Chirk Castle, Wrexham
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A mixture of objects that reflect the 400 years the Myddelton family have lived at Chirk Castle, transforming the stark medieval fortress into a comfortable family home.
This stark medieval fortress is the only one of its kind in North Wales to have been occupied continuously since it was built. Completed in 1310, Chirk Castle is attributed to either James of St George, Master of the King’s Works in Wales, or one of his subordinates such as Walter of Hereford. Chirk was bought in 1595 by Thomas Myddelton, an Elizabethan merchant adventurer. During the Civil War, the castle was twice captured and partly demolished. Remodelled between 1673–8, perhaps by William Winde, it was altered again in the 18th century and again in 1845 when A.W.N. Pugin Gothicised the classical Georgian interiors. The result is a variety of interior styles: a Neo-classical staircase hall, dating from 1777-8, sits amidst Tudor timber-framed walling and a smattering of 19th-century Gothic Revival alterations. Chirk remained in the Myddelton family until it was transferred to the National Trust in 1981.
A mixture of objects that reflect the 400 years the Myddelton family have lived at Chirk Castle, transforming the stark medieval fortress into a comfortable family home.
