2023
SH5937 : Portmeirion in the rain
taken 3 years ago, near to Portmeirion, Gwynedd, Wales
This is 1 of 36 images, with title starting with Portmeirion in this square
Portmeirion in the rain
Entering the "village" after the gatehouse. On a day of heavy persistent rain there was nothing to do but get wet, grin and bear it.
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. Link
The village was used as the set in 1967 tv series "The Prisoner" tv-series 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 Link
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- Grid Square
- SH5937, 252 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Gerald England (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 10 July, 2023 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SH 5904 3718 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:54.8099N 4:5.8647W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SH 5904 3719
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
