Identity area
Reference code
P.
Title
Portmeirion and other building projects,
Date(s)
- 1923-1978. (Creation)
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Extent and medium
9 boxes.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
As an architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis was commissioned to build and renovate houses of varying sizes and grandeur. He also built follies and structured gardens to tie in with the houses he built. His most famous project was Portmeirion, but his first major project was the rebuilding of Llangoed Hall. He also took an interest in his own local area, working on several projects in North Wales.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers, correspondence, articles, newspaper cuttings and photographs relating to the various projects of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis as an architect throughout Wales and England and also in Ireland, 1923-1978.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The group has been arranged into four series: Portmeirion, building projects, Llangoed and local concerns.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: P.
Alternative identifier(s)
Virtua system control number
vtls004384237
GEAC system control number
(WlAbNL)0000384237