IMAGINE you’re a day tripper keen to experience the delights of Salisbury.
Just what the city’s economy needs.
“Ah, there’s a convenient car park,” you say to yourself as you spot the Culver Street stack next to the ring road. “I’ll pull in there.”
Well, this is the sight that will greet you, as it greeted me on a mercifully quick tour of inspection on Wednesday.
Just what the city’s economy needs.
“Ah, there’s a convenient car park,” you say to yourself as you spot the Culver Street stack next to the ring road. “I’ll pull in there.”
Well, this is the sight that will greet you, as it greeted me on a mercifully quick tour of inspection on Wednesday.
Graffiti, litter-strewn stairwells, windows covered in green slime, and an overwhelming stench of wee.
Presumably not helped by the fact that anyone wishing to use the facilities would have found them locked, and the doorways so filthy that only the truly desperate would have tried to open them anyway.
And acres of desolate, empty space. Not a soul was parked on the top floor despite the fact that it offers a wonderful view across the city’s old rooftops to the Cathedral.
You do get people up there, though. Yobs. One of them peed on a passer-by down below the other week. For a laugh, I suppose. Fortunately the intended victim dodged out of the way in time.
Wiltshire Council owns this dump, collects the takings and is responsible for its maintenance.
There was talking of tarting it up as part of the People Friendly Streets scheme but those in charge of the cash flow (it’s complicated) didn't like it when residents said no to a ban on through traffic.
Wiltshire Council leaders promised massive 'savings' when they took over control of our city. Well, they're certainly saving a few quid here.
