I just wonder if the Winton suburb of Bournemouth is unique in having these.
Coming along the main Wimborne Road, a lot of the side-turnings have these rather wonderful old kerbstones which have the road name inscribed in them. Even when the kerbstones have been replaced, the Council has often retained the named ones.
As far as I know it is unique to Winton in terms of the rest of Bournemouth - don't know why - but do they exist elsewhere?
Here is one:
Road-name kerbstones
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Re: Road-name kerbstones
The A9 has these dimpled kerbs which I haven't seen anywhere else.
How would you like your grade separations, Sir?
Big and complex.
Big and complex.
Re: Road-name kerbstones
I'd imagine kerbstone names to be quite useful on iconic streets whose signs get nicked regularly.
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Re: Road-name kerbstones
That's cos they were made in the day when concrete kerbs were made in individual moulds. Nowadays they are extrusion moulded and cut into lengths.Truvelo wrote:The A9 has these dimpled kerbs which I haven't seen anywhere else.
Re: Road-name kerbstones
Not named, but individual retroreflective strips
And "rumble channel" from before the days of raised rib edge line.
Ive seen the raised rib kerbs before, but I cannot for the life of me think where it was...
But those named kerbs... so cool!
And "rumble channel" from before the days of raised rib edge line.
Ive seen the raised rib kerbs before, but I cannot for the life of me think where it was...
But those named kerbs... so cool!
Re: Road-name kerbstones
I've had a wander along Wimborne Road, Winton's main street, this evening to see just how many of these survive and the answer is nine.
Withermoor Road, Hawthorn Road and Oswald Road each have a surviving pair. Withermoor Road is a long enough name that the two words actually appear on separate stones.
Withermoor Road, Hawthorn Road and Oswald Road each have a surviving pair. Withermoor Road is a long enough name that the two words actually appear on separate stones.