# List of buildings and structures in Portmeirion

This is a list of notable buildings and structures in the village of Portmeirion, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. Portmeirion was created as an Italianate village by the architect, Clough Williams-Ellis, who bought the Aber Iâ mansion and its estate in 1925 as the location for his project. He built his eccentric, eclectic village between 1925 and 1975. He also bought the nearby Castell Deudraeth in 1931.
Allegedly inspired by the colourful buildings of Portofino in Italy, many of Portmeirion's buildings were built on a tight budget, using salvaged and re-used materials. In 1971, forty of the fifty main buildings gained a Grade II heritage listing, one of the first examples of this happening for a still living architect.
The village is now a tourist destination with over 200,000 visitors a year.

## Listed buildings

| Name | Date completed | Description | Listing |
| Portmeirion Town Hall (Hercules Hall) | 1938 | An imposing two-storey building in a 17th-century style, the Town Hall incorporates large amounts of dressed stone and a vaulted plasterwork ceiling salvaged from Emral Hall in Flintshire. These were bought at auction by Williams-Ellis. The vaulted ceiling depicts the Labours of Hercules (as well as the signs of the Zodiac) which give the building its alternative name of Hercules Hall. | Grade I |
| Campanile (Bell Tower) | 1928 | Described as the most significant building in the village, the tower is seven storeys in height, construction began in 1925 with the intention of it being a focal point. The tower is in a Baroque style, incorporating stone from a nearby 12th-century castle and a chiming clock from a London brewery. | Grade II* |
| The Colonnade | 1959 (original c. 1760) | Originally a bath stone colonnade, part of the Arnos Court bathhouse in Bristol dating from circa 1760. The bathhouse was damaged during World War II, Williams-Ellis acquired the Colonnade and erected it in Portmeirion. A portrait head of Williams-Ellis was added by sculptor Jonah Jones. | Grade II* |
| Anchor | 1936 | Four storey 'Mediterranean' style building, though tucked into a cliff and accessed from the road at the top floor. Attached to (and forms a pair with) Fountain (1937). Fountain is the yellow building in the picture. | Grade II |
| Angel | 1926 | | Grade II |
| The Arches | 1964 | Originally staff accommodation and garages, it became a shop in 1965. | Grade II |
| Bandstand and Hercules Steps | 1961 | A single storey classical loggia, though originally designed to house the village electricity substation underneath. Three flights of broad stone steps adjacent. | Grade II |
| Battery | 1927 | A three-storey house with Kent vernacular weatherboarding to the facade. Originally called 'Block C', the ground floor was originally used as a garage. | Grade II |
| The Belvedere | 1960 | A simple classical 2-storey house, which incorporates stained glass from Castell Deudraeth. | Grade II |
| Bridge House | 1959 | One of the gatehouses to Portmeirion, a two-storey building over a tunnel arch. | Grade II |
| Casino | 1926 | Listed together with the Amis Reunis boat, the Casino loggia is part of the seafront terrace in front of the Portmeirion Hotel. | Grade II |
| Castell Deudraeth | 1700s | A mansion on the Portmeirion Estate, bought by Clough Williams-Ellis in 1931. Reopened after extensive renovation in 2001. | Grade II |
| Chantry | 1937 | | Grade II |
| Chantry Lodge | 1969 | Built as an office and reception building. | Grade II |
| Chantry Row | 1963 | | Grade II |
| Chinese Gateway and steps | 1961 | A single storey pavilion in a Chinese style with an 'oriental' metal roof. Attached walls, railings and flight of stairs are also listed. | Grade II |
| Cliff House | 1969 | A Georgian style house to the east of the village, with facades of three bays. Williams-Ellis shows his love of visual tricks, with the windows on one side of the house being false, purely to retain symmetry. | Grade II |
| Corrugated iron shelter | 1950s | | Grade II |
| Dolphin | 1934 | A large 3-storey building with the south elevation facing the River Dwyryd estuary. | Grade II |
| Dovecote | 1800s | A pre-existing circular rubble dovecote associated with the original Aber Iâ mansion. | Grade II |
| Former Tollhouse | 1950s | | Grade II |
| Fountain | 1937 | Three-storey house with a flat roof, adjacent to Anchor. Fountain is the pink-washed house to the right of the Anchor in the image. | Grade II |
| The Gatehouse | 1955 | An imposing 2-storey gatehouse over a tunnel arch. It was the first post-war building and includes a ceiling mural painted by German artist, Hans Feibusch. | Grade II |
| The Gazebo | 1983 | Built to mark the centenary of Clough William-Ellis's birth, the Gazebo was built to designs by his daughter, Susan. | Grade II |
| Gloriette | 1965 | An imposing classical loggia, named after the building that inspired it at Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna. | Grade II |
| Gothick Pavilion | 1966 (original c. 1815) | Originally a porch for Nerquis Hall in Flintshire, it was relocated to Portmeirion with amendments by Williams-Ellis. | Grade II |
| Government House | 1929 | Built as overspill accommodation for the hotel, Government House is a large building of two sections, one of three storeys and the other of two storeys. | Grade II |
| Portmeirion Hotel | c. 1850 | Formerly known as the mansion of Aber Iâ, the building and its grounds were bought in 1925 by Williams-Ellis as the focus for his new village. | Grade II |
| Ladies Lodge | 1939 | Originally a garage, the building was converted to be used as a shop. | Grade II |
| The Lighthouse | 1963 | | Grade II |
| Mermaid | c. 1840 | Originally a gardener's cottage for the Aber Iâ mansion, Williams-Ells decorated it in a Regency-Gothic style. | Grade II |
| Neptune | 1926 | | Grade II |
| Observatory Tower | 1937 | | Grade II |
| The Pantheon and addition | 1961 | Also known as the Dome, due to its large octagonal dome surmounted by a cupola. on the southwest side is a large Gothic porch and to the rear is a single storey extension. | Grade II |
| Prior's Lodging | 1929 | The two-storey building forms part of Battery Square and is named after its first tenant, the Prior of the Monastery of Caldy. | Grade II |
| Rotunda and Grotto | 1954 | Built as a circular viewing platform, but containing a shell grotto lined with scallop shells and conches. | Grade II |
| Round House and arch | 1960 | | Grade II |
| Salutation | c. 1842-1858 | Originally the stable block and lodge for the Aber Iâ mansion. Later used as a shop selling Portmeirion Pottery and as a general gift shop. | Grade II |
| Shelter and statue of Buddha | 1964 | Gold painted statue of Buddha (used for the 1958 film Inn of the Sixth Happiness) housed in a circular shelter with a decorative balustrade and a pantiled roof. | Grade II |
| Telford's Tower, walls and arches | 1958 | A three-storey tower with a single storey range, built to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Thomas Telford. | Grade II |
| Trinity | 1934 | A three-storey Georgian-style building, originally with garages underneath. Lately used as a shop. | Grade II |
| The Unicorn | 1964 | An elegant, classical building, deliberately built much smaller to give an impression of a grand stately home from a distance. | Grade II |
| Villa Winch | 1967 | A two-storey domestic building behind the Chantry, built for Clough-Ellis's friend, Captain Henry Winch. | Grade II |
| Watch House | 1926 | A small cottage-like single-storey building, behind Dolphin, facing towards the sea. | Grade II |
| White Horses | 1700s/1966 | An eighteenth-century cottage with a 1966 extension by Williams-Ellis. Attached to the Observatory Tower. | Grade II |

## Other listed structures

| Name | Date completed | Description | Listing |
| Amis Reunis | 1930 | A recreation in concrete, now part of the sea wall, of a 70-ton Breton trading ketch. Williams-Ellis incorporates elements from the original boat. | Grade II |
| Angel Gates (Hercules Gate) | c. 1937 | Dated 1908 but erected opposite the Town Hall prior to the completion of that building. | Grade II |
| Astrolabe | – | Metal astrolabe, on top of a Tuscan stone column set on a terracotta octagonal base. | Grade II |
| Hercules Statue | 1960 (cast c. 1863) | Statue by William Brodie, erected on a tall stone pedestal in the current site in 1960. | Grade II |
| Monument in Battery Square | – | Statue of an eagle, on top of a stone ball finial, atop an iron column. | Grade II |
| Wall adjoining Bridge House | early 1800s | A 19th century wall associated with the Aber Iâ mansion. The listed walling is visible both in the left of the picture, and in the centre-right (between the rock outcrop and the rear of Bridge House). | Grade II |