“Is Poundbury Working?”
An activity booklet to study the urban extension of Dorchester known as Poundbury
Name Mark
Partners About this booklet This booklet is to help people study Poundbury. It has a mixture of activities in it. There are information sheets, puzzles and quizzes. There are also some questions for you to find the answers to. Some of these questions are there to help you make your own mind up about the main question “Is Poundbury Working?”
On Tuesday 4th December 2012 a European Study Group of 50 students from eight schools will use the booklet. This group is part of a Europen Union Partneship looking at Land Use in Europe. It is co-ordinated by The Purbeck School, Wareham, Dorset.
For more information about the Partnership please visit www.europesland.wordpress.com
Planned structure of day for Tuesday 4th December:-
10:00 am—Bus tour of Poundbury accompanied by people from Duchy of Cornwall Estate Office
11:00 am—Work in groups to discover Poundbury on foot, and start to complete Activity Booklet. Do visit the Christmas display at The Garden Centre
11:30 am to 1:00 pm—tea and biscuits in Octagon Café—three sessions
1:30 pm—Buffet lunch in Brownsword Hall
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm—In groups, complete Activity Booklets
3:15 pm—Presentations, Questions and Answers—What have you learnt? 3:30 pm—Arrangements to meet coach
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 2 What is Poundbury all about? Dorset is a county in the UK. Dorchester is the county town. It is an old market town. In 1987 West Dorset District Council decided to expand Dorchester—more houses, more buildings! This was because the population of Dorset was growing and people needed places to live and work.
The land around Dorchester is owned by the Duke of Cornwall. He is Prince Charles, the heir to the throne. The Prince wanted to work with everybody to make the expansion of Dorchester special and different.
The chosen area, to the west of Dorchester is called Poundbury, named after a farm there.
It was decided that Poundbury was to be an urban extension of Dorchester, and not a sub-urban development.
Urban—like a town with shops, offices, flats and houses Suburban—mainly houses
So many people have worked closely together to plan and make Poundbury. Listed on Page 4 are some of the people and organisations involved. There are many of them. Together they have carefully planned out how Poundbury has grown and will grow. Have they succeeded? That is for you to decide!
So Poundbury is an urban extension of the market town of Dorchester. Is it working??
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 3 Ten Top Facts about Poundbury 1. Planning started in 1987 2. First buildings completed in 1995 3. Due for completion around 2025 4. 400 acres of land, 250 acres of building, 150 acres of landscape planned 5. Developed in four phases, led by market demand 6. 5000 people to live there by 2025 in 2,200 homes 7. High density urban living 8. Attention to detail—materials, traditional architecture 9. 35% of the housing is built for housing association ownership (social housing) 10. In 2011 1,400 people were employed in businesses in Poundbury
Planning!
Here are some of the organisations involved in the planning of Poundbury Duchy of Cornwall Own Poundbury land. Overseeing
West Dorset District Council All building plans need their approval (houses,
Dorset County Council Decide on new schools and have a say in
Highways Agency Decide on where new main roads are located Poundbury Residents Represent the views of residents at meetings
Fry and Morrish Builders Family building businesses
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 4 Tour—Some Points of Interest Grid Place Notes K2 Pummery Square Square with shop, pub and Brownsword Hall for community activities E4 Butter Cross Square under construction with bakery Square and open-air cafe E7 Queen Mother Main square with Garden Centre and Square supermarket—more shops to follow G7 Dorset Cereals A cereal factory E6 Poundbury Old farm and buildings used by Duchy Farmhouse of Cornwall for offices J6 The Great Field Community playing field—dogs are allowed on! A5 Fire Station Dorchester Fire Station and county fire service headquarters J4 Mansell Square Bus stops I4 Castle View Residential home G3 House of A chocolates factory Dorchester
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 5 How is success measured? Here are your first questions to think about! You are being asked the question “Is Poundbury Working?” But what do you need to think about to answer that question? Try people, organisations, services, and environment etc! This table might help…… add your own questions
Residents Are people happy living here? Are the shops and schools close
Business Owners
People in Dorchester Organisations
Education
Services
Transport
Environment
Shops
Leisure
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 6 Poundbury Quiz Page 1 Can you find the answers to these ten questions? All near to Pummery Square!
Question Clue Answer Qu 1 Name of the pub in K2 Pummery Square? Qu 2 What time is food served in K2 the pub on Sunday? Qu 3 What bird runs a gift shop? K2
Qu 4 What is the maximum weight of K2 vehicles that can park at Pummery Square? Qu 5 What is at Chaldon House? K3
Qu 6 What is the name of the K5 Pharmacy? Qu 7 What is in the middle of J2 Barlake Court?
Qu 8 What is the colour of the I1 front door of High House? Qu 9 What do the letters MVM I2 mean at Burraton House?
Qu 10 Draw the logo of Castle Vet I2 Clinic!
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 7 Poundbury Quiz Page 2 Can you find the answers to these next ten questions? You may need to walk a bit further or look through the Newsletter! Question Clue Answer Qu 11 How many solar panels are H5 on top of Allum House? Qu 12 How big is Waitrose? E8
Qu 13 What unusual shape is the house F6 at 14 Moraston Street? Qu 14 How many houses are coming K6 soon to St John’s Way? Qu 15 What two bus numbers stop J4 at Mansell Square?
Qu 16 What is in The Potting F7 Shed? Qu 17 What time is the Quiet D6 Space open on Monday?
Qu 18 Name of the master planner? Qu 19 Who has helped build Poundbury? (Two builders)
Qu 20 Name of a Housing Association?
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 8 Anagrams
Squares or Courts Solve these anagrams of squares or courts you may have walked around—or use the map!
Anagram Answer Qu 21 And well Welland Court Qu 22 Run abort Qu 23 Witch sores Qu 24 Rabid wedge Qu 25 Belch coal am Qu 26 Robust crest Qu 27 Old stunner Qu 28 Often climb Qu 29 By careers Qu 30 I’m the rage
Street Life ..... Solve these anagrams of streets you may have walked around—or use the map!
Anagram Answer Qu 31 Cast Lowest Stowcastle Street Qu 32 Moan Sort Qu 33 Logo Morn Qu 34 Torn Byte Qu 35 Dawn Idles Qu 36 Yes Two Qu 37 Loan Lint Qu 38 Giant Nosh Qu 39 Board Work Qu 40 Shimmed Lard
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 9 Poundbury Search
Find these objects..... simply give the grid references of these objects or places
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50 51 Muddled answers G4 G4 H2 H3 I1 J1 J3 K1 K2 K2 K6
Put your answers here Picture 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 Grid
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 10 Poundbury Front Door Search
Housey Housey... Give the addresses of these splendid front doors?
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“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 11 Interesting Features Please use this page to note as many interesting features about Poundbury that you see on your walk round. What are the little differences? One example is given.
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“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 12 Questions you want to ask Please use this page to make note any questions you would like answering at the end of your study. Question 1
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“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 13 So Is Poundbury Working? Please use this page to come to your decision! Give your reasons!
Yes or No? Because? E.g. Yes The offices, factories and shops employ many people that live nearby, which cuts down on journeys to work.
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“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 14 Points for our presentation Please use this page to make notes about points to include in your group presentation about “Is Poundbury Working?”
“Is Poundbury Working?” Page 15 Punch this Grid Orienteering in Poundbury square! Ref Do you like searching for things? Are you a
person that is good at finding missing purses, keys or shoes? Then you will like this exercise!
Around Poundbury there are nine hidden RED PUNCHES like in this picture. If you find one then use it to PUNCH the correct square at the
side of this page. Can you find all nine?
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