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Erddig Park (Erthig) 
AIR-thig ("th" as in the)
Wrexham, Wrexham, Wales
Circa Date: 18th century
Status: Fully Extant
AIR-thig ("th" as in the)
Wrexham, Wrexham, Wales
Circa Date: 18th century
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
AIR-thig ("th" as in the)
Location
Country
Wales
District Today
Wrexham
Historic County
Denbighshire
City / Town / Village
Wrexham
Latitude
53.04195
Longitude
-2.99713
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
18th century
Images
The Garden Front
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The Garden Front
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The Gardens
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The House from the Gardens
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Architects
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Vol. II, p. 159, 1853.
Country Life
XXVI, 742 plan, 1909. LXVII, 441 [Furniture] 623 [Furniture], 1930. LXVIII, 206, 234, 1930. CLXIII, 906, 970, 1070, 1978. CLXIV, 1331 [ironwork], 1978.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
2.S. Vol. V, 1829.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01978-355-314
Fax Number
01978-313-333
Email
Website
Awards
Regional Winner of the NPI National Heritage Award 1999/2000
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
The National Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Visitor Attraction
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Philip Yorke and Yorke family.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Erddig is famous for its unique preservation of the life of the House's servants in the 18th and 19th centuries. The State Rooms are exquisite and display most of their original 18th and 19th century furniture and furnishings.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
For information on the history of British currency, click here. To use a chart that allows you to compare the purchasing power of money In Great Britain from 1264 to any other year, including the present, click here. To use a currency conversion to see the current value of the British pound, click here.
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The great State Bed of Erddig was rescued in the 1970s and worked on for 18 months by the conservation staff at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. The V&A owns the bed and have it on long-term loan to Erddig.
Comments
Erddig is considered one of the most interesting houses in Britain.
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
Erddig is famous for its collection of outbuildings, which include the Kitchen, Laundry, Bakehouse, Stables, Sawmill, Smithy, and Joiner's Shop. There are authentic demonstrations of the large collection of restored historic machines. Erddig sports one of the last surviving 18th century gardens with a large walled garden and Victorian parterre (the Walled Garden was restored to its 18th century formal design by The National Trust in the late 20th century). Erddig is also home to the National Collection of Ivies, a fine yew walk, and 13 miles of footpaths.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Reference |
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Reference |
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | NA |
| Reference | Feb 6, 2003, pg. 58 |
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference | pg. 1114 |
Related Resources
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