2019

SH5937 : The Toll House at Portmeirion

taken 7 years ago, near to Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales

The Toll House at Portmeirion
The Toll House at Portmeirion
The Toll House at Portmeirion was built in 1929 and is Grade II listed.
Portmeirion :: SH5837

Portmeirion is a popular tourist village in Gwynedd, North Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the style of an Italian village. LinkExternal link

The village was used as the set in 1967 tv series "The Prisoner" tv-series LinkExternal link , starring Patrick McGoohan.

Portmeirion is also famous for its pottery company which was co-founded by Susan Williams-Ellis, daughter of Clough Williams-Ellis, and her husband Euan Cooper-Willis.
See wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Place: Portmeirion County: Gwynedd Country: Wales other tags: Tourist Village Village Tourist Attraction Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SH5937, 252 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jeff Buck   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 25 July, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 20 January, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5904 3716 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.7991N 4:5.8641W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5900 3717
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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