Prince ' s SPEECH IN FULL
Over 25 different architectural practices have been involved including , importantly , several of the architects trained at my old institute of architecture .
But in this square I ’ m enormously grateful to Quinlan and Francis Terry and Ben Pentreath for their genius in designing the buildings to create such a sense of place .
Of course , without the dedicated efforts and loyalty of the builders CG Fry and Son , Morrish Builders , Woodpecker Properties in the person of Derek Newell and ZeroC in the shape of Kim Slowe , none of this would ever have been achieved to such a high standard of quality . I ’ m deeply grateful to their teams of talented craftsmen who many of them are Dorset men through and through .
For me one of the most essential features of Poundbury has been its mixed use , mixed income composition - a dangerously revolutionary move 25 years ago .
So particular thanks goes to the social-housing providers , notably the Guinness Partnership of which I am a patron .
Last , but by no means least , I owe so much to the devotion and ceaseless attention to detail of the Duchy of Cornwall delivery team , which has been led most expertly by Simon Conibear . Inevitably there are many others who have played a special role that time I fear does not allow me to mention . However , I can ’ t possibly thank Waitrose enough for their generous hospitality today .
So it is with immense pride and in loving memory of my darling grandmother that I ask your majesty to unveil this statue of the Queen Mother and thus declare her square open .
The Prince of Wales , 27 October 2016
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