C19 Wall Adjoining Bridge House to the E, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9135 / 52°54'48"N

Longitude: -4.0975 / 4°5'51"W

OS Eastings: 259055

OS Northings: 337177

OS Grid: SH590371

Mapcode National: GBR 5R.NF3W

Mapcode Global: WH55T.1128

Plus Code: 9C4QWW72+9X

Entry Name: C19 Wall Adjoining Bridge House to the E

Listing Date: 23 August 2002

Last Amended: 23 August 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26872

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300026872

Location: On the S side of the road between Bridge House and the Gatehouse, with the Grotto beyond.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Penrhyndeudraeth

Locality: Portmeirion

Traditional County: Merionethshire

Tagged with: Wall

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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.

Second-quarter C19 wall and arch associated with the original house of Aber Ia, now the Portmeirion Hotel; alterations by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.

Exterior

Rubble wall with a maximum height of approximately 2.5m; this adjoins Bridge House to the E and curves gently outwards and downwards facing the estuary. There is a gap approximately a third of the way along with a plain cast iron balcony with rendered rubble flanking piers and surmounting cast iron fluted vases. The wall continues until it terminates in a circular pier at the cliff edge. In the centre of this last section, opposite a flight of steps leading down from the road in front of the Gatehouse, is a cyclopean, Tudor-arched slate entrance with walls sloped up to the L and R.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a C19 wall and arch associated with the original house of Aber Ia; one of a number of buildings and structures erected or altered 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 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 Gate House
Straddling the road at the main (eastern) approach to the village.
II The Belvedere, Including Associated Terraces
Elevated above the main village road on the northern side, between Gatehouse and Bridgehouse.
II The Bridge House
The second of the gateways into the village; below the Pantheon.
II Cliff House Including Annex
At the eastern edge of the village, in front, and to the E of, the Gatehouse.
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 Pantheon Including Addition to the Rear
Prominently sited overlooking the village.

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C19 Wall Adjoining Bridge House to the E

A Grade II Listed Building in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd