From 2006 to 2010, I was a councillor for Lee Green ward in the London Borough of Lewisham. During that time, I blogged regularly and in 2009 I won the Tim Garden Award for the Best Blog by a Liberal Democrat Holding Public Office. My blog posts from my term of office are archived here in case they prove of use to former constituents, or to those who share my annoyance with faulty street furniture
Manor Lane must be one of the busiest roads through our area. Many residents will use it to reach the South Circular or to head down towards Lee High Road. It’s also used as a rat-run by many motorists.
Recently, some residents approached the local Lib Dem team, concerned that the various speed limit signs the Council has put in are contradictory. Sure enough, signs at the entrance to Manor Lane from the South Circular tell you you’re entering a 20MPH zone – which you are. But drive up Manor Lane towards the South Circular, and just before you hit the railway bridge, the round signs painted on the road tell you you’re entering a 30MPH zone. They also said you were entering a 30MPH zone if you were driving towards Manor House Gardens!
We took this up with the Council, and asked that all the signs were inspected and corrected. They’ve altered the sign painted on the road at one side – so it says the limit is 20MPH heading towards the park. But they haven’t altered the sign painted on the road as you head to the South Circular. So we seem to have a situation where if you’re heading north on Manor Lane, the limit’s 20, and if you’re heading south towards the South Circular, the limit’s 30 once you reach the railway bridge. <
This is an unacceptable state of affairs, so we’ve gone back to the Council and asked them to finish the job!
