Portmeirion - Architectural Fantasy Becomes Dream Location
Village ventures
Sir Clough's daughter Susan, who was an artist and trained under Henry Moore, established Portmeirion Pottery in 1960. Susan and her husband Euan had taken over the running of the village shops in the '50s, for which Susan had designed many ceramic ranges. Eventually the company took over premises in Stoke on Trent and now exports contemporary and re-launched designs from the 1960s around the world.
As well as his interest in colourful Architecture and Landscape design, Williams-Ellis was an advocate of rural preservation, amenity planning and industrial design, and the collection of buildings and 'borrowed' architectural features serves as a preserve of elements of architectural history from around the UK. In 1971 Sir Clough was knighted for services to architecture and the environment.
Portmeirion is owned by a registered Charity, the Second Portmeirion Foundation, and managed by Robin Llywelyn, grandson of Willliams-Ellis. Portmeirion is signposted off the A487 at Minffordd between Penrhyndeudraeth and Porthmadog. The village is open for visitors and guests at the resort all year round - more details are available on the
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