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Clough Williams-Ellis
A fascinating memoir of the architect best known as the creator of Portmeirion, artist's retreat, tourist attraction, and setting of the television classic, "The Prisoner" A feature of the now cult television series, "The Prisoner", which helped it to create such an hypnotic effect on its many fans, was the mysterious setting. All the shows were shot on location in an ornate, self-contained Italianate village ringed by mountains, forests, and the sea -- Portmeirion. Few realized the setting was real, not a production set, but a "working" village of architectural curiosities created on the coast of Wales by the eccentric Clough Williams-Ellis (1883-1978). Earlier in the century it was known a...
Clough Williams-Ellis - RIBA Drawings Monographs No. 2
A unique visual record of the artist's drawings and sketches.
The Laskett
The Laskett is an intimate history of the garden Roy Strong made with his wife, Julia Trevelyan Oman--the largest formal garden created in the country since 1945. This personal book is the tale of a marriage as much as the tale of a garden, as into the Laskett they etched their own biographies, including many of the people who have crossed their lives and are commemorated within it.
Building in Cob, Pisé and Stabilized Earth
This study is based on experiments in the use of pisé de terre and other earth based materials. Whilst earth building has not developed significantly in the UK, the sustainable architecture movement has stimulated interest in new earthen buildings.
The Tank Corps
Dive into the fascinating world of the Royal Tank Corps with this detailed account by Clough and Amabel Williams-Ellis. This book provides an in-depth look at the evolution, strategies, and significance of tanks in military science. Highlighting their role in Great Britain's Army, it offers a unique perspective on warfare dynamics. A must-read for military enthusiasts and history buffs alike.
Portmeirion
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Portmeirion
The Times called Portmeirion 'the last folly of the Western World' while the Guardian saw it as 'a giant gnomes' village'. For eccentric architect Clough Williams-Ellis, the man who designed and built the resort, it was 'propaganda for good manners,' a statement of how planned development could enhance rather than destroy its environment. And for the quarter of a million visitors a year who make the trip to this Italianate village in North-West Wales, it's quite simply one of the most magical places on Earth. It was here Noel Coward wrote his comedy Blithe Spirit , Patrick McGoohan filmed the legendary 1960s TV series The Prisoner and George Harrison celebrated his 50th birthday. It's the ki...
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