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:
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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: [phone] www.jordansjewellers.co.uk
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