Queen Mother Square, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset
Queen mother square, poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, nears completion. To purchase these clips, contact john@johngurd.co.uk
Poundbury Dorchester Dorset UK
Poundbury Dorchester Dorset.
Built on Duchy of Cornwall land according to architectural principles advocated by The Prince of Wales. In 1988, The Prince of Wales appointed architect and urban planner, Leon Krier, to work on an overall concept for 400 acres of land of what would become Poundbury. Construction on the first phase commencing in October 1993.
January 2015, Poundbury is home to 2,500 people living in different types of housing, including affordable housing. It provides employment for some 2,000 people working in 170 businesses. Poundbury is over one-half built and when completed in 2025.
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Prince Charles' Queen Mother Square Opening Speech
Prince Charles' speech at the opening ceremony of Queen Mother Square, Poundbury on the 27th October 2016
Poundbury At A Glance - Poundbury Map - Dorchester Dorset
A look into the beautiful Poundbury located in Dorchester, Dorset, using the newly released Poundbury map. Pick yourself up a copy in surrounding businesses and shops.
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Queen Mother Square
Pummery Square
Great Field
Bridport Road Fountain
Poundbury Buttermarket
Woodland Crescent
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Poundbury in Dorset
Just a little, quick edit of an experimental town Poundbury in Dorset. Filmed with the Fujifilm X-T1
Statue of Queen Mother unveiled in Poundbury in her honour - Daily Mail
Her Majesty went to Waitrose, the on-site supermarket at the Poundbury estate, where she was seen browsing the cheese aisle and studying the cereals on offer (pictured). Charles and Camilla also toasted their 'Utopian' estate with a glass of ale as the Queen gave the development her royal seal of approval during an anniversary tour. The Royal tour of the village, which came twenty years after work on the estate began, also saw Charles unveil a 10ft statue of his beloved grandmother, to whom the development is dedicated.
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Private Poundbury
British First World War busking Soldier in Dorchester
Poundbury in Winter
Some footage taken around Poundbury (Phase 1) on 20th December 2010.
The Queen Visiting Poundbury Dorchester 27th October 2016
Photography by Neil Crick ARPS
Poundbury Dorchester
Dorchester, Historic Market town in Dorset, England (15)
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England. A historic market town, Dorchester lies on the banks of the River Frome, in the Frome Valley, just south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway, that separates the area from Weymouth, eight miles ( 13 km ) south. Dorchester is noted as being home and inspiration to the author Thomas Hardy, whose novel The Mayor of Casterbridge was based on the town.
In 1613 and 1725 great fires destroyed large parts of the town, but some of the mediaeval buildings, including Judge Jeffrey's lodgings, and the Tudor almshouse survives in the town centre, amongst the replacement Georgian buildings, many of which are built in Portland limestone. In the 17th century the town was at the centre of the Puritan emigration to America, and the local rector, John White, organised the settlement of Dorchester, Massachusetts. For his efforts on behalf of Puritan dissenters, White has been called the unheralded founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1642, just before the English Civil War, Hugh Green, a Catholic chaplain was executed here. After his execution, Puritans played football with his head. The town was heavily defended against the Royalists in the Civil War. In 1685 the Duke of Monmouth failed in his invasion attempt, the Monmouth Rebellion, and almost 300 of his men were condemned to death or transportation in the ~ Bloody Assizes, held in the Oak Room of the Antelope Hotel, Dorchester and presided over by Judge Jeffrey's. In 1833, the Tolpuddle Martyrs formed the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers. Trade unions were legal, but due to them swearing an oath of allegiance, they were arrested and tried in the Shire Hall in Dorchester. This building still remains and is preserved as it was at the time. Under the court are the cells where the prisoners were held while waiting for their court appearance. Dorchester Prison was constructed in the town during the 19th century and the prison is still in use today, holding convicted and remanded inmates from the local courts.
Poundbury is the well - known western extension of the town, constructed on Duchy of Cornwall land ( owned by Charles, Prince of Wales ) according to urban village principles since 1993. Being developed over 25 years, it will eventually be composed of four phases with a total of 2,500 dwellings and a population of about 6,000. Since 2008, Poundbury is now home to Dorset Fire and Rescue Service headquarters and Dorchester fire station. Prince Charles designed the estate ( as well as the local Tesco supermarket ) and makes several visits throughout the year. The catchment area extends eight miles west, north and east of the town, and two miles south. Brewery Square is a new development in the heart of the town, and is planned to include a multitude of retail outlets, residential units, bars, restaurants and various cultural facilities, plus the regeneration of Dorchester South station to make it the UK's first solar powered rail station.
This remaining Duchy land was farmed under the open field system until 1874 when the land was enclosed - or consolidated - into three large farms by the landowners and residents. Soon afterwards followed a series of key developments for the town: the enclosing of Poundbury hill fort for public enjoyment in 1876, the ~ Fair Field ( new site for the market, off Weymouth Avenue ) in 1877, the Recreation Ground ( also off Weymouth Avenue ) opening in 1880, and the imposing Eldridge Pope Brewery of 1881, adjacent to the railway line to Southampton. Salisbury Field was retained for public use in 1892, with land being purchased in 1895 for the formal Borough Gardens, between West Walks and Cornwall Road. The clock and bandstand were added in 1898. Meanwhile, land had begun to be developed for housing outside the walls. This included the Cornwall Estate, between the Borough Gardens and the Great Western Railway, from 1876 and the Prince of Wales Estate, centred on Prince of Wales Road, from 1880. Land for the Victoria Park Estate was bought in 1896 and building began in 1897, Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. The lime trees in Queen's Avenue were planted in February 1897.
Poundbury, The Prince's Dream 2
Prince Charles' dream, the Poundbury development, in Dorset, UK, was seen at the time as reactionary in style; a throw back to old vernacular forms of English housebuilding. But it was also reactionary in its layout, in that it cocked a snook at the car-led, cul-de-sac designs which have, until recently, characterised new British housing estates. Poundbury sought to create much more than a dormitory: it aimed at building a functioning community, with shops, pubs and halls where people could meet and socialise.
There is a little magic about Poundbury. It works. People like it, it looks good, and influential people from around the world go and visit it to see what all the fuss is about. Even avowed modernists who loathe Prince Charles olde-worlde designs have to admit that Poundbury is a damn good development. The first house went on sale in Poundbury in 1994 and with up to 3,000 houses being built in four phases, it has yet to be finished — and, during the 12 years of its existence, its influence has spread far and wide.
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Britain's royals unveil Queen Mother statue - world
Britain's queen has unveiled a bronze statue of her mother.
It sits in the English town of Poundbury, in the county of Dorset, which Prince Charles has helped to develop.
He and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, hosted Queen Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the ceremony in the main square of the town.
The statue, sculpted by Philip Jackson, depicts the late Queen Mother, aged 51. She died in 2002, aged 101.
Poundbury is built on land owned by Prince Charles and was de…
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Places to see in ( Dorchester - UK )
Places to see in ( Dorchester - UK )
Dorchester is the county town of Dorset, England. Dorchester is situated between Poole and Bridport on the A35 trunk route. A historic market town, Dorchester is on the banks of the River Frome to the south of the Dorset Downs and north of the South Dorset Ridgeway that separates the area from Weymouth, 7 miles (11 km) to the south.
The area around Dorchester was first settled in prehistoric times. The Romans established a garrison there after defeating the Durotriges tribe, calling the settlement that grew up nearby Durnovaria; they built an aqueduct to supply water and an amphitheatre on an ancient British earthwork. After the departure of the Romans, Dorchester diminished in significance, but during the medieval period became an important commercial and political centre. It was the site of the Bloody Assizes presided over by Judge Jeffreys after the Monmouth Rebellion, and later the trial of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.
The Brewery Square redevelopment project is taking place in phases, with other development projects planned. The town has a land-based college, Kingston Maurward College, the Thomas Hardye Upper School, three middle schools and thirteen first schools. The Dorset County Hospital offers an accident and emergency service, and the town is served by two railway stations. Through vehicular traffic is routed round the town by means of a bypass. The town has a football club and a rugby union club, several museums and the biannual Dorchester Festival. It is twinned with three towns in Europe. As well as having many listed buildings, a number of notable people have been associated with the town. It was for many years the home and inspiration of the author Thomas Hardy, whose novel The Mayor of Casterbridge uses a fictionalised version of Dorchester as its setting.
Dorchester town centre is sited about 55 to 80 metres (180 to 262 ft) above sea-level on gently sloping ground beside the south bank of the River Frome. Measured directly, it is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Weymouth, 18 miles (29 km) SSE of Yeovil in Somerset, and 20 miles (32 km) west of Poole.
The town has two railway stations. Dorchester South is on the South Western Main Line to Bournemouth, Southampton and London is operated by South West Trains; Dorchester West, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is on the Heart of Wessex Line, operated by GWR and connects with Yeovil, Bath and Bristol. As part of the regeneration at the Brewery Site in the town centre, Dorchester South railway station will become the first solar powered railway station in the UK.
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Dinosaur Museum
The Keep, Dorchester
Max Gate
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum
Dorset County Museum
The Tutankhamun Exhibition
Borough Gardens
Maumbury Rings
Roman Town House, Dorchester
Terracotta Warrior Museum
( Dorchester - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Dorchester . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Dorchester - UK
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Bare Bones @ Poundbury
Bare Bones at Poundbury Garden Centre restaurant near Dorchester. 24/08/13.
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Prince Charles visits the village of Poundbury in Dorset
The Prince of Wales, 69, looked stylish in a pair of sunglasses and a sharp grey suit as he made several stops around his designer village of Poundbury, Dorset on Friday (left and right). He appeared to be in a cheerful mood as he waved to well-wishers who gathered to see him at a local college.
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