Guest 682- Registered: 19 Jan 2009
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13 January 2011
09:3888754Does anyone have any thoughts about the cobbles in Cannon Street?
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 January 2011
09:5888755Yes, Maureen hates them, difficult to walk on even in moderately high heels.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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13 January 2011
10:0088756I've got two pairs of leather-soled shoes that are lethal on them in the rain.
I'm sure the CCTV operators think I'm up to no good if they follow me taking roundabout routes to avoid them.
Guest 661- Registered: 16 Mar 2008
- Posts: 241
13 January 2011
10:0288757They looked great when new, but now they are all wobbly some are missing, and they are very slippery when its wet. Will try and walk on the pavement either side when ever possible.
A dog is just not for christmas save some for boxing day
13 January 2011
10:0288758i think they are nice feature why?????????????????
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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13 January 2011
11:4788771Picture of a bleak looking Cannon St this morning about 9.15 with cobbles and all...
not many shoppers though....
Yes they make a nice feature but i guess they could be difficult to walk on for de ladies with their high heels. in the old days many streets were just cobbles..used to rattle the oul fillings as you powered through on your two wheel vehicle, and they were always very slippy.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 January 2011
15:5588782that picture of the town centre sums up what it has been like all week and some of last.
retailers are really suffering at present.
13 January 2011
15:5788783Personally no problem but then I often wear walking shoes/boots as like JH spend a lot of time on rough ground walking.
Just to remind members that it is in The Dover Town Conservation Area. As Pauls photo shows it does give a pleasing aesthetic value to the street scene which if replaced by asphalt would reduce the area in quality when Dover needs to ensure it is a visibly attractive town.
Pauls photo just captures one of the new planters. I know I have mentioned before that The Dover Society contributed £2,500 for trees to be planted in containers (Not able to put in the ground due to underground services and possible historical sites) and due to vandalism many were lost but DDC have replanted many.
Cobbles are used in other towns,cities where there is a need to use for vehicles (including heavier emergency vehicles) and if there is a H&S issue this would need addressing.
I feel that possiblly some of the problem may be the lack of maintenance.
Nigel did (through his KCC fund) ensure that Dieu Stone Lane was enhanced with paving.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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13 January 2011
16:0188785Nigel also arranged for the path between the church and the church hall to be re-paved last year.
Personally I find the cobbles quite attractive. If they make it hard for cyclists, then they should get off and walk as the law requires. There is ample width of flat pavement alongside for those with inappropriate footwear to use.
PG.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,894
13 January 2011
17:0788791Yes Peter, there is ample pavement and because the cobbles are so awkward to walk on most people use the pavement, very few people walk up the road on the cobbles.
The cobbles are nice to look at but bloody awful to walk on, I hate having to cross over to the other side of the street. The rain water gully as seen in PaulB's picture is what caused me to fall outside Boots because my ankle turned on that curved angle.
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Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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13 January 2011
17:2588796Only problem is, on market day you have shove passed the queue for the veg stalls on one side or the pot plants on the other.
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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14 January 2011
08:3788876A bit like slushy snow - nice to look at, but a pain to walk on.
If more areas were cobbled, we (well more Jean really) wouldn't even bother to go into those areas, so the businesses I'm sure would suffer.
Paving is much better than tarmac, but unless you can get a County Councillor to pay the difference between paving and tarmac, even conservation areas will be tarmac'd.
Roger
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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14 January 2011
11:0488887Paving surely works out cheaper than those horrible cobbles and coloured tarmac might not look too bad.
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14 January 2011
11:2988892I love the cobbles in Canterbury - but only in pictures. They look beautiful but are a nightmare to walk on and when my Mother and I used to go in (she loved Canterbury) it was a major challenge with the wheelchair. The Dover cobbles are difficult, but not as difficult as the Canterbury cobbles (sounds like a minor ailment!! Got a touch of the Canterbury Cobbles, mate, sorry!)
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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14 January 2011
13:2588906The cobbles in 'Guildhall Square' in Sandwich are difficult at times to negotiate - a lot are rounded- and I don't wear high heels.
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Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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15 January 2011
01:5289013The last time I landed on my arse had nothing to do with cobbles!
Guest 682- Registered: 19 Jan 2009
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15 January 2011
12:4589059So I get the idea that they are very attractive but not fully practical as I thought you would.
Paul's photo does emphasise that they are attractive but having suffered ankle problems for some considerable time a few years ago, I know first hand how difficult they are to walk on if someone has any foot, ankle, knee, hip or even back problems to contend with. Then we add the buggies, wheelchairs and shopping trolleys that the cobbles give people problems with.
Next question - what shall we try to do, depending on cost?
Leave the areas as they are?
Have the cobbled areas repointed?
Have the cobbles removed and replaced with:
1) paving? - bearing in mind the paving laid last April down the lane next to St Mary's Church cost £6,240
2) tarmac? - this could probably be coloured, such as red or green for example
15 January 2011
12:4989060oh no coloured tarmac would look horrid!
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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15 January 2011
16:5789090Paving Nigel - much preferred.
Roger
15 January 2011
17:0589092Tarmac would be grim. I don't know enough about it to give an informed comment, but I can ask: how simple would it be to make the cobbles safer, and are there any local firms who want a bit of cheap pubicity?
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