Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
4891
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
14/01/1971
Date of Amendment
23/08/2002
Name of Property
Astrolabe
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Penrhyndeudraeth
Town
Locality
Portmeirion
Easting
258929
Northing
337149
Street Side
Location
Immediately to the E of Angel.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Portmeirion was designed and laid out by the celebrated architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis (1883-1978) following his purchase of the estate, then called Aber Iâ, in 1926. The village evolved over several decades and was still being added to in the 1970s.
The Astrolabe was erected to commemorate William Willett's introduction of British summer time.
Exterior
Metal astrolabe mounted on a Tuscan stone column, itself upon a terracotta octagonal base (from a C19 chimney); circular plinth with inscription: "In grattidtude (sic.) to William Willett.''
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as one of a number of buildings and structures designed by the eminent architect and conservationist Sir Clough Williams-Ellis for his visionary Portmeirion villiage.
Group value with other listed items at Portmeirion.
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