Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gates, gate piers and railings at NE entrance to Gredington Park
Hanmer, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Gredington Park, Hanmer, Wrexham, designated on 16 November 1962.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 16 November 1962
- Locality
- Gredington Park
- Community
- Hanmer
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.95029, -2.81786
- Cadw reference
- 1666
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1861 · 73. Market Drayton. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 122 Nantwich (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set back on the S side of the road through Hanmer, NE of Home Farm and approximately 400m SW of the parish church.
History
Gredington has been the home of the Kenyon family since c1706. The house was rebuilt in the early C19, contemporary with which was the landscape park, which is shown on the 1839 Tithe map with its present entrances. The gates are of uncertain origin and date. Their C18 Baroque style suggests that they were intended to stand at the entrance to the forecourt of the house, and were therefore moved to their present position later. They stand at what was probably once the main entrance to the park, although this drive is now disused.
Exterior
A Baroque style pair of gates with gate piers and outer railings, of wrought iron. The openwork piers have scrollwork decoration, incorporating oval painted heraldic devices, and elaborate scrolled finial. The gates have scrollwork panels over dog bars, and scrollwork cresting. Outer railings have similar enrichment.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as well-detailed C18 architectural ironwork in a prominent roadside location.
Nearby in the register
- Mere HouseNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Hanmer war memorialNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Gates and gate piers at S entrance to Hanmer churchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Hanmer Voluntary Primary SchoolEducationunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.