Strudwick.Family wrote: > For information this is what I have said to Manchester City Council > > "As a visitor to Manchester on a number of occasions I would like to put > forward two objections to this planning application. If the plan is approved > the so called "safety fence" will increase the danger for people navigating > the canal and inhibit access for emergency services in the event of an > accident on the waterway. > The fence will change the appearance of this historic canalside location and > prevent the use of the canal by traditional boats as the road forms part of > the towpath to the Rochdale Canal at this point" > > I suggest all those who do not like the idea of boating in a goldfish bowel > send there comments to Manchester's planners via the links on Martin's site.
I can't make my mind up. It's not going to do any permanent damage to the wall and - if high enough - might reduce the layers of broken glass round there to only a few inches deep (or have they got a grip on that - they hadn't a few years ago). But that wonderful - and pretty well unique - lock access by climbing over the wall using the helpfully positioned step must be retained.
