Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
15565
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/02/1995
Date of Amendment
01/02/1995
Name of Property
Gate in Garden at Rug
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Denbighshire
Community
Corwen
Town
Locality
Rug
Easting
305629
Northing
344137
Street Side
Location
Aligned with the main entrance of the house, at the boundary of garden and park.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
The gate was made in 1825 by R.Hughes of Wrexham, and was originally at Glynllifon, Caernarvonshire, another seat of the Wynn's. It was moved to its present site c1970-80.
Exterior
Highly ornamental cast and wrought iron gate and piers, painted and gilded. Open-work cast piers with quatrefoil decoration and applied rosettes, each surmounted by a gilded heraldic emblem (a double-headed eagle). Gate has enriched top and bottom rails, and applied gilded wrought iron decoration comprising 4 linked semi-circles with heraldic motifs.
Interior
Reason for designation
A very fine example of an ironwork gateway, which although not at its original site, forms part of the context of the house at Rug.
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