Wynnstay Column is a Grade II* listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 22 February 1995. Monument.

Wynnstay Column

WRENN ID
dim-finial-sable
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Country
Wales
Date first listed
22 February 1995
Type
Monument
Address
Wynnstay Column, Ruabon
OS grid reference
SJ 305 430
Coordinates
52.98043, -3.03556
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The Wynnstay Column is a colossal stone fluted Doric column, built in the 18th century, topped with a large bronze urn decorated with goat heads. It stands on a square stone base that features a single doorway with a moulded stone architrave and a late 20th-century steel door. On the northeast side of the base, there is a rectangular shallow recess that originally held an inscribed plaque reading "FILIO OPTIMO MATER - EHEU - SUPERSTES," which translates to "To the best of sons, his mother who - alas - survives him dedicates this." The column rises over 35 meters high and contains a spiral staircase leading to a railed walkway at the top.

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