Erddig House (1), Wrexham, Wales, UK
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GeoRams
N 53° 01.635 W 003° 00.360
30U E 499597 N 5875301
One of 2 sundials in the grounds of Erddig House National Trust property in Wales.
This one is directly behind the house.
Waymark Code: WMNDZ
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/26/2006
Views: 53
The original house
Designed by Thomas Webb, the original house was finished in 1687, having been built for Joshua Edisbury, High Sheriff of Denbighshire. The building was then sold to John Mellor (1665-1733), Master of the Chancery, in 1718.
John Mellor enlarged and furnished Erddig House, and on his death, the estate passed to his nephew, Simon Yorke, before the house descended through the Yorke family until it was given to the National Trust in 1973. John Mellor's purchases adorn the house to this day; the best can be seen in the Saloon, Tapestry Room and State Bedroom.
The original house, which forms the central nine bays of Erddig, was square and quite austere. Wings were added in 1720s, and to protect it from weathering, stone facing was added to the West front in the 1770s. Considered to be somewhat plain, architecturally speaking, the furnishings inside the house are outstanding, dating from 1720-26, and were made by London cabinetmakers and craftsmen.
The Gardens
The park was landscaped by William Eames (1729-1803) between 1768 - 1789. Erddig's walled garden is one of the most important surviving 18th Century gardens in Britain and was planned around a canal, and features a Victorian parterre and yew walk, as well as the National Collection of Ivy. The walled garden has many rare historical varieties of apples, pears, plums and apricots training along its walls, carefully labelled with names like Bon Chrétien d'Hiver (a pear of the late 15th Century) and Edelsborsdorfer (a 16th Century apple).
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