Gates and gate piers at S entrance to Hanmer churchyard, Hanmer, Wrexham

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9515 / 52°57'5"N

Longitude: -2.8135 / 2°48'48"W

OS Eastings: 345442

OS Northings: 339656

OS Grid: SJ454396

Mapcode National: GBR 7F.L12Q

Mapcode Global: WH89M.R2FM

Plus Code: 9C4VX52P+JJ

Entry Name: Gates and gate piers at S entrance to Hanmer churchyard

Listing Date: 15 November 2005

Last Amended: 15 November 2005

Grade: II*

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 86936

ID on this website: 300086936

Location: On the S side of the churchyard opposite Hanmer Mere.

County: Wrexham

Community: Hanmer

Traditional County: Flintshire

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History

The gates were formerly in the chancel, and therefore can be dated to 1720. They are attributed to the smith Robert Davies of Croesfoel, Wrexham. They were removed from the chancel during restoration in 1884 and placed at a new churchyard entrance directly S of the porch. This entrance is shown on the 1900 Ordnance Survey.

Exterior

Square freestone panelled gate piers are surmounted by sculpted lions. They flank central double gates and outer panels. The gates have scrollwork decoration, concave upper rails and cresting. The outer panels have dog bars, scrollwork panels in the centre and cresting with moulded finial.

Reasons for Listing

Listed grade II* as high-quality ironwork, attributed to the most important architectural ironsmith working in Wales in the early C18, which marked the high-point of architectural ironwork in Britain, and forming a prominent feature that contributes to the setting of the church.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II* Hanmer war memorial
Set into the S churchyard wall W of the main entrance and opposite Hanmer Mere.
II Sundial in Hanmer churchyard
In the churchyard SE of the porch.
II* Hanmer churchyard cross
On the S side of the nave, and immediately S of the footpath leading from porch to The Square.
II Nickson family tombs, including railings, in Hanmer churchyard
To the SE of the chancel, immediately adjacent to The Vicarage and its back garden wall.
II Gravestone of Edward Lloyd in Hanmer churchyard
On the S side of the chancel.
II Tomb of Henry Parry in Hanmer churchyard
On the S side of the chancel.
II* Church of St Chad
In a large churchyard and the most prominent building in the village, W of The Square and N of Hanmer Mere.
II The Vicarage
Immediately E of the churchyard.

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Gates and gate piers at S entrance to Hanmer churchyard

A Grade II* Listed Building in Hanmer, Wrexham