The Lighthouse, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9091 / 52°54'32"N

Longitude: -4.1036 / 4°6'12"W

OS Eastings: 258631

OS Northings: 336705

OS Grid: SH586367

Mapcode National: GBR 5Q.NRNT

Mapcode Global: WH55S.Y42M

Plus Code: 9C4QWV5W+MH

Entry Name: The Lighthouse

Listing Date: 23 August 2002

Last Amended: 23 August 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26881

Building Class: Communications

Also known as: The Lighthouse

ID on this website: 300026881

Location: At Portmeirion's southernmost point, dramatically sited on the coastline.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Penrhyndeudraeth

Locality: Portmeirion

Traditional County: Merionethshire

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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.

The Lighthouse was erected by 1963.

Exterior

The Lighthouse consists of a small cylindrical tower of sheet metal with surmounting upturned pig boiler forming a dome. In between are latticed lights with dividing volutes; surmounting the whole is an ornate metal finial. This tower section stands on a wider circular rubble platform with railed balustrade and arched entrance.

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.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II White Horses
Located immediately behind and to the south of the Observation Tower, some 300m S of the Hotel.
II Statue of Nelson
Located immediately in front of the Observatory Tower.
II Observatory Tower
Prominently sited on the shore-line approximately 300m S of Portmeirion Hotel.
II Dovecote Above Portmeirion Hotel
On the cliff immediately above and overlooking the hotel.
II Portmeirion Hotel Including Revetment, Balustrade and Sculptures to the Upper Terrace
Located on the sea front at the southern edge of the village.
II Sea-front Terrace Incorporating the Casino and Amis Reunis
Located immediately below, and to the E of, the terrace in front of the Portmeirion Hotel.
II Chinese Gateway, Steps and Railings to Anchor, Including Associated Wall with Enclosure to N
Flanking the metalled lane leading to the hotel on the E.
II Anchor
Forming a pair (together with Fountain) of buildings sited in the lower, western part of the village, below the lane leading to the hotel.

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The Lighthouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd