P&K: Veterans on “The Live Edge”
Architects call the Eastern or Square side of the P&K building its “Live Edge” as its windows face into the open square “where stuff is going on” and the morning sun shines into the relocated fashion store and new cafe.
David Kershaw explains that “my old man used to say it’s such a warm spot that a lot of the Second World War vets – the old guys that also did all the heavy (local) fencing work _ the guys who lugged all the concrete posts to the top of hills putting fencing up – all their hips gave out.”
“They were in pain all the time,” so in the early mornings “they would shuffle into town and sit on our window sill all along (the eastern wall) waiting for the sun to warm them up.”
“That was the only thing that would get rid of the pain. If there had been hip operations (in the day) … they’d have all been fixed.”
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