PORTMEIRION HISTORY

- The Place and its Past -

A look at more than a century of the resort's past and its early years, using old pictures and maps, together with a thousand year historical account.

HISTORY 8 PAGE

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Salutation cafe (formerly a stable block).

 A later view of the Salutation,


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Cafe tables on the Salutation terrace.

 View across to Neptune, from Salutation.


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Angel cottage and Neptune.

 Angel from other side, with Mermaid seen behind.


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Angel from beside Hercules Hall.

 Unicorn steps; statue later moved to Mermaid.
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Old Names of Buildings and Structures (continued) - see main map and key on History 2 page.


61 PRIOR'S LODGING I CITADEL STEPS (1927-8)

62 (THE) PRISONER SHOP & INFORMATION CENTRE (1959-60) (bay window added 1967) / THE ROUND HOUSE I PENNYFARTHING I BATTERY STORES I CABINET MAKER'S SHOP I THE APOTHECARY I STEPS & BRIDGE to top STORE I SIDE TERRACE I ARCH below with STATUE (wedding gift to Clough and Amabel Williams Ellis)

63 RECEPTION I SUITE I OFFICE I THE LODGE I CHECK OUT I TOP RECEPTION I VILLAGE RECEPTION OFFICE I MAIN RECEPTION

64 RENDEZVOUS SEAT I FLOWER FOUNTAIN

65 RESIDENTS CAR PARK I STATUES I HERCULES TERRACE I white painted iron decorative ARCH

66 ROYAL DOLPHIN I LOGGIA (1930-1)

67 SAILING SHIP or GALLEON STATUE I THE COPPER BOAT I MAIN HOUSE PATH I TUNNEL I FLAG

68 SEA LAWN I TERRACE LAWN I BALUSTRADE & STATUES I UPPER TERRACE I HOTEL LAWN

69 (THE) SHIP SHOP (separate; later combined - see also 55)

70 (THE) STONE BOAT I (LES) AMIS REUNIS I SPOOF SHIP (1930)

71 SWIMMING POOL (round) I LOWER SEA

LAWN I ANCHOR MONUMENT I GATE (1973)

72 SWIMMING POOL (triangular) I FLAG I GATE

73 TELFORD'S TOWER (1958; extended 1964)

74 TRESCO VALLEY I FORMAL CASCADE I WATERFALL I HARBOUR STEPS I HARBOUR HILL I WATERFALL

LAWN I HERCULES STEPS (1850s) I THE CASCADE

75 TOILET BLOCK I LION STATUE (formerly outside CLIFF HOUSE)

           

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