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Letter: Old Road Signs Should Be Conserved
Published on: 24 Jan, 2019
Updated on: 24 Jan, 2019
Julie Howarth
In response to: New Guildford Street Naming Policy
Personally, I think the news about the standardisation of street signs is a sad development. Old street signs are part of Guildford’s local history.
It is interesting to see the range of signs through the ages. They date from the nineteenth century where we live.
I do hope the old original signs in our roads will not be replaced just to introduce “branding”. Is that really necessary? We know where we live and sat navs find the postcode these days.
I see it is seen as another money making exercise. Will conservation area policy prohibit replacement?
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Dave Middleton
January 24, 2019 at 7:59 pm
While I agree that our old street nameplates should be preserved and maintained, some of them are in odd places and are not readily visible, so the addition of new plates could be a good thing.
As for perhaps not needing them, not everyone is surgically attached to a satnav or mobile phone, so street nameplates are still very much needed. Particularly to help emergency services in finding places.
Andrew James McGowan
January 25, 2019 at 4:34 pm
All old nameplates need to be kept it is history