Celebrating Poundbury Magazine Issue 5: Celebrating 25 years of Poundbury | Page 46

MYTHS & FACTS Some of the Poundbury myths have gone full circle and are returning like a game of Chinese whispers. These are the most common. 1 MYTH: People aren’t allowed to hang out their washing in their back garden. FACT: This is one of the most common and is absolutely false. 2 MYTH: Poundbury is a separate gated community and is run by The Duchy. FACT: This is not true. Poundbury is part of an urban extension of Dorchester THE CARPET COMPANY TALKS: DA VINCI STONE and
is part of the town. Poundbury is not a separate village and town councillors, district and county councillors all represent the residents and take a keen interest in the development. 3 MYTH: Removal lorries aren’t allowed FACT: This is not true and has never been the case. Of course people need to move in and out all the time. Removal lorries are allowed outside the house or apartment and within the resident’s bays. 2 MYTH: The pavements are unfinished with loose gravel. FACT: The use of a gravel top dressing for pavements was initially designed for Introducing 11 new stone designs bringing the natural beauty and intricate textures of real stone indoors, the tiles take inspiration from weathered steel, natural stone and woven fabric. night-time security (people can be heard approaching on foot) and from an aesthetic point of view. Designed to offer a sophisticated and understated look, the four natural stone designs feature the realistic grain and fossilisation of limestone. Three designs in the collection take inspiration from natural fabric and concrete combined. Tapping into the trend for polished concrete effect, these designs offer a minimalistic feel. ANTIQUE, PRE-OWNED & NEW At Jordan’s Jewellers you will fi nd something different, something unique and extra special. If you’re out on site with a customer why not use our new augmented reality app to demonstrate what their floor could look like right there and then. The app lets you select and view different floors in the space of your choice and take images to share and compare. See www.karndean.com/app for more details. Make a statement by introducing a border. Karndean Designflooring offer numerous options for personalising your floor. Four of our unique designs take inspiration from weathered steel and are ideally placed against plain walls, exposed brick and simple furnishings for a stark, on trend industrial feel. Come and see us in store: 46 The Carpet Company Unit 10 Basepoint, Jubilee Enterprise Centre 15 Jubilee Close, Weymouth, DT4 7BS WWW.CELEBRATINGPOUNDBURY.CO.UK 01305 760908 Jordans Jewellers, 1 Royal Mews, Princes Street, Dorchester, DT1 1RL Telephone: 01305 250413 www.jordansjewellers.co.uk WWW.CELEBRATINGPOUNDBURY.CO.UK 47