A life time fan and Prisonerologist of the 1960's series 'the Prisoner', a leading authority on the subject, a short story writer, and now Prisoner novelist.
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Sunday 20 November 2011
Arts And Crafts
Portmeirion - a beautiful place, described as being Italianate, yet enjoys a whole multi-cultural style of architecture.
Many people say it was an impersonation of Portofino, but Clough would have none of that sort of talk. Perhaps he didn't want to pay royalties..... ;-D
"Portmeirion - Meirion giving its county and 'Port' placing it on its coast. Also it was a little affectionate memory of Portofino, first introduced to me by Eric Kennington, to which I had immediately and hopelessly lost my heart. Hopelessly, because the object of my affection could be no hope of any architectural intervention on my part in my beloved's future. The solution - to create my own Portofino as near home as might be - no sort of copy whether in grouping or detail, but an attempt to capture some of the friendly intimacy of so many coastal towns and villages, partically in the south and particullarly Portofino." 'Portmeirion - The Place & Its Meaning' by Clough Williams-Ellis.
Many people say it was an impersonation of Portofino, but Clough would have none of that sort of talk. Perhaps he didn't want to pay royalties..... ;-D
ReplyDeleteHello Moor,
ReplyDelete"Portmeirion - Meirion giving its county and 'Port' placing it on its coast. Also it was a little affectionate memory of Portofino, first introduced to me by Eric Kennington, to which I had immediately and hopelessly lost my heart. Hopelessly, because the object of my affection could be no hope of any architectural intervention on my part in my beloved's future. The solution - to create my own Portofino as near home as might be - no sort of copy whether in grouping or detail, but an attempt to capture some of the friendly intimacy of so many coastal towns and villages, partically in the south and particullarly Portofino."
'Portmeirion - The Place & Its Meaning' by Clough Williams-Ellis.
Regards
David
BCNU
So the things I have read seem not to be true. In fact, the very opposite seems to be the case.... :-D .. How delightfully prisoneresque.
ReplyDeleteHello Moor,
ReplyDeleteYes, that seems to be the way of things, Portmeirion compliments 'the Prisoner,' and vice versa, and in more ways than we might at first think.
Regards
David
BCNU