Welcome to Dorchester and Poundbury (Highlights)

"The Prince sees it as essential that in twenty-five years time 

we do not look down from Maiden Castle and see a jigsaw which does not fit" (1989).

David Landale, Secretary of the Duchy of Cornwall, quoting HRH The Prince of Wales.

Dorchester, The Official Guide, Dorchester Town Council, 1989.

It's almost 25 years since then; although Poundbury is far from complete, the view from Maiden Castle is still inspiring. For me, the jigsaw does fit, harmoniously. The plan to install a "temporary" park-and-drive for the 2012 Sailing Olympics, in the field between Maiden Castle and Poundbury, is an alarming prospect.