers, Railings and Gates at Forest Lodge entrance
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Marchwiel
Town
Locality
Erddig
Easting
333306
Northing
347793
Street Side
W
Location
Situated at the junction of the East Drive and Sontley Road
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Erected possibly C19 with gates of early C18 character from the former Coed-y-glyn Lodge.
Exterior
Pair of rusticated stone gatepiers with ball finials attached on each side to a range of railings set in a low plinth and a secondary pier of similar design. The railings have spearhead finials. The gates have scrollwork overthrow, vertical rails with an elaborate central scrollwork panel.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as an imposing entrance to the park and for associations with the Erddig Estate.
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