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y the Prince of Wales, who described thesculpture as “a fitting tribute to my darlinggrandmother”.The Queen Mother was widowed at the ageof 51, and although she lived for another 50years, Philip Jackson’s sculpture shows herat this age. Philip spent days pouring overphotographs in the archive at Windsor Castleand met the Queen Mother when she was100, to present her with a statue of her latehusband Kind George VI, which now standsoutside Dartmouth Naval College.Philip Jackson says: “Meeting the QueenMother at the time was incredibly usefulbecause one could see what a great spirit shewas. Even at that age she was a remarkableexample of how you can live life to the full,right to the very end.”Philip adds: “When you look at thephotographs and the footage, you seldomcatch her without a smile on her face – it wasso obvious that she had the spark of life inher and I really wanted to get that life intothe work. But at the same time, this is anofficial memorial, showing her as Elizabeththe Queen, so what I did was to get thewind just moving her robes slightly, and afaint smile playing on her lips.”In association withwaitrose.com/poundburyCornwall and Dorset family brewers Hall& Woodhouse. The Duchess of CornwallInn is expected to open in Easter 2016, withthe name coming from a suggestion by thePrince of Wales.Hall & Woodhouse is working closely withthe Duchy of Cornwall’s architects, Quinlan& Francis Terry, to ensure that The Duchessof Cornwall will be a fitting adornment toQueen Mother Square.The inn will include a 20 bedroom hotel aswell as restaurant facilities and traditionalpublic house offerings. Hall & Woodhouse,based in Blandford, has a network of morethan 200 public houses throughout the southof England.Another key development on the eastside of Queen Mother Square is StrathmoreHouse that will boast eight elegant andspacious new build apartments with privatecovered car parking. Located above twoshops, Strathmore House completes the eastside of Queen Mother Square.Another major construction project thatis well underway is that of the 62 one andtwo bedroom assisted living apartmentsexclusively for the over 70s. Known asBowes Lyon Court, the McCarthy & Stonedevelopment which fronts Peverell AvenueWest, opposite the garden centre.Top: CGI of RoyalPavilion.Right: A CGI ofQueen MotherSquare uponcompletion and themonthly DorsetFarmer’s Market.Queen Mother Square is arguably set totake pride of place as one of the finestnew squares to be built in Britain for ageneration. As such, there are manythriving local businesses that can befound on and around the square.The main focal point of QueenMother Square will be a cast bronzestatue of the late Queen Motherby renowned sculptor PhilipJackson, who has an outstandinginternational reputation.The 9’ 6” tall Poundbury statue isscheduled for unveiling in 2016.The sculpture is an exactcasting of the Queen Mother’sstatue that stands in TheMall, which was unveiled inFebruary 2009 by Her MajestyThe Queen. In June 2006, fiveyears after the Queen Motherdied, Philip’s design for TheMall and Poundbury was chosenby a panel chairedCLICK &COLLECTYou can collect your John Lewisorder at little Waitrose Poundbury.Simply order before 8pm andcollect after 2pm the next dayfrom Waitrose. We’ll even send youa text when your order is ready.Find us in Queen Mother Square,Poundbury.12 13