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
85507
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/10/2005
Date of Amendment
20/10/2005
Name of Property
Walls, gate piers and gates to forecourt and formal garden at Iscoyd Park
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Bronington
Town
Locality
Iscoyd
Easting
350454
Northing
341942
Street Side
Location
Around the S and W sides of the house.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Iscoyd Park was built in the early C18 and was extended by William Hanmer in 1747. From 1780 it was owned by Rev Richard Congreve (d 1782) and his descendants, who sold it to Philip Lake Godsal in 1843. The revetment, walls and gate surrounding the forecourt and formal garden were added in the early 1850s, probably by John E Gregan, architect of Manchester. His drawing of the proposed walls is similar to the finished work, although the extant gates are simpler than those shown in the drawing. The walls and gateways are shown on the 1873 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
Walls principally of brick with freestone coping, banding and piers, comprising battered revetments with parapet above. The forecourt entrance on the SW side has a projecting wall of rusticated stone, square rusticated gate piers with prominent ball finials, and wooden gate with X-shape cross bars. From here the wall returns in a NE direction in front of the house, where the parapet is mainly freestone, is stepped in beyond the end of the house, then returns and abuts the large coach house. This short return section also has a gateway with rusticated piers and pyramid caps, and wooden gate with cross bars.
From the main entrance the wall continues NW along the side of the house, and then returns across the back of the house. This latter section incorporates 2 flights of stone steps with low rusticated piers. The wall terminates where it abuts the library bay of the rear wing.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a substantial and well-preserved C19 garden feature making a strong contribution to the setting of the house.
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