PORTMEIRION ALTERATIONS CONTINUE
Modern
Health and Safety laws affect most businesses and public places, and never
has this been better illustrated in recent times than at Portmeirion, where
the erecting of various bannisters and handrails, and the closure of lookouts
and balconies, has become commonplace in the last 12 months (despite Portmeirion's
best efforts to challenge such demands). The Unmutual Website Village Update
has been updated today, and includes several new additions of this kind which
have been erected recently.
Also this month, the tower of the Hercules Hall is getting a refit, with the rotting wooden boards replaced and the antique window restored.
January
2005 will also see major changes to one of Portmeirion's most recognisable
buildings. The Main Hotel building will be closed for 4 weeks early next year
whilst the main restaurant and the Jaipur Bar undergo refurbishment. New furniture
has been chosen, and both rooms will undergo drastic re-decoration. The Unmutual
will provide images of the new rooms as soon as work is completed. Whilst
change is always tinged with sadness, The Unmutual Website applauds this refurbishment
(as i'm sure would anyone who has sat on one of the Jaipur Bar chairs
for more than an hour). Click HERE to visit our
Village Update section.
A more pleasing site in Portmeirion recently was the Antiques Fair at the Hercules Hall. The displayed antiques very much suited the ambience and lighting of the hall, as you can see from the following images kindly provided by Alan Jones.
News announced 11/11/2004, archived 8/2/2005