Tags: abandonedsign

#188986, nearby

[UPDATE: On 2.2.23 CYC said it had removed the sign and the sandbag. I saw later in the day that both had gone.] The sign [NOTE: On 23.1.23 this sign was still in situ despite my reporting it to the company A Plant Lux. I will now ask CYC … [more]

#186292, nearby

[Image taken 24.9.22] St Andrewgate, York. A stashed or abandoned sign, and a sandbag. Signs left like this can become hazards or be used as tools to destroy property or as weapons. Sandbags can explode (see: #186293). The grit released is … [more]

#181699, nearby

[Image taken 14.4.22] Deangate, entrance to Minster Yard, York. The sign has been abandoned. It's the start of the Easter weekend. There is no owner information/contact details. Context: #181696, #181697 and contrast (also today: #181696). … [more]

#181698, nearby

[Image taken 14.4.22] Deangate, entrance to Minster Yard, York. 12 days after the event and the sign is still in the area... But now on the ground as bright yellow litter. Context: #181697. Other images this subject today: #181697 and … [more]

#181697, nearby

[Image taken 14.4.22] Deangate, looking into Minster Yard, York. Abandoned sign at one of the city's most beautiful and iconic locations. Other images this subject today: #181698, #181699. Contrast today: #181696. Other images today: … [more]

#180124, nearby

[Image taken 16.3.22] Bootham Terrace, junction with Bootham, York. This sign has been in this position/at this angle for at least four days. (And continues to be an issue: #181265.) Bootham Terrace is a very busy pedestrian route to/from … [more]

#175242, nearby

[UPDATE: The sign has been removed.] [Image taken 23.10.21] Grosvenor Terrace junction with Scarborough Terrace, York. The temporary diversion sign - that has come from elsewhere - has been moved onto the pavement again. I moved it round … [more]

#175233, nearby

[UPDATE: This sign has been removed.] [Image taken 24.10.21] Bootham Terrace, York. This fence seems to attract signage. What is the sense in this one? Who are the pedestrians being diverted? From where to where? Which direction does this … [more]

#175214, nearby

[Image taken 22.10.21] North Street, junction with Tanner Row, York. Part of the Scarborough Bridge to Ouse Bridge Flood Scheme diversion. The sign on the left has no value. It's a ghost sign: just a frame. It’s a hazard and an obstruction. … [more]

#175134, nearby

[[UPDATE: Sign gone 14.11.21] [UPDATE: Sign still here 10.11.21. Fallen. Blocking the pavement uselessly. Reported.] [Image taken 20.10.21] Navigation Road, York. Other images today: #175105 and links. Another abandoned sign. The works here … [more]

#175093, nearby

[UPDATE: This sign has now gone.] [Image taken 19.10.21] Bootham Terrace, York. Another abandoned sign. Ripe for abusing, damaging, destroying. But it will belong to an organisation and have cost them money to buy and will cost money to … [more]

#175051, nearby

Sign still in situ 22.10.21 [Image taken 16.10.21] Grosvernor Terrace, York. What diversion? For who? All road users? People on cycles...? Original image: #174661

#174998, nearby

[UPDATE: This was still here at 16.00ish on 16.10.21.] [Image taken 14.10.21] Duncombe Place junction with Blake Street, York. This sign was in this location at around 17.00 when I passed on my cycle yesterday. I spotted it because people … [more]

#174996, nearby

[UPDATE: This was still here at 16.00ish on 16.10.21.] [Image taken 14.10.21] Museum Street, York. I picked it up and moved it to one side but there's no obvious number to call. It's on one of the busiest pedestrian/wheelchairing routes … [more]

#174995, nearby

[Image taken 14.10.21] Museum Street, York. This sign was in this position yesterday at around 17.00. It was still here at 11am today. What hasn't it been spotted and set back up by the people who put it in place. It's outside tourist info. … [more]

#174710, nearby

[UPDATE: 9.10.21. The contractors retrieved the sign and put it back into position.] [Image taken 8.10.21] West Esplanade, York. [NOTE: No streetview at this location.] Another useless sign. This one is for wheelchair users on the diversion … [more]

#174669, nearby

[UPDATE: On the afternoon of 9.10.21 these had gone.] [Image taken 7.10.21] Crichton Avenue, junction with Burton Stone Lane, York. The red boxes frame two signs that are not in situ. The one at the back I picked up out of the … [more]

#174668, nearby

[UPDATE: On the afternoon of 9.10.21 these had gone.] [Image taken 7.10.21] Burton Stone Lane, York. The red frame shows the existence and location of one or more signs not in situ, not doing their jobs. Therefore they are hazards and … [more]

#174667, nearby

[UPDATE: On the afternoon of 9.10.21 this had gone.] [Image taken 7.10.21] Burton Stone Lane, York. Fallen sign. See also: #174661 and links.

#174666, nearby

[UPDATE: On the afternoon of 9.10.21 this had gone.] [Image taken 7.10.21] Burton Stone Lane, York. Another fallen sign. Plus the sand/grit from damaged bags is a slip and skid hazard. It doesn't stay in place. It gets moved around by foot, … [more]

#174661, nearby

[UPDATE: Sign still here 23.10.21 see: #175242.] [UPDATE: Sign still here 16.10.21 see: #175051] [UPDATE: Sign still here 17.45 11.10.21] [Image taken 7.10.21] Grosvenor Terrace, York. What diversion? Sign further narrows the inadequate … [more]