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Statue of Huntsman

A Grade II Listed Building in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.9138 / 52°54'49"N

Longitude: -4.0973 / 4°5'50"W

OS Eastings: 259068

OS Northings: 337208

OS Grid: SH590372

Mapcode National: GBR 5R.NF5Z

Mapcode Global: WH55T.1152

Plus Code: 9C4QWW73+G3

Entry Name: Statue of Huntsman

Listing Date: 23 August 2002

Last Amended: 23 August 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26875

Building Class: Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces

ID on this website: 300026875

Location: Immediatedly to the W of Cliff House, on the roadside.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Penrhyndeudraeth

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 IĆ¢, in 1926. The village evolved over several decades and was still being added to in the 1970s.

English sandstone statue; mid C18.

Exterior

Life-sized, heavily-weathered sandstone statue with metal staff; on a square plinth.

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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