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Portmeirion (/ p ɔːr t ˈ m ɛr i ə n /; [1] Welsh pronunciation: [pɔrtˈmei̯rjɔn]) is a folly [2] tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Dwyryd in the community of Penrhyndeudraeth , 2 miles (3.2 km) from Porthmadog and 1 mile (1.6 km) from Minffordd railway station .
Portmeirion Pottery began in 1960 when pottery designer Susan Williams-Ellis (daughter of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who created the Italian-style Portmeirion Village in North Wales) and her husband, Euan Cooper-Willis, took over a small pottery-decorating company in Stoke-on-Trent called A. E. Gray Ltd, also known as Gray's Pottery.
The Campanile or Bell Tower (Welsh: Y Tŵr Clychau) is a prominent structure 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, building his eccentric, eclectic village between 1925 and 1975. [1]
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.
The Hotel Portmeirion or sometimes Portmeirion Hotel (Welsh: Gwesty Portmeirion) is a hotel and restaurant in the village of Portmeirion, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. The Hotel and many associated buildings and structures are Grade II listed buildings .
Portmeirion Town Hall (Welsh: Neuadd y Dref Portmeirion), also known as the Hercules Hall, is a building in Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales. Being in a private village ...
Portmeirion village. In 1925, Williams-Ellis acquired the land in North Wales that would become the Italianate village of Portmeirion [10] (made famous in the 1960s as the location of the cult TV series The Prisoner, and the 1976 Doctor Who story The Masque of Mandragora). Portmeirion is notable not only as an architectural composition, but ...
The festival takes place in North Wales in the village of Portmeirion on the Snowdonia coast in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. The village location is composed of many edifices inspired by the architecture of an Italian coastal town. Portmeirion village was built between 1925 and 1978 by the architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis. [5]