Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Gates and gate piers at S entrance to Hanmer churchyard
Hanmer, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Hanmer, Wrexham, designated on 15 November 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 15 November 2005
- Locality
- Hanmer
- Community
- Hanmer
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.95149, -2.81348
- Cadw reference
- 86936
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
On the S side of the churchyard opposite Hanmer Mere.
History
The gates were formerly in the chancel, and therefore can be dated to 1720. They are attributed to the smith Robert Davies of Croesfoel, Wrexham. They were removed from the chancel during restoration in 1884 and placed at a new churchyard entrance directly S of the porch. This entrance is shown on the 1900 Ordnance Survey.
Exterior
Square freestone panelled gate piers are surmounted by sculpted lions. They flank central double gates and outer panels. The gates have scrollwork decoration, concave upper rails and cresting. The outer panels have dog bars, scrollwork panels in the centre and cresting with moulded finial.
Reason for designation
Listed grade II* as high-quality ironwork, attributed to the most important architectural ironsmith working in Wales in the early C18, which marked the high-point of architectural ironwork in Britain, and forming a prominent feature that contributes to the setting of the church.
Nearby in the register
- Hanmer war memorialNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Sundial in Hanmer churchyardNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Hanmer churchyard crossNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Hanmer Churchyard CrossCrossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.