At the training sessions, we either sculpt a simple dwelling from scratch or work up a model of an actual building, depending on the wishes and experience if any of those taking part. These two buildings have been started:<\/p>\n
These have complex shapes that will require a lot of work, though our tutor Chris Jackson has already has the Broadway Cinema under way. Some participants intend to model their own houses. Others may with to model public or otherwise notable buildings. If you intend to submit a model for the Competition, or for Google Earth, please pick one and declare your interest in it to us so that other entrants can make other choices if they wish. Here are a few obvious candidates for buildings you might try for:\u00a0(see a\u00a0map<\/a> for some of these, a trail<\/a> or tour and street plan<\/a>)<\/p>\n Buildings fronting onto Broadway Gardens<\/span>, other than the Goldsmith Centre and the\u00a0former Town Hall (since they’re already in Google Earth): 3. The Library, 4. The Museum and Art Gallery (though closing soon), 5. St Hugh of Lincoln church, 6. the Nexus Building brochure<\/a>, 7. St Michael’s church, 8. the former Grammar School and 9. the Plinston Hall.<\/p>\n Buildings in and around Howard Park<\/span>: 10. Howard Hall, 11. First Garden City Heritage Museum and 12. the Free Church.<\/p>\n Various buildings<\/span>: 13. The Settlement, \u00a014. The Cloisters, 15. Howgills, 19. North Herts. Leisure Centre, 17. Broadway Hotel, 18. Letchworth Hall Hotel, 19. Meadow Way Green, 20. Fenner’s Building by The Wynd, 20a. Morrison’s supermarket.<\/p>\n Other structures<\/span>: 21. The railway station, 22. the Outdoor Pool (lido) and it buildings, 23, the UK’s first roundabout, …<\/p>\n Residential areas<\/span>: dwellings\/appartment blocks, public buildings and spaces in 24. Broadway, 25. the Grange estate, 26. Highbury, 27. Highover and Campfield pre-fabs, 28. the Jackmans estate, 29. Jackman’s Place, 30. the Lordship estate, 31. Norton village, 32. Paddock Close, 33. the Sollershotts, 34. Westbury estate, 35. the Willbury estate, 36. Willian village, …<\/p>\n Town Centre<\/span>: frontages and street scenes of 37. Eastcheap, 38. Garden Square, 39. Gernon Road, 40. Leys Avenue, 41. Station Road (including The People’s House), 42. The Wynd, …<\/p>\n Commercial and industrial premises<\/span>: (as listed e.g. here<\/a> and here<\/a>; images here<\/a>) Recent, historical or otherwise notable buildings\/complexes such as 43. the Altro factory, 44. the Autoglym factory, 45. the Ogle complex, …<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At the training sessions, we either sculpt a simple dwelling from scratch or work up a model of an actual building, depending on the wishes and experience if any of those taking part. These two buildings have been started: The … Continue reading