Quite simply, this wonderful house, park and garden can’t survive without it. Erddig came to the National Trust with insufficient funds for its long-term care.
We must raise at least £10 million to safeguard Erddig’s future.
- Each year, on top of routine maintenance, we need an extra £300,000 to tackle a serious backlog of essential repairs.
- The cost of caring for it is huge: we spent £200,000 recently just to repair and paint the windows of the main House.
- There’s no source of subsidy from outside Erddig. The National Trust as a whole faces a conservation repair bill of hundreds of millions of pounds.
- That’s why, when Phillip Yorke gave Erddig to the Trust, he expected land like this would have to be used to fund the running of the estate, although understandably he hoped it might not be necessary.
'Any extra money which the Trust require they can obtain by exploiting the property out of sight of the house' Philip Yorke. January 16 1970.
This project will have no impact on Erddig’s house, gardens or parkland.
- It is half a mile from the house and hidden from the park by a thick belt of trees.
- New paths and cycleways will greatly improve access to the park for local people.
- Hundreds of trees will be planted, with new woodland areas opened up to the public.
The money we raise ensures that this wonderful Welsh estate can be looked after for ever – for everyone to enjoy.
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