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Braunston - “The Triangle”

“The Triangle” redevelopment

• Phase 1

– triangle cleared of tall vegetation and turfed to improve traffic safety – posts installed to prevent parking

• Phase 2

– ideas for use sought through BVN and Bugle in November 2017 – PC sub-committee has considered these and developed idea for an installation – this is a progress update

May 2019 Braunston Parish Meeting 2

Ideas put forward

• “Village sign”
• Signposts
• Sculptures
• Wind turbine
• Definitely not a flagpole!
• Planting

– generally compatible with other suggestions and will consider once other works are complete

May 2019 Braunston Parish Meeting 3

Sub-committee considerations

• What we were looking for

– to capture the essence of Braunston – something different - not just another boring village sign – challenging – worth a second (third) look – thought provoking – a discussion point – eye catching – not too dominated by the canal aspects

• We realise we can’t show everything

May 2019 Braunston Parish Meeting 4

Sub-committee considerations

• Points discussed

– balance between rural village and canal aspects – avoiding straplines that sound like a tourist brochure – costs – carbon footprint – potential for misuse or damage – safety – pedestrians and road users (visibility) – commissioned a local designer to assist – name – “The Village Compass” seems to be favourite

May 2019 Braunston Parish Meeting 5

Initial design

• Design concept

– circular installation comprising five metal layers, so it looks very different from different angles – supported on a post – probably oak – circular base in the form of a compass – metal layers in stainless steel, with centre layer made from Cor-Ten steel, which will weather to a rust colour – not all obvious – the more you look the more you see

May 2019 Braunston Parish Meeting 6

Initial design

• Following pictures show design concept

– at this stage, note this is based on a not-to-scale cardboard mock-up and sketches only – overall dimensions are 1.2m (4 feet) diameter metal structure on a 2.4m (8 feet) high post – designs to be applied using a plasma cutter – already discussed with a supplier and viewed examples, this will achieve a good level of detail – more detailed design is still to be done

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Design concept

Design concept – side 1

• Side 1 reflects the geography and agricultural

aspects of Braunston

– our location and altitude – ridge and furrow fields harking back to days before the Inclosure Acts – sheep and dog highlighting the important wool trade – the iconic All Saints Church visible from miles around reflecting the prosperity of the parish based on wool – the peregrines that have become village residents – nature supported by the built environment – to be raised to form extra part layer in the structure

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Braunston Parish Meeting May 2019 10

Design concept

• side 1

Design concept – side 2

• Side 2 reflects the canal history of Braunston

– the pumping station and its chimney emphasising that the industrial revolution didn’t pass Braunston by – Braunston’s position at the centre of a number of canal routes – with miles and locks – a swan representing the value of the canals for nature – may be raised to form extra part layer – on both sides text passes below the top layer

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Design concept

• side 2

Risk assessment

• Risk

– injury through walking into steel structural parts – danger to pedestrians from road traffic while viewing – obstruction to visibility for drivers at junctions – structural stability (steel section weight ~100kg)

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• Mitigation

– post 2.4m high – advised by suppliers – consider orientation (N-S or E-W) – possibility of interpretation panels on Green across roads from triangle – design to retain clear view across triangle – take advice on post spec and installation

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Next steps

• Detailed design and costing
• Planning permission application
• Grant applications
• Constructive comments and suggestions

welcome

– to clerk@braunstonpc.org – we may not be able to adopt them all, as ideas may be contradictory or we may not be able to afford them – however, we will give all responses full consideration

• Thank you for your attention

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May 2019 Braunston Parish Meeting 19