2 days / 1 night
The Architecture Weekend
A deliberately slow route through the city's building history, from timber frame to adaptive reuse, with the waterfront as the connecting thread.
Day
Saturday
- 8:30
Coffee in Market Square
Arrive before the square fills. Read the building line while it is still quiet.
Market Square · indoors
- 9:15
Downtown brick walk
Commercial blocks, granite lintels, and everything above the shopfronts.
Market Square · 10 min walk from the previous stop · outdoors
- 11:00
The Hill
Relocated houses and the argument about preservation and renewal.
The Hill · 8 min walk from the previous stop · outdoors
- 12:30
Counter lunch
Fast and unfussy; the afternoon is the long part.
Market Square · 6 min walk from the previous stop · indoors
- 14:00
South End lanes
Early timber-frame housing at close quarters. Take the narrow streets.
The South End · 12 min walk from the previous stop · outdoors
- 17:00
Waterfront at the turn of the tide
Warehouses, wharves and the current running hard.
The Waterfront · 10 min walk from the previous stop · outdoors
- 19:30
Dinner by the river
Seafood, early sitting, then a short walk back.
The Waterfront · 5 min walk from the previous stop · indoors
Day
Sunday
- 9:00
Interior visit
A house museum is the only reliable way to see framing and panelling.
The South End · 12 min walk from the previous stop · indoors
- 11:30
West End conversions
Workshops and garages reworked into kitchens and studios.
West End · 18 min walk from the previous stop · outdoors
- 13:00
Long lunch in the West End
Finish where the city is currently being made.
West End · 3 min walk from the previous stop · indoors
- 15:00
Last look at the square
Return and see how differently the same block reads.
Market Square · 15 min walk from the previous stop · outdoors