Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
20232
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/07/1998
Date of Amendment
29/07/1998
Name of Property
Arbour within Brynkinallt Park
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Chirk
Town
Wrexham
Locality
Brynkinallt
Easting
330273
Northing
337733
Street Side
Location
The arbour is located on the ascending driveway from Lady's Bridge to Brynkinallt Hall, with a dramatic view over the narrow valley of the Afon Ceiriog.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
The arbour, one of two originally erected in the park, probably dates from the re-landscaping of Brynkinallt Park undertaken by 1808, at the behest of Charlotte, Countess of Dungannon.
Exterior
The arbour is in the form of a wide shallow semi-dome set on end, its front margin formed by a triple shafted moulding of stone springing from very low-set capitals each side and forming a slightly pointed arch. The interior is plastered, and contains a curved seat. In front, there are low wing walls either side, set in a reversed curve, the coping sloping down to coped square piers.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a built feature of the landscaping scheme carried out at the beginning of the C19, and one of unusual form. An element in the Grade II* garden included in the National Gardens Register for Wales,
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