Bollards installed to protect Marlborough historic building from HGVs

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 05:59 · Archive

Bollards have been installed at a historic corner building in Marlborough damaged repeatedly by heavy goods vehicles.

Bollards have been installed on both corners of Silverless Street and Kingsbury Street in Marlborough to protect a historic corner building that was repeatedly damaged by heavy goods vehicles.

The building, formerly the offices of the Gazette and Herald newspaper and now a gallery, sits on the corner of the two roads. HGVs turning into the narrow Silverless Street caused what all outlets describe as 'significant damage' to the structure, one of the oldest buildings in Marlborough.

Nicolas Hayes, the owner of 42 Kingsbury Street, had been campaigning for bollards to be installed to prevent large vehicles from entering Silverless Street. He described the repeated lorry impacts as causing significant damage to the historic building.

Hayes stated that the damage had made the building uninsurable and therefore unsellable. He emphasised that it should not be possible for a lorry to gain access to Silverless Street and called for bollards to be put in place as a matter of urgency.

The installation of the bollards follows a concerted effort by local residents to have protective measures introduced at the site, after the building had been damaged by lorries on multiple occasions.

How it is being reported

• New measures to protect historic building damaged by HGVsA bollard has been installed in front of a historic corner building in Wiltshire that has been damaged by HGVs travelling along a narrow lane.Gazette & Herald · 27 Oct, 05:00
• New measures to protect historic building damaged by HGVsA bollard has been installed in front of a historic corner building in Wiltshire that has been damaged by HGVs travelling along a narrow lane.Swindon Advertiser · 27 Oct, 05:00
• New measures to protect historic building damaged by HGVsA bollard has been installed in front of a historic corner building in Wiltshire that has been damaged by HGVs travelling along a narrow lane.Wiltshire Times · 27 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Nicolas Hayes · Marlborough · Silverless Street · Kingsbury Street · Gazette and Herald

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