Attributed to Thomas Harrison of Chester, circa 1820, Ten Architectural Drawings for the proposed alterations to Chirk Castle, comprising:- a floor plan showing the proposed new additions of structures on East side and Courtyard; 20¾ x 30 in. (52.5 x 76 cm.) approx. and smaller;

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Attributed to Thomas Harrison of Chester, circa 1820, Ten Architectural Drawings for the proposed alterations to Chirk Castle, comprising:- a floor plan showing the proposed new additions of structures on East side and Courtyard; 20¾ x 30 in. (52.5 x 76 cm.) approx. and smaller;
together with watercolour designs for a proposed new archway, screen in the Entrance (Cromwell) Hall, alterations to Doorways for the same room, proposals for the roof and fireplace, and elevation and plan for Chirk Castle Hall, variously inscribed, pen and wash (10)

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These architectural drawings were commisioned from the local architect, Thomas Harrison of Chester by Charlotte Myddelton (d.1843) during the 1820's. They comprise schemes both for Gothicising the Cromwell Hall and its entrance, as well as creating a suite of family rooms in the East or Private Wing, which had originally been an open colonnnaded terrace walk of the 1670's. The latter were constructed in the 1820's in the Gothic taste, but were subsequently refaced by Pugin in the fullblown Antiquarian Gothic style circa 1846.

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