Published: Thursday, 2nd October, 2008 12:30
Support for Historic Scotland
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I write with reference to last week’s article about the old school house at Rosneath.
I, for one, support Historic Scotland’s intervention requiring the case for demolition to be re-examined. Apart from their references in first edition OS maps and statistical accounts, may I add that it was referred to by W. C. Maughan in Rosneath Past and Present (Published 1893) and there are also innumerable reports of the education activities of the school in the archives of the Helensburgh and Gareloch Times.
Its historical credentials and its relevance to the old part of Rosneath is considerable.
Along with many others, I am extremely sad that the building has been allowed to degenerate into its present unkempt condition, especially as the current owners have such an excellent record of community support.
Their policy on community support has, over the last five years, benefited Cove Burgh Hall, a building which would also, by now, be up for demolition had it not been taken over by a charitable company.
I wholeheartedly believe the old school building (not including the disastrous modern extension) should be revitalised as a much-needed focus for community activity.
With regard to sightlines for motor vehicles and danger to pedestrians — what is wrong with traffic calming? Better still — move the road a few metres east. Traffic lights or a mini-roundabout would also greatly improve safety and be no more expensive than the new cycle path at Rhu.
I am not a resident of Rosneath but I regularly use the Co-op and the Rosneath shops and have watched cars drive through the village seemingly without much regard for the the safety of pedestrians.
We all know that safer roads can lead to excessive driving speeds —Clynder is a case in point where a preferred speed for motorists is about 10 mph higher than the speed limit, sometimes more.
As a driver on that road, I have often been overtaken by motorists who obviously consider 50 mph to be acceptable. May I suggest that one of the reasons for excessive speeds along the Clynder road is its better, safer sightlines for motorists.
With regard to essential car parking, there is plenty of unused green space across the road albeit 50 metres away. These days, a 50-metre walk is deemed to have health benefits. Much of Kilcreggan’s car parking is on the opposite side of the road to the shops.
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