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The new railings and footpaths on the Kilkerran Esplanade are almost complete

Is it going to be surfaced to the full, original width? The tarmac looks only half done at present.

I'll miss the crazy paving that was there before

Looks cheap and nasty

WC1 wrote:Is it going to be surfaced to the full, original width? The tarmac looks only half done at present.

Council were still working on it. I'm sure it will be re-instated to its original width.

Sorry to be a moanbag, but the old one had more character. To someone from the town it was instantly identifiable.

Have to agree that this looks a bit cheap and nasty.

The original railings should never have been allowed to fall into such disrepair.

I actually think it looks pretty tidy in comparison to the decaying railings that were there. However, I am genuinely surprised that the Council were not made to replace the design like for like? How long were the concrete holdings in place? Must have been years and years? Certainly been there since the sixties and probably long before me.

Nevertheless, a vast improvement in terms of looks and safety!

Think opinion might change when folk go and have a closer look .

can someb'dy post a photo of what it was liek before?

I knew there was a photo of it somewhere on the visitkintyre site

Its under Memory Lane - see http://www.visitkintyre.info/dml/index.htm

Surfbored wrote:Sorry to be a moanbag, but the old one had more character. To someone from the town it was instantly identifiable.

Have to agree that this looks a bit cheap and nasty.

The original railings should never have been allowed to fall into such disrepair.

Must agree with this. The new ones look functional but lack the design and character of the old.

Maybe it is just a desire to keep unique features of the town, but why not? The old ones were obviously there for over 100 years!

Surfbored wrote:Sorry to be a moanbag, but the old one had more character. To someone from the town it was instantly identifiable.

Have to agree that this looks a bit cheap and nasty.

The original railings should never have been allowed to fall into such disrepair.

Surely tis better cheep'n'nasty than tae look nasty'n'cheep.

An tae be ferr aboot the riginal rells, twas awe thim yeers oot in the culd aside the waatur thit fcuk'd thim, naw lak oh maint'nance.

I must have to say that I agree with Pop on that one. It was the weather, rather than lack of maintenance did the old railings in!

Gaun yersel' auld fla!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Gurgoss, am ah ganni see yeh afore ye gan awa agane?
Eftur ah, ye took the 4th gen roon the shoar ah wack an leev'd tae te'll the tale, purhaps yu'ill naw be as lucky wae me tho.

I m just wondering, shouldn't here have been a heel kerb laid BEFORE the tar went down? Looks tidy enough for now.....but......have they laid Teram (think thats the stuff) to prevent the weeds coming through? Afterall isn't this the same council who are responsible for the great repair jobs on the pot holes around the town? (taring not being their strong point) Sorry to be so negative, but I think the railings are like some old scaffolding pipes & do the 'prominade'of Campbeltown no favours, unless an 'industrial' image was what they had in mind?? Very sad.