Lady's Bridge, Brynkinallt Park (continued into England), Chirk, Wrexham

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9318 / 52°55'54"N

Longitude: -3.0312 / 3°1'52"W

OS Eastings: 330779

OS Northings: 337652

OS Grid: SJ307376

Mapcode National: GBR 74.M869

Mapcode Global: WH89J.DKSS

Plus Code: 9C4RWXJ9+PG

Entry Name: Lady's Bridge, Brynkinallt Park (continued into England)

Listing Date: 29 July 1998

Last Amended: 29 July 1998

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 20230

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

Also known as: Lady's Bridge With Attached Gate Piers, Gates And Railings (That Part In St Martin's Cp)

ID on this website: 300020230

Location: The bridge carries the E drive from Bryn-gwyla Lodge across the Afon Ceiriog, running across the valley floor to ascend to Brynkinallt Hall.

County: Wrexham

Town: Wrexham

Community: Chirk (Y Waun)

Community: Chirk

Locality: Brynkinallt

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Shropshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

A private bridge within the park, built in 1820.

Exterior

Built of Cefn and Coed-yr-allt sandstones. A single arch spanning c12.7m and rising to 5.75m above the water, formed of ashlar voussoirs with 'V'-cut joints rising to a keystone, and set proud of the rubble spandrels, and springing between ashlar pilasters. Plat band and crenellated ashlar parapet. The abutments splay slightly to terminate in rubble pilasters. On the Shropshire side iron railings extend back to stone gatepiers, with the Lodge formed with river boulders below.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a very handsome early C19 bridge, an important element in the Grade II* garden included in the National Gardens Register for Wales

External Links

Cadwr Listing
Wikidata IDs Q29497580 Q26472112

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II Lady's Bridge with Attached Gate Piers, Gates and Railings
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II Lady's Bridge Lodge
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II Summerhouse Approximately 110 Metres South East of Lady's Bridge Lodge
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II 19, Rhyn
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II Arbour within Brynkinallt Park
The arbour is located on the ascending driveway from Lady's Bridge to Brynkinallt Hall, with a dramatic view over the narrow valley of the Afon Ceiriog.
II* Brynkinallt Hall
The Brynkinallt Estate lies to the E of Chirk town, and straddles the national boundary.
II Screen Wall to the service yard at Brynkinallt Hall
The structure screens the service yard at the rear of the Hall, as approached from the Pont-y-Blew road.
II Pont-y-blew
The bridge carries the road from Chirk to Glynmorlas across the Afon Ceiriog.

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Lady's Bridge, Brynkinallt Park (continued into England)

A Grade II Listed Building in Chirk, Wrexham