Aedicular Niche to the N of the Swimming Pool, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9129 / 52°54'46"N

Longitude: -4.0985 / 4°5'54"W

OS Eastings: 258988

OS Northings: 337115

OS Grid: SH589371

Mapcode National: GBR 5R.NDX7

Mapcode Global: WH55T.01MQ

Plus Code: 9C4QWW72+5J

Entry Name: Aedicular Niche to the N of the Swimming Pool

Listing Date: 23 August 2002

Last Amended: 23 August 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26864

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300026864

Location: At the foot of the wooded cliff on the N side of the grassed garden area with swimming pool, E of Anchor and Fountain.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Penrhyndeudraeth

Locality: Portmeirion

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Architectural structure

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History

Portmeirion was designed and laid out by the celebrated architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis (1883-1978) following his purchase of the estate, then called Aber Iâ, in 1926. The village evolved over several decades and was still being added to in the 1970s.

Exterior

Tall stuccoed and rusticated aedicule consisting of an arched niche with baroque-style shaped and voluted gable. Within the gable apex is a circular niche with raised surround; this contains a Roman-style bust.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as one of a number of buildings and structures erected by the eminent architect and conservationist Sir Clough Williams-Ellis for his visionary Portmeirion villiage.

Group value with other listed items at Portmeirion.

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Descending Steps From Watch House
Descending dramatically down the wooded cliff to the shore line.
II Watch House
Dramatically sited on the cliff top overlooking the hotel and bay.
II Government House
On the cliff-top adjacent to the Campanile.
II Dolphin (Including Royal Dolphin)
Dramatically-sited on the cliff-top overlooking Fountain, Anchor and the Hotel.
II* Campanile (Also Called The Bell Tower)
Prominently sited on the south-eastern ridge overlooking the village and hotel.
II Monument Immediately E of Fountain
Immediately E of Fountain.
II Prior's Lodging
Facing Battery Square, adoining Battery.
II Fountain
Forming a pair (together with Anchor) of buildings sited in the lower, western part of the village, below the lane leading to the hotel.

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Aedicular Niche to the N of the Swimming Pool

A Grade II Listed Building in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd