Erddig

Erddig was built in 1683-7 by the Cheshire mason Thomas Webb for Joshua Edisbury, whose building ambitions bankrupted him. In 1721-4 wings were added for John Meller, Master in Chancery. The house was inherited in 1733 by Meller’s nephew, Simon Yorke and further remodelled by James Wyatt in 1773-4 and Thomas Hopper in 1827-8. The result is an unpretentious, country house of 9 bays with 2 long flanking wings and a 2-bay pedimented frontispiece. The Neo-classical interiors include fine examples of 18th-century Chinese wallpaper and a chapel with late 18th-century fittings. Today Erddig is celebrated for the well-rounded view it presents of the lifestyles of all of its occupants, family and staff.

Erddig, Wrexham

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A collection of 17th- through 19th-century portraits, including a good series depicting the Yorke family (one by Gainsborough); a collection of portraits and photographs of domestic staff (18th - 20th century); important 18th- and early 19th-century furniture, including gilt pier-glasses, gilt girandoles and a State Bed (all attributed to John Belchier 1720s), and dining room furniture by Gillows of Lancaster (1827); porcelain including some good Chelsea and Worcester examples, Delftware; library with 18th- and 19th- century legal and antiquarian works; and a wide range of domestic and estate equipment.

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