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The Abbey Quarter

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Spring

2008Abbey QuarterPlacecheck

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A record of what we like and dislike

about our own neighbourhood with

ideas for making it a better place.


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WKU

You took over 800 photographs and filled 70+ pages with yourlikes, dislikes and (best of all) your ideas for making things better!

Thanks to all who came along!

Abbey Quarter Placecheck 2008 kicked off in April with three Walkbouts, eachstarting at the Arboretum Gates and ending with a debriefing session over coffee

Acknowled gem ents to:

LCDP, for friend ly guida nc e

and continuing support

Churc hes in Soc iety, for

a grant to fund this rep ort

Walmer Street Church Hall for

hosting MRNI Pub lic Meetings

with o ut w hich this enterprise

would not ha ve go t off to sucha goo d start

All those w ho to ok pa rt

Helpful pub lica tions:

Stree tsc ap e Design Ma nual (Linco lnshire County Counc il)

Save Our Streets(English Heritage and the WI)

CTZ Report (Highways)One g roup outside the

caf ready to set out. All

three Walka bouts ende d

with a de -b riefing session

over co ffee

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Abbey Quarter Placecheck

is an MRNI enterprise


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Mo nks Roa d to t he A rboretum .4-7

Arb ore tum & Foste rs Field...8

Milma n Roa d to Frederick Stree t 9-10

Hillside Avenue..11

Jellico e to Ellesmere Avenue....11

East Libe rty/Roma n Pavem ent........12

Tow er Cresc ent/ Avenue/ Drive....12

Fria rs Lane to Bagg eho lme Roa d ....13

John Stree t to Cromw ell Stree t..14-16

Florenc e Stree t to Abbey Ruins....17

Spa Street to Monks Way18

Bagge ho lme Rd to Lytton Stree t.19-20

Nap ier Street to Perc y Stree t..21Pageby

page

The first ta sk wa s to d efine the area ; then to divide it into

ma nag ea ble chunks. We settled for 12the Arbo retum

ma king up a ba kers do zen.

Three Walkab outs we re arrang ed :

Wednesday 2 Ap ril at 6.00pm

Saturday 5 April at 2.00pm

Saturday 12 April at 10.30amOver thirty peo ple turned up to take p art. Working in twos

and threes, this wa s enoug h to c over the a rea .

The c hild ren s wa lkab out to ok plac e in July

Those surveying stree ts above Mo nks Roa d w ou ld ta ke in

the north side of Monks Road, those surveying streets below

wo uld ta ke in the sout h side . Simila rly with Winn Stree t.

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What the c hildren think ...2228

Crossing the Witha m

Windo ws and do ors

We love trees!

A Round -up of Railings

Cyc le routes

Cyc le pa rking

Old corner shops

Ca r parks

Recommendations...38-40

Pages

29-37


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Monks Roadtraffic and the pedestrian

The new ly splaye d , nice ly bricked

area w as fine, a t first. Ped estrians

assumed priority; mo torists ob liged .

Then w hite d otted lines ap pe ared.

Right awa y, roa d rules preva iled .

Now a v ehicle-do minant spa c e, this

zone is less ped estrian-friend ly tha n

it was in the first place!

Even if the lines we ar off its unlikely

tha t motorists ha b its will turn round

to fa vour the p ed estrian.

As long a s a m oto rist leave s a 39-inc h ga p (we re

told b y a Traffic Warden) a wa rden is po we rless

to mo ve it on. So its okay for a va n to hog a

busy pa veme nt and to strad dle do uble yellow

lines? And what ab out dam ag e ca used to

kerbs, drains, and othe r servic es unde rground ?

Eac h year in the UK over 80 ped estrians

are killed by c ars mounting pa veme nts.

Watch your step!

Trip hazards on the PedestrianZonedislodged bricks.

Quality paving the length of

Monks Road would be welcome

on a street so heavy with foot

trafficpreferably with cause-ways at side-streets, la Port-

land Street, off the High Street.

The crossing near the junction ispuzzlinggreen one side, redthe other! To a waiting pedes-

trian it looks as if cars are jump-ing the lights. Either that orthe Green Mans on strike.

When is a Pedestrian Zonenot a Pedestrian Zone?

What would make it better?Turn the roa d hierarchy on its hea d . Consider

the nee ds of p ed estrians first, cyc lists sec ond ,

bus pa sseng ers third and the private mo torist

fourthas they do in York, for instance.

The p romised ban on HGVs will help

So would a 20 mp h spe ed limit

This is the approach to our glorious

Arboretum from the city centre

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ty Some c ities have alrea dy a do pted a

20 mph spee d limit in residential a rea s.

Portsmo uth ha s gone further, w ith a

20 mp h limit right a c ross the tow n.

In the interests of safety, especially for

our children, othe r cities a re ge aring up

to follow suit. Is Linc oln up for this?

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Monks RoadLincoln College

The first p hoto w as taken a s part o f

our first Plac echec k in 2002. Then,the c ollege wa s looking in a sorry

sta teb ut imp roving . The ca r pa rk

had just b een land sc ap ed , with

lawns, seats, steps, shrubs and trees.

Yet, despite an am p le numb er of

new b ins, an ap pa lling a mount o f

litte r was strewn a bout .

Since then, the o ld 60s build ing ha s

undergone a fac e lift, a rea l boostto those w ho wa lk pa st eve ry da y.

Am azingly, even litter see ms to

have b een b rought unde r c ontrol!

The o ld Tradex building o pposite, c ause o f

ma ny a traffic jam a long Mo nks Roa d , has

be en taken over by the c olleg e, and the

warehouse-type building renovated.

A few trees and plants wo uld help soften

the sta rk newness of the railings.

Dingy surround ings turn fo lk sour.

Just a c ross the roa d : a te rrac e m uc h

improved since the last Plac ec hec k but

still wa nting. Its a p ity the Bound ary Wall

Projec t p lanned for the south side, whic h

p roved so pop ular on the no rth side, will

not no w inc lude the se p rop erties.

This bea utifully restored building just

a few doo rs a long show s wha t fine

houses we have in our midst.

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Linco ln Col legeBefore and After

Most railings have a p urpose.

This one , how eve r, appea rs to

have no p urpo se a t a llexcep t

perhaps to serve as an exam ple

of unnecessary street furniture

for those whose m ission it is to de

-c lutte r our stree ts?

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Likes Disikes What would make it better? XLincoln College to the Arboretum

Proximity to the Arbo retum

Trees at top of road

Wooden ba y windows

Dec orative bric kwork

Ca st iron railings

White stree t lighting

Improved corner shop

Litter in guttersmechanical sweeper cant

get at it beca use of parked c ars

Revert to a roa d swee pe r with broom and shovel

Promote Stop the Drop, the 2008 ant i-litter ca mp aign

Pick up o ther peop les litter to po p in the ne arest bin

Promo te the c ounc il s free c ollection servic e

Enc ourag e use of Free Cycleto d ispo se o f unwa nted

furniture

Bac ks of ho uses

on M onks Roa d : a

grim outlook from

the c ul de sac

tucked b ehind

In the c ul de sac : a full skip

and dum pe d rubbisha fine

ap proac h to our lovely park,

Green Flag w inner and a

Good Plac e to have a Picnic!

Imp rove ha nd rails at to p o f stee p streets

Plant shrubs on p atc hes of w aste ground

Create a side entranc e w orthy of our Arbo retum

With Residents Parking Sc hem es, c a rs rarely park on

pa vem ents. Vine Street is an except ion

Houses with a superb view

of the Arboretumone by

one b eing restored a fter

yea rs of neg lect, in turnprom ising to p resent a n

attrac tive a spec t when

viewed from the pa rk

Ca rs on pa veme nts

de spite d oub le yellow

lines and a Parking

Sc heme in plac e!

An unwanted

settee upturned

in a foreco urt (yet

the c ounc il runs a

free c ollec tion

service!)

?!Green urba n spa c e a t the top s ofstree ts offe ring a refreshing up hillview of trees from ea c h of thelower stree ts.Pity ab out the bo g-sta nda rd

retaining brick walls!

Who owns these p at hs?

Who s responsible fo r

their upkeep ?

What can b e done when

the forecourt wa ll of an

emp ty house c ollap ses

into a b usy pa veme nt?

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?Architec tural c uriosities abound ...

Why the Linco ln City Crest over

the d oorwa y of eve ry house in

Che viot Street?

Why the rec ess ab ove thewindow on this ga ble?

A self-seeded

ash bursting

through bricks


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?XLikes Dis;likesThe Arboretum & Fosters Fielda green haven on our doorstep

The c af w as op en.

We had ice c ream

and it was lovely.

What would

make it better?Dog pooh when peo ple

don t clean it up

Damag e to m aze in the

middle

It feels like you a re in the

countryuntil you hear

the spe ed ing c ars andbum py lorries go ing p ast

Traffic m ay disturb the

animals!

Don t like the hut its

got g ates on and ugly

yellow signs saying

Anti-climb pa int

Som eone has pic ked

some da ffodils and putthem by a tree.

A little b it o f the ma ze

is da mag edneeds

repairing

Make better

drainag e on the

middle walkwayit

c an b e very slipp yand da ngerous

Fine peop le who

d rop litter and let the ir

dog s foul the g rass.

Use the sec urity

cameras

More b ins in the

summ er and at busy

times 20mph speed limit

We wo rked ve ry hard

and we a ll worked

together.

The Lion

The little lions

on the step s

The flowe rs

The squirrels

Blossom on trees

Lots of seats

Birds sing ing

Bluebells

Wild flowers

Ducks

The maze

The founta ins

The play a rea

The w ood en

I often see wo rkme n in

the pa rk. They wo rk

very hard.

The b ank ab ove

the terrac e is a

nat ure reserve.

Grass is mo wn on lyafte r wild flowers

have seeded. Like

the mead ow by

the sc hoo l, the

ragged softness

ba lanc es the neat

forma lity of law ns

and flowe r be ds.

The b andstand

The lamp po stsMa gnolia tree

Spa ce to play

A

treasured

green

space

Fenc ing and bric kwork round the p ark

Ma ps & informa tion boa rds

Fosters Fie ld

A play-place

for olde r kids

stunt bikes,

maybe?

With play areas set up

at the Abbe y Ruins

and in the CoronationGarden, swings and

c limb ing fram es we re

removed Fosters Field,

lea ving em pty green

spa c e, fea tureless and

under-used (excep t by

do g w alkers) and with

a rough stony pa th.

?

The field wa s g ift to the

City for c om munity use.

How ever, the lower pa rt

wa s fence d o ff for the

schoolon condition it

co uld b e used by otherloca l groups during out-

of-school hours.

No one begrudged the

children the green space,

but why was the condition

never met? Has it been

forgotten? (The matter is

being looked into.)

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I like the w oode n tree sea t best!

Coronation Garden


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Architec tural features/ window s/ do orways

Ca st iron railings whose pa tte rns d iffer from

street to street, from house to house

Deco rative b ric kwork

Charming lay-out of gardens, top of Clarina

Street and Berna rd Street

Too ma ny pa rked c a rs on

Milma n Roa d

A p letho ra o f sa tellite

d ishes on som e stree ts

Pote ntially lovely little front

ga rde ns left in a stat e o f

neglect

Milman Road to Frederick Street

Stree ts with TO LET signs are

markedly shabbier than thosed isp laying FOR SALE signs.

Advice a nd incentives to enc ourag e the upkeep

of sma ll front ga rde ns

Allow pa rking o n one side o f Milma n Roa d o nly

Upg rade the Pelic an Crossing a t the b ottom of

Fa irfield Stree t t o a Toucan C rossing for cyc lists using

the signe d route from Tow er to the City Centre

Residents Parking

Ama zing pe rspe c tives

Nic e ho uses

Love ly views ac ross the Arbo retum from

Milma n Roa d a nd a c ross the Ab be y Ruins

from Berna rd Stree t a nd Fa irfield Street

Likes Dislikes

What would make it better?

Once a corner

shop , now b lank

and facelessas

with many such

conversions.

The NO C YCLING sign imp lies the

nea rby pa th is a useful cyc le link.Upg rade for shared use?

The Green Man took six seconds to appear

when timed by Placecheckers on Walkabout

Emp ty hospita l, a t top of

Milma n Roa dwa ste of

lovely building

Could usefully be turned

into flats, perhaps?

This sp lash o f

pa int has be en

here so long the

lid is em be dd ed

in the tarmac .

An old ca rt on a rooftop

a c urious and q uaint (if

accidental) landmark

Milman Road is a link in

Sustrans National Cycle

Network.

Cycle Route 1 runs from

Edinburgh down the east

side of Britain. It crosses

Lincoln from Nettleham

Road to Stamp End.

This section, from Hull to

Harwich, is a favourite of

cyclists from the Low

Countries.

Cycle signs pointing to

the delightful Arboretum

Caf (with its sturdy cyclestands) seem appropriate.

The stree ts belong tous. Lets make them

som ething to be p roud

of.

Save our Streets

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X

This p lot of ground next to

the passagew ay is For Sa le.

The p roposed p lan is not in

keep ing w ith its surround ings.The p assag ew ay will be o ver-

shadowed and a p atch of

urba n w ilderness lost.

Why not a llotm ents?

Theyre in dem and now

mo re than everwith

a waiting list.

The c yc le/ foo tpa th (Milman Road to Frederic k Street)

Litter & d og me ss

Cigarette butts

dropp ed b y smokers

Two cyc le signs on the

same signpost:

End of C yc le Route

To C ity Centre

A little confusing?

Thanks to a c am pa ign run by househo lders nea rby,

this pa ssag ew ay w as given a nea t ta rma c surfac e a

few yea rs ago . Lat er, the Co mm unity Travel Zone

upgrad ed the stretc h from Fairfield Street to Hillside t o

bec ome a cyc lewa y with bac k gardens on one side,

hospita l grounds on the o ther, a traffic -free route link-ing the Tow er Esta te to the town centre.

Likes Dislikes What would make it better?

Thriving on rough

ground (amid litter):

Violets

Periwinkle

Forget-me-nots

Yellow Archang el

and the promise ofbutterflies to come!

Better lighting along the narrow passageway

Wide n the p assag ew ay so c yc lists can ride throug h

Litter bins along the foo tpa that the to p of ea c h street,

As pa rt of the Viking Way this

pa thwa y deserves ca re and

attention

?

The last English Elms in Lincoln!

Coveted grit box at bottom of street!

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Views of Canwic k & green spa c es

Wide spac e a t top of Fairfield Street

where a bom b fell

The quiet ness

you wouldn t think

you we re in a c ity

Wild flowers

The trees a rching

over the road at

Fa irfield Stree t

A bench between top of

Frede ric k Street a nd Lac eb y

Street

A tidy-up o f the whole a rea

A prope r ga te into the

hospital grounds

A fag-butt bin

Street signs at the top s of

streets as well as the b otto m,

so tha t wa lkers and c yc list on

the pa th know w here they are

Grit bins too wo uld be mo re

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XWhen a road side or other

pub lic a rea be co mes visiblyde grad ed , by law it must be

c leane d up within 60 hours at

the most. In prac tic e, many

areas are not clea ned up

within 60 mo nths.(Stop the Drop )

What d oes the law say

when garden rubb ish de -

grades the street?

The issue o f foo tp a ths and

verges wa s de alt with at

Junes Public M ee ting.

We we re assured tha t kerbs

will be tidied up a nd trees

pruned.

Likes

Dislikes

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Views

Free of litter

Ga rdens we ll kept

Prope rties ma intained

Litte r bins we ll used

Being a through-road from Tow er Esta te, its

plagued by:

speeding cars

off-roa d bikes

yob s pushing walls dow n

What would make it better? More po lice pa trols

Re-lay paved footpaths

A Neighb ourhood Office

Youth fac ilities

This would ha ve a go od knock-on effec t

Dislikes

Likes

El lesmere Avenue

Bathurst Street

Sherbrooke Street

Je l l ic oe Avenue

Well-kep t Vic torian houses

Collap sed wa ll at b ottom c orner of

Sherb rooke Street

Clean, free of litter

Footpaths fine

Clean hom es, well ca red for

Every garden imm ac ulate

Wonderful!

Clean, tidy propertiesNo litter

Houses fairly well kep t

A feeling of c omm unity

spirit amongst residents

Broken kerbs

Many people observed

how quickly a sense of

well-being can change,

just turning from one

street into the next.

Dog bins emptied regularly

New lighting

Fee l safe a t night

Rubb ish in front gardens

Hillside Avenue

Hillside ApproachJellicoe Avenue to Ellesmere Avenue

Priva te road in front of Ellesme re Avenue Could the c ouncil ad opt?

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The last time p avem ents

were tidied up black

plastic was put down to

protect drain covers but

NEVER REMOVEDjust left

to rot! How tidy is tha t?

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What would

make it better?

XTower Crescent to Tower Drive

Play a rea for c hildren

Ba ll Court

Unkempt gardens

Hard ly ever see Urban Range r

Big mound of grass in park makes it

hard to play ball ga mes

Ca rs pa rked on p ave me nts and

gra ss ve rges

Mo re Urban Rang ers

Drop -in c entre for young p eop le

Flatten the g rass so we c an p lay

Loc k the pa rk at night

Lighting a t night

New stree t signs

New gates

A place for people to meet

there s only a house and shop .

East Liberty, Roman Pavement

Likes Dislikes

What would

make it better?

Close the p ark at night

Ad d some lights

Street c leane rs

Boa rd up windo wsseve n

on this pa tch!

Phone box often sma shed

Street signs nee d rep lac ing

Bus signs missing

Litter on roadside

Ca rs on pa veme nts

peop le ca nt get pa st!

Bus signs missing

Flowers in the g ardens

Trees

The little g reenThe p a ths

Likes Dislikes

New b ins

Nic e greenery

Trees

Well kept front gardens

Grieva nce s ab out c ars pa rked on verges

and footp aths crop pe d up in all qua rters.

Dingy wa lls

Neg lec ted street signs

Roman Pavement

In 1880, during ironstone quarrying,

Roman mosaics came to light and

a villa, with a pavilion 87 metres

long, wa s unea rthed. The find wa s

recorded by the quarry manager,

who took the trouble draw a plan

of the villa.

Findings from the current Community

Travel Zone questionnaires confirm that

pavement parking is a city-wide aversion.

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Battered signage

Very short b ike la neuse?

Broken toilet on g raveya rd

Dog dirt on the g rave yard

(despite dog bins)

Stuff left by d rinkers on steps of

Baptist Church

DislikesX


NCP Car Parkan eye sore

New flats be hind the

old Wesleyan Sc hoo l

Rosema ry Lane

Graveyard with its

sma rt new binsbut

why do pe op le still

litter the grass?

St Hug hs

Streetvery quiet

What s hap pe ning to the ba rricad ed

wa steland by the Friars Lane c ar pa rk?

Likes

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Put d og bins on e very street

A she lter for wheelie b ins for elderly

council tenants

If we m ust hav e c ar pa rks, please let s

de sign them with human be ings in mind!

Do som ething with Kerr Patt ern Co .

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Plac ec hec k 2002

asked Why are wekept out of this

green space?

Hitherto it had be en

open to the road ,

with seats, like a

miniature pa rk.

The question

still applies.

Waterside North & Friars Lane to Baggeholme Road Likes DislikesThe new ly pa inted fb ridg e Unrep aired roa dde ad ly to c yclistsWhat co uld be rec reationa l riverside

spa c e given ove r to p arked c ars!

Disma l wall at c losed end and

an e qually disma l view from the

othera c ar pa rk!

What would

make it better?

Brook Streeta fo rgotte n, quiet c ul de sac

?Ma ke b ette r use of riversideRep air potholes & foo tpa thsCreate new foo tpa ths wherethere are none

Presumably

this pa tc h of

ground is

owned b y the

Environment

Agency?

Corner :

Waterside North

Bag geholme Road

App lause to those w ho

prettify the out side o f their

hom es with p lants for othe rsto see, but who themselves

hav e to suffer a d rea ry view

of p arked c ars.

YMCA: nice to have a gym on o urdoorstep

Croft Street Ce ntregoo d fo r the

oc ca sional cultural eve nt, without

having to ba ttle a c ross Broa dg ate

traffic


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Likes

Dislikes

Whatwould

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Good view across valley

Attrac tive oriel window

Modern terrac es in

keepingno clash

Colour-wash on terrace

housesgood continuity

Residents Parking

Ga ble-end view o f flats at b ottom of street

Untidy b ac ks of b usinesses on M onks Roa d

Outbuilding c ould use a lick of p aint

Som e ho uses need c olour-wash freshene d up

Ca r park not a s go od as that o n Thom as Street

More a lane than a streetbut p arking?

Car park with

trees and shrubs

ag ainst w all

Mo de rn & original housing

sit well toge ther

Pleasant ga rde n a rea

Residents Parking

Trees & front g ardens

Nic e views from bo th end sStea m Hamm er smartly

pa inted , attrac tive sign

Corner plots at

top end dominated

by garages

Stea m Hamm er

ca r park on WinnStreeta ta rmac

wasteland!

When ba c k in use, lets hop e the Stea m Hamm er

reta ins its sign and uses the c ar park area to e nhanc e

the a ttrac tive building

Take some tips from Thoma s Stree t C ar Park:

think plants!

John Street and Thomas Street

John Street Thomas Street

Where so m any wires fan o ut from o ne

po le (normally lea ning) you ge t the

impression o f a rcha ic industrial

revolution stuff left to rot

These should b e renewe d or upd ate dwith a m ore symp athe tic po le supp ort.

Every house on the west

side o f eac h street

sports a satellite dish

upsetting to the eye

and spo iling a view of

the o f houses

Why not a com munal

aerial, as in bloc ks of

flats, where the council

pa ys initially then e ac h

househo lder pays a

sha re of the cost?

On some of these streets several house-

hold s sha re one pa ssage. This causes

rubb ish p rob lems. Ra ther tha n trail b ins

on the long journey ba ck, pe op le

lea ve the m on their fronta ges or at theroad side. Spo radic ally, blac k rubb ish

ba gs pile up

Wheelie bins have ma de this plac e into

a rubb ish site!

Bin men used to fetch the bins from

the ba c k and then return them.

Perhaps this should be reinstated?

General Comm ents

John Street to Crom we ll Street

Mo re litterbins on a ll road s

New road surfac e

Lovely sign!

Dog a nd Bone

tickety-boo!

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Claremont StreetLikesDislikes


The impo rtanc e o f

pub lic pa rks c annot

be m ea sured . Parks

are essent ial to a

c itys hap p iness.Great Parks Conference 2001

In the he art of the c ity and w ithin ea sy rea c h of our terrac ed streets: spa c e to relax, greene ry to c herish.

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Wide street

View of A rbo retum

Attrac tive hed ging on NE c orner

3-sto rey flats suit the sc a le o f the stree t.

Avondale Stree t

The Arboretum c lose b y

greenery, wildlife, spac e...

All Saints Churchgrea t

land ma rk; needs protec ting

Lovely tree in b lossom

in a ba ck garden

View of ba ndstand cool

Co rner shop in use

Nice row s of Victo rian terrac es

with a rc hes to the ir front e ntranc es

Street goe s ac ross to Ca nnon Street

fla ts, different c harac ter and not a

good view from top half

Window boa rded

ap pea rs to b e

temporary

Dislikes

Dislikes

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LikesLikes

View of Shuttlewo rth Houseug h!

Dour woo de n fencing on NW prop erty

Dustb ins out side flats loo k a d isaste r

Two mo dern squa re ba ys out o f kilter

Disused corner shop

Eastbourne Street

Street lam p in front of c hurch w est end is ugly, not inkeep ing with the imp osing building nor is the g reen

ca ble b ox in front of the e xcellent stone a rc hed en-

trance.

Bound ary wa lls have b een rep lac ed with all sorts of

things ove r the yea rs, ranc h fenc ing and breeze

bloc k co me to m ind! This street is a p articular culprit.

Church: little be lfry tower and

stone arche d entranc e

Cha rming runs of Edwa rdian/

Victo rian te rrac es

Oriel window s on mod ern bloc k

View of C annon Street flats and

Lombardy poplars


Ge t stree t ligh t c ha nged PLEASE

Re-site the g reen c ab le bo xVANDALS!

Flats would be a be tter view if given p itc hed roofs

so tha t they b lend with the a rea s architecture

Railing replacement

programme?

Dustb iin service a rea

within flat c om plex

Rates exem pt ion for

anyone using as shop


Paint Shuttlewo rth Housema ke it loo k ca red fo r

Re-nam e the pa rt south of Winn

Stree t to give it its ow n c harac ter

More polic e p atrols and efforts

to c atc h culprits


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X

?

XCromwell Street

Dislikes


More street ligh tsMore green stuff in side streets

More litter bins

New road surfac e

Wheelie-bins out of sight

Bette r, mo re att rac tive footp aths

Keep the c a rs off our pa vem ents

The c urve of the road : a we lcome brea k in this very

long thoroughfa re

The c harming hed ge d footp ath with stone pillars

alongside the A rbo retumAll Saints Churchexce llent building, not va lued

The Arbo retum Lod ge , its c om munity fac ilitiesand

espe cially the c af

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The 3-storey t errac es loo k go od ,

even tho ugh they front right on to

the street d espite ba y window s

on g round floors

View of the Arboretum

To the south, a view o f terrac e

houses of the sam e erab ette r

than a v iew o f the flats

Dislikes

Likes

The light leaded glass

window (presuma bly

ab ove the altar)

is filthy from pollution

Rend ering on house

fronts doe s not wo rkhere a s it do es in

John street whe re

there wa s c ontinuity

of approac h

Monks Roa d continued ...

A m ixture o f shop s, all of long

standing , som e stone prop erties

among them

Likes

Som e o f the b est houses: arche d

window pa nes and doo rways,

hand some b ay window s on

sec ond floo rreal gems!

Pity abo ut the array of whee lie-

bins lined up and jostling for

spa c e o n the tiny forec ourts

They must have a p henom enal

view of th Arboretum

This ma in thoroughfa re c uts our com munity

in halfwith no c onsideration from mo torists

pa ssing through. Mo re insulting b ec ause of

architecturally good houses.

Ruined b y whe elie-bins and p oo r flats and

poor building maintenance

This is wha t motorists no tice o n the ir wa y

through. No wond er they think we arerough . Judg e a bo ok by its c over.

Som e lac k of c ontinuity of style to shop

fronts. One stone p rop erty whitew ashed .


Railing rep lace me ntalrea dyplanned will help

More c ontrol on land lord/ multiple

oc c upanc y house AS IN SCOTLAND

In front of Arboretum and the school

bloc k pav e the roa d w ith yellow b ric ks so

drivers und ersta nd tha t this is a CHILD BUSY

AREA

Planning c ontrol in future

Plastic g uttering c ould be p ainted b lack

Mo dern stree t furniture re-sited

Mo nks Roa d c alme d, to g ive it its

frontage b ac k

All Saints Church on the c orner


18/41

!

XLikes Dislikes

?

Abb ey ruins

Green spa ce

The park for kids

Basketb all c ourt

Bow ling green

The Time Line

Its for basketball only

The fenc e round the ruins

Lac k of a lad ies toilet

Dogs and do g me ss

Ca nt loc k bike to bike stand

Pave ment pa rking

turns wha t should be

op en and friendly

wa lking spa c e into a

closed, murky kind

of alleywa y.

Likes DislikesXFlorenc e Street to the Abbey Ruins

What would make it better?Perhaps those who

alrea dy b enefit from

Reside nts Parking cou ld

do a b ette r job o f sellingthe idea to the sce ptics?

Tac kle p ave ment

pa rking, an inc reasingly

serious issueand illegal!

Ca rs pa rked on

pavements

Its within ea sy

walking distance

for lots of p eopleSmart new b ins,

seats, cycle

stand s and ga tes Placecheckers were alarmed to findbits of blue fencing had come adrift.

NOT vandalism, as it turned out. The

fencing had merely suffered the sort of

battering one would expect on a Ball

Courtthe wham of a football.

Verdict: fencing unfit for purpose

Royal Blue for the fencinground the Ball Court wa s

the colour democratically

voted for by loca l sc hool

children.

New b us stop s

Simp le terrac e stree ts

Warm red bric k

The Ab bey Play Area nearby

New b us stop s

View of greenery at top a nd

bottom of almost every street

Either put a p ermanent fenc e round the

ruins, or not a t a ll. Its lasted this long is a

fence really neede d?

Better toiletsone for ladies too, please!

A te nnis c ourt A putting green

A ban on dogs

There was talk of making this park a

dog-free zone. Then dog bins were

installed...

A Residents Parking Sc hem e

op era tes on a ll side -stree ts to

Claremont Street.

The bulk of residents in tha tbloc k voted for the sc heme .

Those in subseq uen t b loc ks

voted ag ainstdespite huge

advantages.

Elegant row o f houses looking

ac ross the A bb ey ruins

Despite this notice,

dogs often run round

the play area.

!

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How can we expect improvements to our pavements when theyre

routinely being broken up by vehicles encroaching on them?


19/41

Likes Dislikes


Spa Street to Dorset Street Devon Street to Monks Way

DislikesLikes

Houses, bung alow s, ga tes

Trees/ nice g a rdens

New bus stop

Mo de rn street lighting

Lots of d og bins

Hand y cut-through

Sham e a bo ut the view d ownhill

Sha bby houses on M onks Roa d

Corner c ake shop tatty

Wouldn t like to live next to the

railwa y when c argo g oes pa st

very sme lly!

Improvement to pa thways

Chea p a nd frequent p ublic transpo rt so fewe r

peo ple would need to use c ars

Doub le yellow line o n Mo nks Roa d so tha t c yc lists

c an use the roa d m ore safely

At 2.5 metres wide , Monks Way is wide enough to

be upg rad ed for shared c ycle/ pe de strian use

Inc entives for

home owne rs and

shop keep ers to

ma ke their fronts

mo re pleasing

More g reene ry to

screen the pylons

Take t he o ld bus

stop down!

Walmer Street C hurch

architecture a nd window s

Stree t signs, espec ially

those high o n house w alls

Nic ely kept ho uses

Nice ga bles

Trees along ed ge

Mo de rn street lighting

Large o ld house a t bo ttom

Plenty of dog bins at b ottom

of Spa Stree t

Mo st houses in cha rac ter

with eac h other

Tree Preservation Order?The line o f Lom ba rdy Popla rs wa s singled

out in our previous 2002 Plac ec hec k as

worthy of a Preservation Orde r. Enquiry

revealed that an order was not needed ,

since , at that time, the trees were not un-

de r threat.

Now, however, with develop ment on the

cards, the trees are at risk. As a result of

this Plac ec hec k, a TPO is now be ing

sought.

Lom ba rdy Pop lars in themselves ma y no t

be deserving of a TPO, but the a me nity

value a fforded to so ma ny terrac e streets

?20mp h spe ed limit on M o nks Roa dThese Pop lars sc reen

monumental eyesores

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Ugly spiky fenc ing & pylons

Tat ty sign/ pa intwork (Ac e)

Full b in! Plastic bags in trees!

Graffiti on servic e b oxes

Lots of sky d ishes

Bad pa vem ents on a lleys


20s Plenty is a national campaign

for a 20mph limit on all residential

roads as default. A case would then

have to be made for raising the limit,

not the other way round, as now.


20/41

Likes

Cannon Street Shuttleworth House Lytton Street Stamp End

Dislikes ?What wouldmake it better?Shuttlewo rth House d om inates

the areabut for how long ?

If de molished , would upd ate d

versions take its p lac e?

In Glasgow , suc h towe rs hav e

been upd ated . Add itions of

roofs tha t hide service m ac hin-

ery, large glass-fronte d po rches,

att rac tive railings, and on-siteco ncierges have ma de a huge

difference.

Trees dow n c entre

of walkway

Shuttlewo rth House

views must be

tremendous!

Glass fronted

ba lconies, so yo u

ca n see out when

sea ted in summ er

The tw o to we r blocks, stag ge red to

brea k the line

Convenient for wa lking into the city

River frontage

The rive r at Sta mp End

Wildlife, the lock the we ir, the

boa ts pa ssing throug h ...

Corridors offering interesting views

Trees missing (Ca nno n Stree t)

Eau de nil (SH) out o f keep ingda ted

Desolate terrace

Ca r pa rk blea k

Bins on view

Clayto n and Shuttlewo rth looks under

atta c kthough a n exce llent fronta ge

Compactedtree roots

Rep lac e missing trees (cannon Stree t)

Paint Shuttlewo rth House the same

c olou r as as Ca nno n Street fla ts

lime stone c olour gives c ontinuity with

the skysc ap e

Build purpo se-b uilt shelte r for bins

Split tow er block into pub lic / private

housing a nd priva te businessesthis

c ould provide for prop er rec ep tion, a

site c oncirge and maintenace,

Ca f b usinesses Leisure a c tivities

Green up Low growing p rotec tive

shrub spric kly?

We hope Planning w ill consider this

area sensitively whe n looking a t

the proposed development?Most towns have d evelope dthe ir rive r frontsSlea ford, forexamp le. Sad ly, the imp ression

here is of a sink hole.

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21/41

Coningsby Street to Napier/ Lytton Street

Likes What would

make it better?

DislikesX ?Flats at far end of C oningsby Street ha veattrac tive trees with footp ath e ntranc eAttrac tive view of Environm ent Age nc y Building

Convenienc e Store & Chipp ynic e to see & use

View right up the hill to Lindum Green

View of trees do wn

Ca nnon Street helps

op en o ut this no-ma ns-

land co rner

New w indows on flats look

good

Trim g ardens

Lower BaggholmeRoad

neat & tidy

Rubbish

Dog d irt

Youngsters d rinking a nd

swea ring m akes the

place feel bad

Shuttlewo rth Houselooks d irty c lose up

Walls in nee d of fresh

paint

Trailer in lay-by

seems to be there

permanently!

Broken w a lls

Graffiti

Lack of interesting

fea tures to insp ire

the soul!

Dumped ba gs of rubb ish atstreet c orner

Disma l entranc e to Co ningsby Street . This is

the entranc e to the Environme nt Age ncy

almo st their drivew ay!

Bac k of Comm unity Centre a nd o ld

Vica rage uninspiring

Loo k after the trees

Improve ap proac h to

Environm ent Agenc y

not good first impression

as it stands

Pa int the b ins

Put in another sea tCrea te flowe r be ds

Put d og bins on e very

street

Rep a int the sign

Rem ove gra ffiti...

...or c hanne l the ta lents of young

gra ffiti a rtists into b rightening updrea ry c orners under the w ing of a

rea l a rtist, perhaps? It s bee n done

suc cessfully e lsew here, a nd d rea ry

c orners a re no t ha rd to find.

As one sc hoo lchild taking part

in our last Plac ec hec k wrote:

If peop le we re allowe d to d o

it they d stop want ing to.

Lincoln Civic Society supports

the idea of decorating utility

service boxes as a way of

brightening up the street scene

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22/41

!

Likes Dislikes ?What wouldmake it better?Napier Street to Spa Road

Bentinck Square

Nic ely prop ortioned cul d e

sac more like three sides

of a squa re

Privet hedge a rea l plus

Napier Street

Op en aspe c t from Winn

Stree t d ow n to riverbankRiver at the end

Bentinck Square

Rather untidy

Yet suc h po tential!Bentinc k Street

Ga rag ing wall and

waste grounddismalNap ier Street

Open a spec t ruined by

bom b-site area be-

Lytto n Stree t

Parking a rea with recyc le

bins HORRENDO US! Like a

c lea red bo mb site. No c ars

pa rked! (Wouldnt wa nt to

be there a fter sunset.)

Shuttleworth House

Bins in garden space Terrac e no t used

Paintwo rk on walls pa tc hy

Railway bridgetatty

No pa vem ent river side o f roa d

Shuttleworth House

Terrac e on first floor

View o f the c athed ral

Pave ment trees and som ke architec tural

feature wo uld ma ke Bentinc k Squa re a rea l trea t

Planting o n the wa ste g roundBoston ivy

grown up the bac k wall of the garages

The g ate wa y aspe c t of Na pier Streetdo wn to the

rivershould be em phasised , with trees on the

corner. There is spac e!

Pitched roofs on the flats

Red esign the b om b-site as a p lay area ?

Green space?

Parking b ays with low he dge s and trees?

Fenc ed b all-gane spa c e?

Formal low-wa lled ga rde n as a g athering p lac e?

Fountain?

Give spa c e a n ide ntity so p eop le want to g o there

Shuttleworth HouseCaf to c onnect up?

Bring terrac e into use w ith a riverside caf ?

Plant trees in g rassy c orners

Enc lose b ins

Paint outside walls

Sell some of the floors to busnesses so stronger

voice ma y keep it in good nick

Spa Road

Roa d b ridge need s ma intena nce entry toco untryside and cyc le-/footpath

Put a tree p reservation o rder on the row of

Lombardy Poplars

NATIVE BLACK POPLARS ON SITE

OF OLD POWER STATION?

Should b e looked a t

and ac curately ide ntified .?To reach the Sustrans path you must cross back over theroad then back again over the hump-backed bridge: blindand without a footpath.

Lytto n Stree tTrees a t c orner of Shut tlew orth ho use

Trees on the rive r ed ge

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23/41

LCDP wo rked with Monks Ab bey Prima ry Sc hool to c arry

out a co mmunity walkab out to find out wha t the c hildren

thought ab out the p lac e w here they live.

The c hildren we re a sked to wa lk about a designa ted a rea ,

to o bserve w hat wa s there, write this dow n and take p hoto-

grap hs of w hat they see .

A Yea r 5 c lass wa s d ivided into 5 g roups.

These g roup s wa lked the a rea tog ethe r

with their teac hers, student tea c hers and

LCDP staff.

Jack ParkesLaura LynchDarryl SmalleyCllum Brookes

Casey CoxEmily BannisterOskar KosmiderDiana PlikaityteNicole PickardLiam MumbyNigel Tubb-JohnsonSamantha ThompsonAcacia Bowler

Tara JonesAlana JohnsonPiotr WJake BoothKatie AshcroftNaomi ReeveConnor GorePatrycja Bil

Pauline BorkoweskaChloe FoleyEllis WildersHayley-Beth HodsonHarvey DavisNathan BentleyAmy TaylorAshlei BealeDevi Caampued

Kornelijus MajeikaSophie Barker

Childrens Walkabout

Thanks, kids! Also

thanks to the teachers,

students & LCDP staff

who came along and

made it all happen.The child rens own ob servations, along with

photographs taken by them on disposable

c am eras, are inc luded in this rep ort.

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24/41

XLincoln College to the Arboretumrep ort & pic tures by Yea r 5 c hildren

Likes

Dislikes

What would

make it better??

XRusty metal

XSmells

XNarrow pavements

XSmashed windows

XPosts

XElectric wires

XGraffitiwriting on benchesXChewing gum on the street

XToo many wheelie-bins outside houses

XLitter on streets and pavements

XStains on the walls

XCigarette stubs on the floor

Patterns on the doors

Vets building

Views, trees and baskets of flowers

Art on car park wall

The gate of the Jolly Brewer

The smell of fish and chips

Patterned railings

Recycling bins Design of smoke shelter

The lavender house on MonksRoad

View of the Cathedral

CCTV cameras

View of the top of the Arboretum

Railings on front of the houses

Lovely lamp posts

Different colouredlamp posts indifferent streets

More binsChange rusty posts on

the steep hillPaint the benchesMore rubbish binsDont litterFine people 200,000

for littering

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25/41

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Milman Road to Frederick Streetreport and p ictures by Yea r 5 children

Lovely houses

Flowers

Railings

Not busy in theafternoon

Silent road

What wouldmake it better?

XLitter on street and in gardens

XScrappy window framesXOvergrown bushes

XDog poohflies

XOld shopnot nice view

Likes

DislikesX

Pick up litterCut overgrown bushesClean gardens

Nice views Well painted houses

Nice railings

Lovely bricks and walls

Good footpath

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26/41

? What wouldmake it better?

X

Hillside Avenue & Tower Estate

X

Jellicoe Avenue

People are friendlyin the streets

Trees - somewherefor the birds to live

Bathurst Street

Open, clean, wide Good views

XVery steep pathways

XVery difficult for wheelchairs

Likes

Dislikes

Big gardens

Driveways & garages Bigger wheelie bins

Pretty shrubs and flowers

Hillside Avenue

Likes

Dislikes

Hillside Paths need improving

Jellicoe AvenueMake peoples gardens better

Jellicoe Avenue

XNarrow road

XLots of cars parked

XTrees a mess

XMessy gardensBathurst Street

XBins XSmells

XBlocked pavements

Tower CrescentRoman PavementEast Liberty

XVandalism

XNo ball games

XBoarded up houses

Tower Estate

Bathurst StreetPut bins in back

gardens or designatea bin areaSweep the rubbish up

The Arboretum

Likes Dislikes

What would

make it better??

Nice placelovely grass

Open to everyonegood for picnics Bigit doesnt get too crowded

The lion statue

Good for a kick-about

Good for sun bathing

Naturesquirrels, birds, fish,ducks, swans

Lovely to walk in

Events and things that happen here

XPeople drinking

XBroken glassXNo swings

XGraffiti

XRubbish in the ponds

could hurt the fish

XDrug dealers

XLittering

XFunny people who

might kidnap you

Graffiti off the bandstandThe upper bandstand paintedMore kids stuff Toilets openProvide a drinking areaBan drinking in the ArboretumAn ice cream shop/van open

repo

rt&pictures

byYe

ar5children

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27/41

DislikesLikesDislikes

Baggeholme Road to Stamp End

Likes

XSocial club

XRendering

XHorrible caravan

XMucky windows

XDusty net curtains

Different coloured houses

Thomas Street is quiet and tidy

Pretty houses

View of the Arboretum

Recycling bins

Shop fronts on Monks Road

What would

make it better?

XRubbish

XBoarded up houses

XBoxes

XDead bird

XThe electric house on

Thomas Street

XGraffiti on Thomas Street

XGraffiti on Winn Street

Open the pub and paint it Tidy the gardens on Avondale Street

The trees

View

Tidy car park andgarage on Fenton Place

Notice Boards

XRubbish in the river

XBroken signs on

Fenton Place

XNoisy dogs

What wouldmake it better?

Clean upDo something to the car park

on Cannon Street

New bollards

John Street to Tempest Street

reportandpictures

byYear5

children

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28/41

Likes Dislikes What wouldmake it better?

Spa Street to Monks Wayreport and p ic tures by Year 5 children

Gardenspretty colours

Roadway

Alley gates

New homes on Dorset Street

XCars parked on pavements

XDog dirt

XBusy main road

XGraffiti

XRubbish on pathXUnsightly area at the

back of new houses

XLoose wires on front of houses

Benches on Monks Road

Covers on gullies on the paths

Improve the outlook of the factories/workshops

behind the new houses

Lovely windows on houses

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29/41

Sweep the rubbish up

The c yc le/ footpathreport & pic tures by Yea r 5 children

Broken glassDog poohDumped rubbish

Dislikes


?X

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30/41

Crossing

theW

itham

A wheelchair user living on our side of the river

wishing to reach Sustrans off-road track has to

trundle all the way back along Waterside North

to cross the bridge on Melville Street, then backalong Waterside Southboth riddled with pot-

holesbecause not only does the hump-backed

bridge lack a footpath, the gradient is too steep!

Developers plans for the Power Station site

include a cycle-friendly bridge and a cycle

route into towngood news for wheelchair

users and cyclists alike.

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31/41

This pair spottedand recorded

by

Children of

Monks Abbey

School

Doors&

win

dow

s

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32/41

The q uirky wind ow s

and do ors to b e seen

while walking along

Monks Road never

cease to surprise andcharm the passer-by

who ha pp ens to

glance uphumble

windows sporting

sta ined g lass, plaste r

ga rgo yles, eac h with

its own expression

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33/41

Welov

etrees!

This line o f pop lars provide s a green view fo r many terrac e

houses which w ould othe rwise see only pylons.

Possibly under threat from d eve lopm ent

of the o ld Pow er Sta tion site.

Tree Preserva tion Order?

Ma ture elms just c om ing

into leaf a t the A bb ey Ruins.

Mature sycamores on Monks Road,

c ausing the pa vement to b ulge .

Outside Linco ln College

All that rem ains, sad ly, of tw o flowe ring

c herries that ad de d c heer to St Rumb old

Street. Never replaced.

X

Trees are a vital component of the streetscape,

providing a major aesthetic contribution to our

surroundings. Trees have been used for centu-

ries to enhance buildings, add grandeur to vis-

tas and to soften the harshness of roads. Built

environments without trees re hard and relent-

less. Trees can break monotony in our street

environments, and tie those environments back

to the landscape. Humans have valued trees for

thousands of years and used them for shelter

and protection. Trees have major environ-

mental benefits, including giving shade, screen-

ing noise and reducing air pollution. Planted

and cared for correctly, trees have an extremelyimportant contribution to make to the street

environment.

In the public consultation of 2006 trees

were rated as the most important aspect

of an attractive street environment.

(Stree tsc ap e Ma nual

Linc olnshire Co unty Counc il)

!Trees in front gardens add

greenery to the street-

sca pe, but they need to

be c hosen with care of

theyre not to d arken thehouse when fully grown .

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A Round-up of RailingsSome lovedsome hated

One of the most popular accomplishments in

the Renewal Area was, without doubt, the res-

toration of the boundary walls and railings on

the north side of Monks Road.

It was sparked off by a scheme on a terrace on

Winn Street (above), which pleased passers-by

as well as much as the householders.

The scheme is to be repeated on the south side.However, the original plan has been curtailed,

so the terrace pictured below will not now be

beautified by new railings and walls, alas.

Placecheck2002

Placechec

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cyc

leway

s

National Cyc le Route No 1

Signe d rou te: Tower to City Centre

Cycling

Likes What would make it better? 20 mp h spe ed limit Rem ova l of b ollards

Touc an Crossing on Broad ga te

HGV restrict ion

A link to Sinc il Bank Cyc le Route via Witha m Park

A link via Rom an Pave me nt to G reetwell Roa d

A cycle-friendly bridge over the Witham

More c ycle stand ssec ure & c onvenient

Instea d of e rect ing NO CYCLING signs, upg rade

pa th for c ycle use

Dislikes

To Hull & the north

To Boston &

the south

X Fast tra ffic Hea vy vehicles

X Bollards on Monks Road

X Diffic ulty c rossing Broad ga te b y bike

X The hum p-ba c ked b ridge over the river

Traffic-freetoBardney

Traff ic f ree

= Cyc le Stand s

Place chec k 2002 rec orded no loca l

cy cle routes and only one c yc le stand.

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Cycle Parking

Most car journeys are under 2 miles long

If suc h journeys we re mad e on foot o r by

bike, traffic c ong estion would ea se at a stroke

Given a safe p lace to put a bike, mo re

peo ple would c hoose to c ycle

Upkeep of c ar pa rking spa c e c an c ost a firm

2000 a yea r.

Since 12 bikes can fit into one spac e m any

firms give green po ints to wo rkers who cyc le in

rather tha n d riveresulting in ge nerous perks

plus milea ge allowa nce

Cyc le stand s need to b e

ab le to supp ort a loc ked b ike

as near the entranc e a s po ssible

in the ope n where they can b e seen

ad equa te in quantity

Attrac tive c ycle stand s are an ad de d d elight!

Well placed , sturdy, sec ureplus its an a ttrac tive spo t!

Sturdy and usefully

place d, but room forone bike onlyand this

outside a busy gym !

Ide al loca tion, close to the entranc e b ut p ossibly too near

the wa ll to give proper supp ortand oh, dea rie me!

These stands seem t o b e d esigned to m at ch the railings, so

there s am ple sc op e fo r sec uring a bike if the c yc le pa rk is full.

The she lter

Well done , that c orner shop !

On the continent even in the smallest village

shop will have a cycle stand for those wishingto nip to the shop by bike. (Rare in Brita in!)

A b ike pa rked a ga inst

the Co-op ra ilings

despite splendid

c ycle stand s

Brand new c ycle

shelte r for a ll-da y

cover. Perfect!

Good loc ation,

suffic ient sta nd s.

students & emp loyees need a ll-da y shelter residents need storage space indoors

Bea utiful to b eho ld, good loc a tion, plenty o f slotsbut NOTthief-proof. My g uess is, this designe r doesnt ride a b ike.

!

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Whatha

ppened

tocornershops

?Onc e c entres of soc ial

ac tivity at every street

c orner, these b usy little

shop s pu t a ll our dailyrequirements a short

wa lk from home .

Sad lly, most have b een

c onverted into blunt

stree t c ornersyou

wouldnt even wa nt to

gather there to cha t.

Wanted : som e truly

ima ginative wa y ofc onve rting the se stree t

c orners for the sake of

those w ho live here-

abouts.

The Neighbo urhood

Office ac hieves this to

a d egree, but there

must be othe r, mo re

ad ventu rous wa ys ...

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Dere lic t fo r years, sin - g led out as

an eyesore on e very 2002 Plac ec hec k

hit list and dem olished soo n a fter

wards.

2008, and the g round is c leared ready

Beforea

ndafterX

?!

and t he fut ure. ..

The p lans look wonderful. They c ould rea lly lift tha t river-

side area and transform it into a n extrem ely attrac tive

development.

We d o have c onc ernsfloo d ing is an issue fo r us, and

we wa nt a ssuranc e that shop s and servic es will ac tua lly

ma teria lise. In ma ny develop ments they a re p rom isedbut ne ver hap pe n. Tha t aside, the p rop osa ls are very

exciting.

Sand ra DonnorSec retary, Monks Roa d Neighb ourhood Initiat ive

The Old Pow er St at ion

Placecheck 2008

Placecheck2002

An ind ic a tion of the kind of buildings planned for the site, with cyc le/ footb ridge .

th

en

now

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Inc entives for home ow ners and shop keep ers to

ma ke the ir fronts ae sthetica lly p leasing

More g reenery to sc reen the p ylons

20 mph limit on Monks Road

Improve pa thways

Chea p a nd frequent b us servic es

Doub le yellow line o n Mo nks Roa d so tha t c yc lists

c an use the roa d safely

Upg rade Mo nks Way for sha red c yc le use

Spa Street to Monks Way

Florence Street to the Abb ey Ruins

Improve pa thways

Pa trolling o f the a rea is go od butshould b e d one on a push-bike

Range rs shouldnt mo torbike on grass

Either put a pe rma nent fenc e round

the ruins, or not a t a ll.

Better toiletsone for ladies too.

Tennis co urt

Putting g reen

Nap ier Street to Percy Street

Enhanc e the emb ankment and railingsPlant b ulbseven a sma ll ornam enta l trees

Rem ove redund an t street lamp s on house wa lls

A g reen spa ce?

Pave me nt trees and som e architectural feature

wo uld ma ke Bentinc k Squa re a rea l treat

Som e planting o n the wa ste siteBoston ivy

grown up the bac k wall to the garages

Emp hasise the g at ew ay a spe c t of Nap ier Street

do wn to the riverwith trees on the c orner

John Street to Crom we ll Street

Mo re litterbins on all roa ds

Mo re green stuff

Bins should b e ta ken in, onc e em p tied

John Stree t Ca r pa rk: Take som e tips

from Thoma s Stree t Car Park

When reop ened , hop e Stea m Ham me r

reta ins its sign a nd uses ca r pa rk area

to enhanc e the attrac tive building

Rates exem pt ion for anyone using a

d isused c orner shop as a SHOP

Rena me the street b elow Claremo nt

Street , sou th o f Winn Stree t, and g ive it

its ow n ident ity tag

More po lic e p atrols to c atc h culprits

Eastbourne Street: change street lam p

Re-site the green c ab le b oxPitched

roofs on flats

Winn Stree t

Intervals of wide ned pa vem ent with trees

planted to split Winn Street into ne ighbour

hood sec tions

Ad d pitched roofs to Ca nnon Street flats

that are flat-roo fed

Rep lac e front wa lls of ea stern terrac e to

ma tc h original existing walls

Winn Stree t south side

Stree t tree s with ra ilings round them

Take som e tips from the Thoma s Street c ar

pa rk; a lso the b usiness c ar park sou th of rive r

Purpo se-b uilt b in she lter

Winn Street

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