List of buildings and structures in Portmeirion

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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.{{cite news |title=Portmeirion in 'authentic top 50' |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/portmeirion-in-authentic-top-50-2142652 |date=28 November 2008 |accessdate=23 July 2023 |work=Wales Online}} 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.{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Mark |title=Preserving Portmeirion: a piece of Italy in Wales |url=https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/modus/business-and-skills/surveying-stories/portmeirion-.html |date=20 December 2021 |accessdate=25 July 2023 |work=Modus |publisher=RICS}} 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.{{cite book|title= Buildings of Wales - Gwynedd |first1= Richard |last1=Haslam |first2=Julian|last2=Orbach |first3=Adam|last3=Voelcker |year= 2009 |page=687 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-14169-6 }}

The village is now a tourist destination with over 200,000 visitors a year.

Listed buildings

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! Name

! Date completed

! Description

! Listing

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!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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004777-portmeirion-town-hall-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Portmeirion Town Hall |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade I colour}}|{{sort|1|Grade I}}

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!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.{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=epsFOeV1mCMC&pg=PA198 |title= Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales |first= Nigel R. |last=Jones |year= 2005 |page=198 |publisher=Greenwood Press |place=Connecticut |isbn=978-0313318504 |access-date=26 July 2023}} The tower is in a Baroque style, incorporating stone from a nearby 12th-century castle and a chiming clock from a London brewery.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004868-campanile-also-called-the-bell-tower-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Campanile (Also Called The Bell Tower) |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|2|Grade II*}}

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!{{sort|Colonnade|The Colonnade}}

|{{sort|1959|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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004878-the-colonnade-penrhyndeudraeth |title=The Colonnade |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 August 2023}}

!{{Grade II* colour}}|{{sort|2|Grade II*}}

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!Anchor

|1936

|Four storey 'Mediterranean' style building, though tucked into a cliff and accessed from the road at the top floor.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004854-anchor-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Anchor |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=30 July 2023}} Attached to (and forms a pair with) Fountain (1937). Fountain is the yellow building in the picture.

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Angel

|1926

|{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004856-angel-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Angel |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!{{sort|Arches|The Arches}}

|1964

|Originally staff accommodation and garages, it became a shop in 1965.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004861-the-arches-penrhyndeudraeth |title=The Arches |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026869-bandstand-and-adjoining-flight-of-descending-steps-the-hercules-steps-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Bandstand and Adjoining Flight of Descending Steps (the Hercules Steps) |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004870-battery-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Battery |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!{{sort|Belvedere|The Belvedere}}

|1960

|A simple classical 2-storey house, which incorporates stained glass from Castell Deudraeth.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004874-the-belvedere-including-associated-terraces-penrhyndeudraeth |title=The Belvedere, Including Associated Terraces |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Bridge House

|1959

|One of the gatehouses to Portmeirion, a two-storey building over a tunnel arch.

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Casino

|1926

|Listed together with the Amis Reunis boat, the Casino loggia is part of the seafront terrace in front of the Portmeirion Hotel.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026861-sea-front-terrace-incorporating-the-casino-and-amis-reunis-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Sea-front Terrace Incorporating the Casino and Amis Reunis |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Castell Deudraeth

|1700s

|A mansion on the Portmeirion Estate, bought by Clough Williams-Ellis in 1931. Reopened after extensive renovation in 2001.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004841-castell-deudraeth-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Castell Deudraeth |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Chantry

|1937

|{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004881-chantry-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Chantry |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Chantry Lodge

|1969

|Built as an office and reception building.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004872-reception-chantry-lodge-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Reception (Chantry Lodge) |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Chantry Row

|1963

|{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004880-chantry-row-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Chantry Row |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026865-chinese-gateway-steps-and-railings-to-anchor-including-associated-wall-with-enclosure-to-n-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Chinese Gateway, Steps and Railings to Anchor, Including Associated Wall with Enclosure to N |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Cliff House

|1969

|A Georgian style house to the east of the village, with facades of three bays.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026873-cliff-house-including-annex-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Cliff House Including Annex |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}} 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 colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Corrugated iron shelter

|1950s

|{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026878-corrugated-iron-shelter-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Corrugated Iron Shelter |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Dolphin

|1934

|A large 3-storey building with the south elevation facing the River Dwyryd estuary.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004864-dolphin-including-royal-dolphin-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Dolphin (Including Royal Dolphin) |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Dovecote

|1800s

|A pre-existing circular rubble dovecote associated with the original Aber Iâ mansion.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026880-dovecote-above-portmeirion-hotel-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Dovecote Above Portmeirion Hotel |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Former Tollhouse

|1950s

|{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026876-former-tollhouse-now-public-telephone-kiosk-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Former Tollhouse (Now Public Telephone Kiosk) |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Fountain

|1937

|Three-storey house with a flat roof, adjacent to Anchor.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004855-fountain-penrhyndeudraeth|title=Fountain |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}} Fountain is the pink-washed house to the right of the Anchor in the image.

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!{{sort|Gatehouse|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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004873-the-gate-house-penrhyndeudraeth |title=The Gatehouse |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!{{sort|Gazebo|The Gazebo}}

|1983

|Built to mark the centenary of Clough William-Ellis's birth, the Gazebo was built to designs by his daughter, Susan.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026879-the-gazebo-penrhyndeudraeth |title=The Gazebo |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Gloriette

|1965

|An imposing classical loggia, named after the building that inspired it at Schoenbrunn Palace, Vienna.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004884-gloriette-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Gloriette |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Gothick Pavilion

|{{sort|1966|1966
(original c. 1815)}}

|Originally a porch for Nerquis Hall in Flintshire, it was relocated to Portmeirion with amendments by Williams-Ellis.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004862-gothick-pavilion-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Gothick Pavilion |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004865-government-house-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Government House |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!{{sort|Hotel|Portmeirion Hotel}}

|{{sort|1850|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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004853-portmeirion-hotel-including-revetment-balustrade-and-sculptures-to-the-upper-terrace-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Portmeirion Hotel |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Ladies Lodge

|1939

|Originally a garage, the building was converted to be used as a shop.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004877-ladies-lodge-siop-bach-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Ladies Lodge (Siop Bach) |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!{{sort|Lighthouse|The Lighthouse}}

|1963

|{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026881-the-lighthouse-penrhyndeudraeth |title=The Lighthouse |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Mermaid

|{{sort|1840|c. 1840}}

|Originally a gardener's cottage for the Aber Iâ mansion, Williams-Ells decorated it in a Regency-Gothic style.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004860-mermaid-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Mermaid |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Neptune

|1926

|{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004858-neptune-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Neptune |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Observatory Tower

|1937

|{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004893-observatory-tower-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Observatory Tower |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!{{sort|Pantheon|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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004879-the-pantheon-including-addition-to-the-rear-penrhyndeudraeth |title=The Pantheon Including Addition to the Rear |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004869-priors-lodging-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Prior's Lodging |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Rotunda and Grotto

|1954

|Built as a circular viewing platform, but containing a shell grotto lined with scallop shells and conches.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004896-rotunda-or-grotto-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Rotunda or Grotto |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Round House and arch

|1960

|{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004876-round-house-including-adjoining-arch-and-walkway-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Round House Including Adjoining Arch and Walkway |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=23 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Salutation

|{{sort|1842|c. 1842-1858}}

|Originally the stable block and lodge for the Aber Iâ mansion. Later used as a shop selling Portmeirion Pottery{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004886-salutation-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Salutation |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}} and as a general gift shop.

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004889-statue-of-buddha-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Statue of Buddha |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=27 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!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.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004883-telfords-tower-including-adjoining-walls-and-arches-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Telford's Tower, Including Adjoining Walls and Arches |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Trinity

|1934

|A three-storey Georgian-style building, originally with garages underneath.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004859-trinity-house-including-adjacent-petrol-pump-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Trinity House Including Adjacent Petrol Pump |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=26 July 2023}} Lately used as a shop.

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!{{sort|Unicorn|The Unicorn}}

|1964

|An elegant, classical building, deliberately built much smaller to give an impression of a grand stately home from a distance.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004882-the-unicorn-penrhyndeudraeth |title=The Unicorn |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Villa Winch

|1967

|A two-storey domestic building behind the Chantry, built for Clough-Ellis's friend, Captain Henry Winch.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026871-villa-winch-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Villa Winch |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=26 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Watch House

|1926

|A small cottage-like single-storey building, behind Dolphin, facing towards the sea.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004866-watch-house-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Watch House |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=25 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!White Horses

|{{sort|1700|1700s/1966}}

|An eighteenth-century cottage with a 1966 extension by Williams-Ellis. Attached to the Observatory Tower.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004894-white-horses-penrhyndeudraeth |title=White Horses |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=25 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

Other listed structures

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! Date completed

! Description

! Listing

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!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.{{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vsYZEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22amis+reunis%22+portmeirion&pg=PT246 |title=The Ship Asunder - A Maritime History Of Britain in Eleven Vessels |chapter=Anchor - Amis Reunis |year=2023 |author=Tom Nancollas |publisher=Penguin |isbn=9780241434154 }}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Angel Gates (Hercules Gate)

|{{sort|1937|c. 1937}}

|Dated 1908 but erected opposite the Town Hall prior to the completion of that building.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004857-angel-gates-hercules-gate-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Angel Gates (Hercules Gate) |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Astrolabe

|–

|Metal astrolabe, on top of a Tuscan stone column set on a terracotta octagonal base.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004891-astrolabe-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Astrolabe |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Hercules Statue

|{{sort|1960|1960 (cast c. 1863)}}

|Statue by William Brodie, erected on a tall stone pedestal in the current site in 1960.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300004890-hercules-statue-penrhyndeudraeth |title=Hercules Statue |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=25 July 2023}}

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Monument in Battery Square

|–

|Statue of an eagle, on top of a stone ball finial, atop an iron column.

!{{Grade II colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

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!Wall adjoining Bridge House

|{{sort|1850|early 1800s}}

|A 19th century wall associated with the Aber Iâ mansion.{{cite web|url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/300026872-c19-wall-adjoining-bridge-house-to-the-e-penrhyndeudraeth |title=C19 Wall Adjoining Bridge House to the E |publisher=British Listed Buildings |access-date=24 July 2023}} 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 colour}}|{{sort|3|Grade II}}

{{Incomplete list|date=July 2023}}

See also

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