Reception (Chantry Lodge), Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9141 / 52°54'50"N

Longitude: -4.0976 / 4°5'51"W

OS Eastings: 259052

OS Northings: 337242

OS Grid: SH590372

Mapcode National: GBR 5R.NF3P

Mapcode Global: WH55T.101V

Plus Code: 9C4QWW72+JX

Entry Name: Reception (Chantry Lodge)

Listing Date: 14 January 1971

Last Amended: 23 August 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4872

Building Class: Domestic

ID on this website: 300004872

Location: The first main building at the entrance of the village; set back slightly to the NW of the village lane.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Penrhyndeudraeth

Locality: Portmeirion

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Gatehouse

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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.

Built in 1969 to designs of 1968; an administrative and reception block.

Exterior

Simple building of domestic character; T-plan. Of 2 storeys with stucco elevations and slate roof with projecting end chimney to the L. The front elevation has 4 windows of which those at ground floor level have 12-pane sashes and those above have casements with diamond panes. Arched doorway to the left of centre with multipane door, and further arched entrance to the far L. The left gable end has a projecting porch to the first floor above an arched bridge, with parapetted curving walls flanking a high-level access path; arched entrance to the porch, with multi-pane door, as before. Storeyed rear projection with hipped roof; sashes and casements as before.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as one of a number of buildings and structures designed 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 Former Tollhouse (Now Public Telephone Kiosk)
At the start of the main village road, immediately S of the reception block (Chantry Lodge).
II Statue of Huntsman
Immediatedly to the W of Cliff House, on the roadside.
II Forecourt Walls and Balustrading at Cliff House
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.
II The Gate House
Straddling the road at the main (eastern) approach to the village.
II Cliff House Including Annex
At the eastern edge of the village, in front, and to the E of, the Gatehouse.
II The Belvedere, Including Associated Terraces
Elevated above the main village road on the northern side, between Gatehouse and Bridgehouse.
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 Chantry Row
Located between Chantry and the Pantheon.

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Reception (Chantry Lodge)

A Grade II Listed Building in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd