| Erddig | |
|---|---|
_May_2023_20.jpg) The house (foreground), gardens, and park at Erddig | |
  Location within Wrexham | |
| General information | |
| Location | Marchwiel, Wrexham County Borough |
| Coordinates | 53°1′38″N 3°0′23″W / 53.02722°N 3.00639°W |
| Owner | National Trust |
| Website | |
| https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/erddig | |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Designated | 9 June 1952 |
| Reference no. | 27130 |
Erddig (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɛrðɪɡ]) is a country house and estate approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Wrexham, Wales. It is centred on a country house, which dates principally from between 1684 and 1687, when the central block was built by Joshua Edisbury, and the 1720s, when the flanking wings were added by its second owner, John Meller.[1] Erddig was inherited by Simon Yorke in 1733, and remained in the Yorke family until it was given to the National Trust by Philip Yorke III in 1973.[2]
The Yorke family had an unusual relationship with their servants, and commemorated them in a large and unique collection of portraits and poems.[3] This collection, and the good state of preservation of the servants' quarters and estate workshops, provide an insight into how 18th to 20th century servants lived.[4] The house is also significant for its collection of seventeenth-century furniture; this includes the state bed, a rare surviving example of a lit à la duchesse canopy bed which retains its original hangings and bed cover of silk satin embroidered with Chinese designs.[2] The house was designated a grade I listed building in 1952.
The gardens were laid out between 1718 and 1733, and the surrounding park was landscaped between 1767 and 1789.[5][6] The estate is approximately 1,900 acres (770 ha) in size, and includes part of Wat's Dyke and the remains of a motte-and-bailed castle of the Norman period.[7][8] A pair of gates, originally located at Stansty Park and attributed to Robert Davies, stand at the end of the garden canal.[9]
- ^ Cadw. "Erdigg Hall (27130)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b Garnett, Oliver (1995). Erddig. National Trust. ISBN 9781843590170.
- ^ "Get the Downton experience at Erddig". National Trust. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Britain's Great Outdoors – And Indoors With Castles, Homes & Lively Markets". Canadian Traveller. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Cadw. "Erdigg Hall Garden (86570)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Cadw. "Erdigg Park (700357)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Cadw. "Erdigg Castle (307144)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Cadw. "Wat's Dyke: Section Extending Through Erddig Park (275773)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Cadw. "Erdigg Park, Stansty Gates (27133)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2024.