Inside Poundbury: Why Prince Charles's 'Disney-esque' model village is proving critics wrong
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Michael Gove hopes injecting beauty into Britain's drab estates will win over nimbys
Fit for a king: Prince Charles’ experimental city is proving critics wrong We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Credit:Alamy Normal text size Very large text size After a three-hour drive through the English countryside, I arrive in the town of Poundbury and climb out of the car to examine my strange new surroundings. To the right stands the imposing Duchess of Cornwall Inn, which borrows its rich architectural detail from Palladio’s Convento della Carità in Venice. Next door, the neoclassical-style Strathmore House is bright yellow like s...
Bevan Shields16:44, Jul 25 2021 Justin Tallis/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II tours the square in Poundbury, England on October 27, 2016. Poundbury is an experimental new town designed with traditional urban principles championed by The Prince of Wales. ANALYSIS: After a three-hour drive through the English countryside, I arrive in the town of Poundbury and climb out of the car to examine my strange new surroundings. To the right stands the imposing Duchess of Cornwall Inn, which borrows its rich architectural detail from Palladio’s Convento della Carità in Venice. Next door, the neoclas...