2019

SH5837 : View from the Pantheon at Portmeirion

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

View from the Pantheon at Portmeirion
View from the Pantheon at Portmeirion
View towards the Piazza from the Pantheon.
Portmeirion

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 County: Gwynedd Country: Wales Place: Portmeirion other tags: Village Tourist Attraction Tourist Village Piazza Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Portmeirion View [50] · Piazza at Portmeirion [47] · Pantheon at Portmeirion [10] ·
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SH5837, 852 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 5895 3718 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.8084N 4:5.9449W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SH 5900 3718
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WEST (about 270 degrees)
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