Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
17867
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/12/1996
Date of Amendment
03/12/1996
Name of Property
Gatepiers and attached gates and railings on N drive
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Marchwiel
Town
Locality
Erddig
Easting
332534
Northing
348503
Street Side
Location
Situated on the N carriage drive where it divides to lead to the W front of Erddig, approximately 0.3km NW of the house.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
The gatepiers are of late C18 character and were probably erected 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, and for group value with other listed items on the Erddig estate.
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