Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cupola to SE of the house
Marchwiel, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Erddig, Marchwiel, Wrexham, designated on 3 December 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 December 1996
- Locality
- Erddig
- Community
- Marchwiel
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.02682, -3.00612
- Cadw reference
- 17851
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated immediately to the E of the kitchen between this and the garden walls.
History
The cupola was brought from Stansty Park, Gwersyllt in early C20 together with the Screen and Gates that now close the formal garden to east of the house. Stansty Park was built in 1830-32. The cupola has been re-erected over a shed, said to have been used as a wood store.
Exterior
C19 hexagonal cupola with domical lead roof and wrought iron finial. Dentilled cornice and cusped timber heads to the openings. Splayed out slate roof base now supported on cast-iron columns. Modern wood store built underneath.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with other listed items at Erddig.
Nearby in the register
- Kitchen and attached laundries, bakehouse and scullery at ErddigDomesticunder 1 mi
- S Garden Pavilion including attached walls, alcove gatepiers and gates immediately to E of houseGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Sundial on main axis of the formal gardenGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Stable Courtyard RangeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.