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List of buildings and structures in Portmeirion

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This is a list of notable buildings and structures in the village of Portmeirion, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. Portmeirion was created as an Italianate village by the architect, Clough Williams-Ellis, who bought the Aber Iâ mansion and its estate in 1925 as the location for his project. He built his eccentric, eclectic village between 1925 and 1975.^[1] He also bought the nearby Castell Deudraeth in 1931.

Allegedly inspired by the colourful buildings of Portofino in Italy, many of Portmeirion's buildings were built on a tight budget, using salvaged and re-used materials.^[2] In 1971, forty of the fifty main buildings gained a Grade II heritage listing, one of the first examples of this happening for a still living architect.^[3]

The village is now a tourist destination with over 200,000 visitors a year.^[1]

Listed buildings

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Name	Date completed	Description	Listing
Portmeirion Town Hall (Hercules Hall)	1938	An imposing two-storey building in a 17th-century style, the Town Hall incorporates large amounts of dressed stone and a vaulted plasterwork ceiling salvaged from Emral Hall in Flintshire. These were bought at auction by Williams-Ellis. The vaulted ceiling depicts the Labours of Hercules (as well as the signs of the Zodiac) which give the building its alternative name of Hercules Hall.^[4]	Grade I
Campanile (Bell Tower)	1928	Described as the most significant building in the village, the tower is seven storeys in height, construction began in 1925 with the intention of it being a focal point.^[5] The tower is in a Baroque style, incorporating stone from a nearby 12th-century castle and a chiming clock from a London brewery.^[6]	Grade II*
The Colonnade	1959 (original c. 1760)	Originally a bath stone colonnade, part of the Arnos Court bathhouse in Bristol dating from circa 1760. The bathhouse was damaged during World War II, Williams-Ellis acquired the Colonnade and erected it in Portmeirion. A portrait head of Williams-Ellis was added by sculptor Jonah Jones.^[7]	Grade II*
Anchor	1936	Four storey 'Mediterranean' style building, though tucked into a cliff and accessed from the road at the top floor.^[8] Attached to (and forms a pair with) Fountain (1937). Fountain is the yellow building in the picture.	Grade II
Angel	1926	^[9]	Grade II
The Arches	1964	Originally staff accommodation and garages, it became a shop in 1965.^[10]	Grade II
Bandstand and Hercules Steps	1961	A single storey classical loggia, though originally designed to house the village electricity substation underneath. Three flights of broad stone steps adjacent.^[11]	Grade II
Battery	1927	A three-storey house with Kent vernacular weatherboarding to the facade. Originally called 'Block C', the ground floor was originally used as a garage.^[12]	Grade II
The Belvedere	1960	A simple classical 2-storey house, which incorporates stained glass from Castell Deudraeth.^[13]	Grade II
Bridge House	1959	One of the gatehouses to Portmeirion, a two-storey building over a tunnel arch.^[12]	Grade II
Casino	1926	Listed together with the Amis Reunis boat, the Casino loggia is part of the seafront terrace in front of the Portmeirion Hotel.^[14]	Grade II
Castell Deudraeth	1700s	A mansion on the Portmeirion Estate, bought by Clough Williams-Ellis in 1931. Reopened after extensive renovation in 2001.^[15]	Grade II
Chantry	1937	^[16]	Grade II
Chantry Lodge	1969	Built as an office and reception building.^[17]	Grade II
Chantry Row	1963	^[18]	Grade II
Chinese Gateway and steps	1961	A single storey pavilion in a Chinese style with an 'oriental' metal roof. Attached walls, railings and flight of stairs are also listed.^[19]	Grade II
Cliff House	1969	A Georgian style house to the east of the village, with facades of three bays.^[20] Williams-Ellis shows his love of visual tricks, with the windows on one side of the house being false, purely to retain symmetry.^[2]	Grade II
Corrugated iron shelter	1950s	^[21]	Grade II
Dolphin	1934	A large 3-storey building with the south elevation facing the River Dwyryd estuary.^[22]	Grade II
Dovecote	1800s	A pre-existing circular rubble dovecote associated with the original Aber Iâ mansion.^[23]	Grade II
Former Tollhouse	1950s	^[24]	Grade II
Fountain	1937	Three-storey house with a flat roof, adjacent to Anchor.^[25] Fountain is the pink-washed house to the right of the Anchor in the image.	Grade II
The Gatehouse	1955	An imposing 2-storey gatehouse over a tunnel arch. It was the first post-war building and includes a ceiling mural painted by German artist, Hans Feibusch.^[26]	Grade II
The Gazebo	1983	Built to mark the centenary of Clough William-Ellis's birth, the Gazebo was built to designs by his daughter, Susan.^[27]	Grade II
Gloriette	1965	An imposing classical loggia, named after the building that inspired it at Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.^[28]	Grade II
Gothick Pavilion	1966 (original c. 1815)	Originally a porch for Nerquis Hall in Flintshire, it was relocated to Portmeirion with amendments by Williams-Ellis.^[29]	Grade II
Government House	1929	Built as overspill accommodation for the hotel, Government House is a large building of two sections, one of three storeys and the other of two storeys.^[30]	Grade II
Portmeirion Hotel	c. 1850	Formerly known as the mansion of Aber Iâ, the building and its grounds were bought in 1925 by Williams-Ellis as the focus for his new village.^[31]	Grade II
Ladies Lodge	1939	Originally a garage, the building was converted to be used as a shop.^[32]	Grade II
The Lighthouse	1963	^[33]	Grade II
Mermaid	c. 1840	Originally a gardener's cottage for the Aber Iâ mansion, Williams-Ells decorated it in a Regency-Gothic style.^[34]	Grade II
Neptune	1926	^[35]	Grade II
Observatory Tower	1937	^[36]	Grade II
The Pantheon and addition	1961	Also known as the Dome, due to its large octagonal dome surmounted by a cupola. on the southwest side is a large Gothic porch and to the rear is a single storey extension.^[37]	Grade II
Prior's Lodging	1929	The two-storey building forms part of Battery Square and is named after its first tenant, the Prior of the Monastery of Caldy.^[38]	Grade II
Rotunda and Grotto	1954	Built as a circular viewing platform, but containing a shell grotto lined with scallop shells and conches.^[39]	Grade II
Round House and arch	1960	^[40]	Grade II
Salutation	c. 1842-1858	Originally the stable block and lodge for the Aber Iâ mansion. Later used as a shop selling Portmeirion Pottery^[41] and as a general gift shop.	Grade II
Shelter and statue of Buddha	1964	Gold painted statue of Buddha (used for the 1958 film Inn of the Sixth Happiness) housed in a circular shelter with a decorative balustrade and a pantiled roof.^[42]	Grade II
Telford's Tower, walls and arches	1958	A three-storey tower with a single storey range, built to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Thomas Telford.^[43]	Grade II
Trinity	1934	A three-storey Georgian-style building, originally with garages underneath.^[44] Lately used as a shop.	Grade II
The Unicorn	1964	An elegant, classical building, deliberately built much smaller to give an impression of a grand stately home from a distance.^[45]	Grade II
Villa Winch	1967	A two-storey domestic building behind the Chantry, built for Clough-Ellis's friend, Captain Henry Winch.^[46]	Grade II
Watch House	1926	A small cottage-like single-storey building, behind Dolphin, facing towards the sea.^[47]	Grade II
White Horses	1700s/1966	An eighteenth-century cottage with a 1966 extension by Williams-Ellis. Attached to the Observatory Tower.^[48]	Grade II

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List_of_buildings_and_structures_in_Portmeirion

List of buildings and structures in Portmeirion

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Other listed structures

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Name	Date completed	Description	Listing
Amis Reunis	1930	A recreation in concrete, now part of the sea wall, of a 70-ton Breton trading ketch. Williams-Ellis incorporates elements from the original boat.^[14]^[49]	Grade II
Angel Gates (Hercules Gate)	c. 1937	Dated 1908 but erected opposite the Town Hall prior to the completion of that building.^[50]	Grade II
Astrolabe	–	Metal astrolabe, on top of a Tuscan stone column set on a terracotta octagonal base.^[51]	Grade II
Hercules Statue	1960 (cast c. 1863)	Statue by William Brodie, erected on a tall stone pedestal in the current site in 1960.^[52]	Grade II
Monument in Battery Square	–	Statue of an eagle, on top of a stone ball finial, atop an iron column.^[52]	Grade II
Wall adjoining Bridge House	early 1800s	An 19th century wall associated with the Aber Iâ mansion.^[53] The listed walling is visible both in the left of the picture, and in the centre-right (between the rock outcrop and the rear of Bridge House).	Grade II