Poundbury – the verdict
John Newth sums up opinions as the 30-year project reaches its closing stages
Published in October ’20
Poundbury from the air. In the distance on the right-hand side of the photo, construction continues on the third phase. The building roughly in the centre of the photo, overtopping the rest, marks Queen Mother Square.
EYEBROWS and excitement levels were raised in roughly equal proportion when, in 1989, the Prince of Wales announced his intention to build what the press came to describe as a ‘model village’ on 400 acres of Duchy of Cornwall land at Poundbury, to the west of Dorchester. Here was a chance to put into practice many…
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