Chirk Castle Gates, Screen and Piers is a Grade I listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 4 January 1966. Gate. 1 related planning application.
Chirk Castle Gates, Screen and Piers
- WRENN ID
- fallen-minaret-rook
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1966
- Type
- Gate
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Intricate cast and wrought ironwork, painted black with gold highlights. Composition of massive openwork piers with sedent wolf finials in lead, twin carriage gates with side panels and rich heraldic overthrow containing the Myddelton arms. Flanking pedestrian gates; screen railings on dwarf ashlar walls with roll-moulded copings and outer stone piers with acorn finials. Exceptional ironwork detailing includes Corinthian capitals to open piers incorporating vine tendrils and coronets with balustraded bases. Scrolled supports to heraldic overthrow embellished with bird, flower and foliage ornaments; urn finials and sunburst supporter to top rail. Intricate scrolled foliage, masks etc to carriage gates; spear finials and simpler scrollwork crestings to side gates and railings. For much of their life, the gates have been painted white highlighted with gold. Gates removed for repair on inspection, January 1998.
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