Bridge over the River Clywedog, Marchwiel, Wrexham

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.0323 / 53°1'56"N

Longitude: -3.0038 / 3°0'13"W

OS Eastings: 332779

OS Northings: 348802

OS Grid: SJ327488

Mapcode National: GBR 75.DWB9

Mapcode Global: WH894.T1SQ

Plus Code: 9C5R2XJW+WF

Entry Name: Bridge over the River Clywedog

Listing Date: 3 December 1996

Last Amended: 3 December 1996

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 17871

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300017871

Location: Situated where the N carriage drive passes over the River Clwydog c0.6km N of Erddig.

County: Wrexham

Community: Offa

Community: Marchwiel

Locality: Erddig

Built-Up Area: Wrexham

Traditional County: Denbighshire

Tagged with: Bridge

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History

Constructed c1718 as part of John Meller's improvements to the house and park. The bridge is shown on Thomas Badeslade's view of the house and park of 1740 and is similar to the bridge dated 1718 over the Black Brook.

Exterior

Single span bridge of coursed sandstone ashlar with parapet and retaining walls. The retaining walls are splayed at an angle and have angled returns. The bridge is gently arched with a central corbel in the stepped arch on each side.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a good example of an early C18 bridge and for historical associations with the Erddig estate.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Bridge over River Clywedog
Carries the Erddig Road (at this point a track within Erddig Park) over the river.Partly in the Community of Erddig.
II Bridge over the Black Brook
Situated on the N carriage drive where it crosses the Black Brook c0.3km NW of Erddig.
II Gatepiers and attached gates and railings on N drive
Situated on the N carriage drive where it divides to lead to the W front of Erddig, approximately 0.3km NW of the house.
II Hydraulic Ram
Situated to c0.2km to the NW of Erddig between the cascade and the Cup and Saucer.
II Garden walls to N side of formal garden including gatepiers, gates and alcove
The wall runs along the N side of the formal garden to the E of Erddig and returns at right angles at the end of the garden.
II Sundial near the N end of the formal garden
Situated to the E of the pond near the N end of the formal garden at Erddig c200m from the house.
II* Cup and Saucer
Situated c0.2m NW of Erddig to the W of the carriage drive.
II* Screen and gates closing the formal garden at Erddig
Situated at the far end of the ornamental canal in the formal garden to the E of Erddig.

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Bridge over the River Clywedog

A Grade II Listed Building in Marchwiel, Wrexham