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Portmeirion

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Portmeirion

Portmeirion (; Welsh pronunciation: [pɔrtˈmei̯rjɔn]) is a folly 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 was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the Baroque style and is now owned by a charitable trust. It has served as the location for numerous films and television shows, most famously as "the Village" in the 1960s television show The Prisoner. Many of the buildings within the village are listed by Cadw, the Welsh historic environment service, for their architectural and historical importance, and the gardens are listed, at Grade II*, on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.

Infobox

OS grid reference
SH588370
Community
mw- Penrhyndeudraeth
Principal area
Gwynedd
Country
Wales
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Post town
PENRHYNDEUDRAETH
Postcode district
LL48
Dialling code
01766
Police
North Wales
Fire
North Wales
Ambulance
Welsh
UK Parliament
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Dwyfor Meirionnydd

Tables

· Architecture › Chronology of construction
19th century
19th century
Time
19th century
Building
Existing buildings: White Horses, former blacksmith's shop; Castell Deudraeth (the hospital in The Prisoner); main building; gardener's house, stables
1925
1925
Time
1925
Building
Conversion of the main building into a hotel, gardener's house becomes Mermaid; stables become Salutation
1925/26
1925/26
Time
1925/26
Building
Angel & Neptune
1926
1926
Time
1926
Building
Watch House, opening of the hotel
1927/28
1927/28
Time
1927/28
Building
Campanile; Prior's Lodging
1928/29
1928/29
Time
1928/29
Building
Government House
1929
1929
Time
1929
Building
Toll House
1930
1930
Time
1930
Building
Amis Réunis
1930s
1930s
Time
1930s
Building
Town Hall (Hercules Hall); Pilot House; Battery Cottage, Dolphin; Fountain; Anchor, Trinity
1933/34
1933/34
Time
1933/34
Building
Chantry
1937/38
1937/38
Time
1937/38
Building
Camera Obscura
1954
1954
Time
1954
Building
Lighthouse (after the end of building restrictions during the Second World War)
1954/55
1954/55
Time
1954/55
Building
Gate House
1956/57
1956/57
Time
1956/57
Building
Telford's Tower
1958
1958
Time
1958
Building
Bristol Colonnade; High Cloister (porch of the dome)
1958/59
1958/59
Time
1958/59
Building
Round House (residence of number 6 in The Prisoner), Bridge House
1959
1959
Time
1959
Building
Pantheon – dome (the green roofing had to be removed after renovations in the 1990s due to fire protection requirements)
1960
1960
Time
1960
Building
Belvedere
1961/62
1961/62
Time
1961/62
Building
Chantry Row
1962
1962
Time
1962
Building
Playhouse
1963
1963
Time
1963
Building
Triumphal Arch; Gothic Pavilion
1963/64
1963/64
Time
1963/64
Building
Arches
1964
1964
Time
1964
Building
Gloriette Balkon
1964/65
1964/65
Time
1964/65
Building
Unicorn
1966
1966
Time
1966
Building
Villa Winch; Central Piazza (replacing a tennis court)
1968/70
1968/70
Time
1968/70
Building
Cliff House
1977
1977
Time
1977
Building
New Toll Booth
1978
1978
Time
1978
Building
Terrace, self-service restaurant
1981
1981
Time
1981
Building
The hotel was destroyed by fire
1983
1983
Time
1983
Building
Centenary Gazebo; Prisoner information centre opened in the Round House
1988
1988
Time
1988
Building
Reopening of the hotel after reconstruction
1998
1998
Time
1998
Building
Tudor Room, annex to the Hercules Hall
1999
1999
Time
1999
Building
Prisoner Information Centre closed; second pay kiosk opposite Toll Booth; Castell Deudraeth reopened as hotel after renovations.
2001
2001
Time
2001
Building
New Prisoner shop in the Round House
2007
2007
Time
2007
Building
Caffi Glas (The Blue Café), Italian restaurant (built 1950 as garages for guests)
2016
2016
Time
2016
Building
Permanent chess set, built in remembrance of The Prisoner next to the central piazza
Time
Building
19th century
Existing buildings: White Horses, former blacksmith's shop; Castell Deudraeth (the hospital in The Prisoner); main building; gardener's house, stables
1925
Conversion of the main building into a hotel, gardener's house becomes Mermaid; stables become Salutation
1925/26
Angel & Neptune
1926
Watch House, opening of the hotel
1927/28
Campanile; Prior's Lodging
1928/29
Government House
1929
Toll House
1930
Amis Réunis
1930s
Town Hall (Hercules Hall); Pilot House; Battery Cottage, Dolphin; Fountain; Anchor, Trinity
1933/34
Chantry
1937/38
Camera Obscura
1954
Lighthouse (after the end of building restrictions during the Second World War)
1954/55
Gate House
1956/57
Telford's Tower
1958
Bristol Colonnade; High Cloister (porch of the dome)
1958/59
Round House (residence of number 6 in The Prisoner), Bridge House
1959
Pantheon – dome (the green roofing had to be removed after renovations in the 1990s due to fire protection requirements)
1960
Belvedere
1961/62
Chantry Row
1962
Playhouse
1963
Triumphal Arch; Gothic Pavilion
1963/64
Arches
1964
Gloriette Balkon
1964/65
Unicorn
1966
Villa Winch; Central Piazza (replacing a tennis court)
1968/70
Cliff House
1977
New Toll Booth
1978
Terrace, self-service restaurant
1981
The hotel was destroyed by fire
1983
Centenary Gazebo; Prisoner information centre opened in the Round House
1988
Reopening of the hotel after reconstruction
1998
Tudor Room, annex to the Hercules Hall
1999
Prisoner Information Centre closed; second pay kiosk opposite Toll Booth; Castell Deudraeth reopened as hotel after renovations.
2001
New Prisoner shop in the Round House
2007
Caffi Glas (The Blue Café), Italian restaurant (built 1950 as garages for guests)
2016
Permanent chess set, built in remembrance of The Prisoner next to the central piazza

References

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    https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/portmeirion
  2. worldwidewriter.co.uk
    https://www.worldwidewriter.co.uk/architectural-folly-of-portmeirion.html
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    https://books.google.com/books?id=cZlMAAAAYAAJ&q=Portmeirion
  4. "Portmeirion" a BBC Wales documentary, 2006
  5. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uybmg3cHtG0&ab_channel=Flycatchers1958
  6. Brooklyn Stereography
    https://brooklynstereography.com/2019/09/22/be-seeing-you-portmeirion-the-village-from-itvs-the-prisoner-in-3d/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20060818141555/http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/holidays/topten/
  8. "New Order, Primal Scream and Spiritualized for Portmeirion festival"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesmusic/2012/04/festival-number-6-portmeirion-new-order-primal-scream-spiritualized.shtml
  9. "Gwynedd's Festival No.6 to take hiatus"
    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-44886319
  10. The Highway and the City
    https://archive.org/details/highwaycity00mumf/page/88/mode/2up
  11. National Historic Assets of Wales
    https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=4777
  12. "Portmeirion Grounds and Gardens"
    https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/301590/
  13. Daily Post
    https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/car-gets-stuck-narrow-footpath-2646981
  14. Wanderlust
    https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/the-secret-gardens-of-snowdonia/
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    https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/parkgarden/FullReport?lang=en&id=158
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/webarchive/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fblogs%2Fdoctorwho%2Fentries%2F0acc1d3e-74c2-4a66-8a3a-20001cf377ca
  17. BBC News
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/2841059.stm
  18. "Llan-ar-goll-en"
    https://www.clothcatanimation.com/project/llan-ar-goll-en/
  19. BBC News
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/164089.stm
  20. VisitWales
    https://www.visitwales.com/destinations/north-wales/snowdonia/must-do-and-around-portmeirion
  21. cambrian-news
    https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/planning/new-chess-board-at-portmeirion-approved-92467
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