- Stay Connected
Socialize
Abraham Lincoln
If given the truth, the people can be depended upon to meet any national crisis...
Guildford news...
for Guildford people, brought to you by Guildford reporters - Guildford's own news service
Letter: How Can Portsmouth Maintain Its Setts Without A Massive ‘Song And Dance’ As We Have With Ours In Guildford?
Published on: 21 May, 2018
Updated on: 21 May, 2018
From John Robinson
In reply to the story Shipping Containers Removed From Unsuccessful Village Site In Guildford Town Centre
I totally agree with Valerie Thompson’s reply to the story, well said!
These days, Guildford is starting to look a real mess, and has very little appeal. As an example, look at all the broken and twisted pedestrian protection railings at the junction areas on Guildford’s roads.
I know this probably falls to Surrey County Council, but Guildford Borough Council (GBC) the county council are really, between them, allowing Guildford to deteriorate – including the truly shocking condition of our roads.
Clean and what appears to be well maintained paving at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth. Picture: Google Street View.
I visited Portsmouth this weekend, which also has very high traffic flow (as it is also a major ferry port, etc) – no potholes, clean road signs, well marked traffic lanes.
I left the city at just after 5pm, with virtually no queuing.
Not a pot hole in sight in Broad Street, Old Portsmouth. Picture: Google Street View.
In contrast, I dread driving through Guildford and also make a point of avoiding on the weekends.
Remember the fuss GBC made about replacing the setts in the High Street? Portsmouth, in the Gunwharf and surrounding area of Old Portsmouth, has setts everywhere and is a major historical visitor location – how are they able to maintain theirs without the massive song and dance GBC made?
Share This Post
Responses to Letter: How Can Portsmouth Maintain Its Setts Without A Massive ‘Song And Dance’ As We Have With Ours In Guildford?
Leave a Comment Please see our comments policy. All comments are moderated and may take time to appear.
See: E-Bikes for Hire Arrive in Guildford
Bernard Parke
May 22, 2018 at 10:15 am
How true.
Dave Middleton
May 23, 2018 at 10:18 am
Not really a fair comparison.
Gunwharf Quays is a relatively new development and is largely pedestrianised and Broad Street is effectively a dead end that carries very little traffic and virtually no heavy vehicles.
Incidentally, for those that don’t know it, Broad Street, as pictured on “Spice Island”, leads down to a slipway into Portsmouth Harbour and is the very southernmost end of the A3.
And yes, those are railway lines in the middle of the road!
George Potter
May 23, 2018 at 11:25 am
It’s worth noting that a key difference with Portsmouth is that it is a unitary authority. That is, it is a single council with the powers of both a county and borough council.
I suspect that that makes it a lot easier to get things done as there’s no scope for passing the buck and the council actually has to be accountable for everything that happens in the town.
Helena Townsend
May 23, 2018 at 2:20 pm
Such a negative letter – there is absolutely no comparison between Portsmouth and Guildford the former has the most appalling High Street as Gunwharf Quays development (which offers clothes only in sizes XS or XXL) has completely sucked the life out of the main city.
The writer clearly hasn’t queued to get into Portsmouth or been stuck near Fratton on a match day. Many forget Portsmouth is actually an island with just two bridges in. The city is likely to have considerably more funds than Guildford to spend on infrastructure. Outside of London, Portsmouth is the most densely populated city in the UK.
People forget how good they have it in Guildford, where else in the country are we seeing investment in retail like the new Tunsgate Quarter and what a fantastic job the council has carried out at Tunsgate with pedestrianising the street. Let’s not use The Guildford Dragon as a forum for negativity.