The cup and saucer cascade was designed by william emes in 1775.
The cup and saucer erddig.
The brook named black brook due to its origins in the coal mines gathers in the circular basin falling over the central weir and exiting through a tunnel a few yards away.
Discover the cup and saucer cylindrical cascade or explore the earthworks of a norman motte and bailey castle.
A walk through the estate spans the earliest origins of wrexham to the technology of an 18th century designed landscape.
The nearby river supplied a source of water which was pumped uphill by a hydraulic ram the water entering the ram via a feature known as erddig s cup and saucer.
It was designed to help prevent erosion by lowering the brook quickly.
All around tenant farmers continue the work of generations.
Cup and saucer waterfall emes created gravelled walks throughout the large pleasure grounds planted many trees which are still thriving today and manipulated the flow of water across the park through a series of cascades and weirs.
His most unique alteration to the erddig landscape was the cup and saucer waterfall.