Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
17869
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/12/1996
Date of Amendment
03/12/1996
Name of Property
Cup and Saucer
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Marchwiel
Town
Locality
Erddig
Easting
332456
Northing
348401
Street Side
Location
Situated c0.2m NW of Erddig to the W of the carriage drive.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Designed by William Emes in 1774, this structure is said to have been installed to prevent erosion of the sides of the Black Brook and was clearly intended as an ornamental feature to be enjoyed from the approach on the N carriage drive. It is said to be the only surviving water feature of this type to have been identified.
Exterior
A shallow circular stone bowl with a cylindrical stone weir is set in the dammed Black Brook. The water drops vertically down and exits through a rusticated tunnel entrance which is attached on each side to splayed stone walls with wide flat stone parapets set into the slope.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed grade II* as an impressive and probably unique water feature designed by the noted landscape architect William Emes.
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