Forecourt Walls and Balustrading at Cliff House, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9138 / 52°54'49"N

Longitude: -4.0972 / 4°5'50"W

OS Eastings: 259074

OS Northings: 337210

OS Grid: SH590372

Mapcode National: GBR 5R.NF5Z

Mapcode Global: WH55T.1161

Plus Code: 9C4QWW73+G4

Entry Name: Forecourt Walls and Balustrading at Cliff House

Listing Date: 23 August 2002

Last Amended: 23 August 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26874

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300026874

Location: In front of Cliff House and its annex, facing the lane and flanking the short drive to the house; continuing around the side of the house to enclose a raised terrace facing South.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Penrhyndeudraeth

Locality: Portmeirion

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: House

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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.

Erected in 1971 and associated with the Cliff House annex, designed in 1970.

Exterior

Low decorative balustrading, consisting of sections of turned reconstituted stone baluster with rendered piers acting as divisions; moulded capping. Adjoining the Cliff House Annex to the N is a section of rendered screen wall with three round-arched openings and similar balustrades. A short section of balustrading defines a terrace immediately to the N of the house and similarly defines a larger cliff-top terrace to the S.

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 Statue of Huntsman
Immediatedly to the W of Cliff House, on the roadside.
II Cliff House Including Annex
At the eastern edge of the village, in front, and to the E of, the Gatehouse.
II Former Tollhouse (Now Public Telephone Kiosk)
At the start of the main village road, immediately S of the reception block (Chantry Lodge).
II The Gate House
Straddling the road at the main (eastern) approach to the village.
II C19 Wall Adjoining Bridge House to the E
On the S side of the road between Bridge House and the Gatehouse, with the Grotto beyond.
II Reception (Chantry Lodge)
The first main building at the entrance of the village; set back slightly to the NW of the village lane.
II Rotunda or Grotto
Set into the hillslope below Cliff House with panoramic views accross the bay; accessed via steps and an arch from the main village road.
II The Belvedere, Including Associated Terraces
Elevated above the main village road on the northern side, between Gatehouse and Bridgehouse.

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Forecourt Walls and Balustrading at Cliff House

A Grade II Listed Building in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd