The Portmeirion Pottery is part of the fascinating history or the Portmeirion Village, located in Meirionydd, North Wales, UK. The village itself was the brainchild of Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, who pursued his dream of creating an ideal miniature village. Portmeirion pottery itself really came into existence in 1960 when his daughter, Susan Williams-Ellis, and her husband, Euan Cooper-Willis, bought Gray's Pottery, and later in 1961 Kirkham's Limited.
If you would like to learn more about the pottery, the book Portmeirion Pottery by Steven Jenkins and Stephen P McKay, is an excellent resource. Details on how to purchase this publication can be obtained from our Books on Tableware and Collectibles Page.
The objective of this gallery is to display photographs of the many discontinued designs by the Portmeirion Pottery. These designs will include retired tableware, collectibles and giftware. We hope that this will serve as a useful point of reference for those people trying to identify their retired dinner sets, tea services and collectables.
Should you see a flashing lightbulb like the one below, then there is a special offer on the Portmeirion pattern or design that you are viewing. Clicking on the lightbulb will take you directly to our Special Offers page.
Development of these pages is on ongoing project so keep checking back.
| Picture | Pattern | Picture | Pattern |
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Botanic Garden |  |
Greek Key (Black) |
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Totem (Green) |
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