List of buildings and structures in Portmeirion

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

Image	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

Other listed structures

Image	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	A 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

See also

• List of works by Clough Williams-Ellis