2022

SH5836 : White Horses, Portmeirion

taken 4 years ago, near to Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales

White Horses, Portmeirion
White Horses, Portmeirion
White Horses consists of a primary single-storey 18th-century vernacular cottage with twentieth-century additions. The primary block is of whitened rubble and is parallel with the quay of which it forms a part; slate roof. The actor Patrick McGoohan stayed here during the filming of the cult television series The Prisoner in 1966 and 1967. It is Grade II-listed (Cadw reference 4894 LinkExternal link ).
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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SH5836, 197 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 February, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 589 368 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.6353N 4:5.9722W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SH 589 368
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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