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Lorry driver damaged home in St George's Street in Stamford




A listed building has been crashed into as lorries continue to travel down unsuitable town centre streets.

A house in St George's Street, Stamford was crashed into this afternoon (Wednesday, May 25), with a lorry knocking off a chunk of the building.

Just last week, the house on the corner of St George's Street and St Leonard's Street was hit by a lorry for the second time in six months.

A lorry has crashed into a building in St George's Street, Stamford
A lorry has crashed into a building in St George's Street, Stamford

Police and Lincolnshire County Council's Highways attended the incident, parking in the town's High Street.

The St George's Residents Association has been campaigning for a couple of years to turn the area - which includes St George’s Square, St George’s Street, Maiden Lane, Gas Lane, St Leonard’s Street, Blackfriars Street, St Mary’s Street and St Mary’s Place - into a 'low-traffic neighbourhood'.

If the idea is given the go-ahead, the streets would be closed to through-traffic, meaning people could drive to reach homes, businesses and parking, but not use it as a shortcut.

Police were called after the incident
Police were called after the incident

The damage to the buildings is just one part of the group's campaign, as well as the risk to pedestrians when drivers mount the curb.

There have been more than 14 vehicle strikes in the proposed area and a number of occasions where lorries have got stuck, which the group has been presenting to Lincolnshire County Council in a bid to push its campaign along. Other scrapes to buildings and signage throughout the area have also been recorded.

A lot of the time lorry drivers who cause the damage don't stop to apologise or swap details with the property owner. Instead it is normally the residents who photograph their vehicle details to send to the police.

A map showing where buildings have been struck. Image: Shaun Ford / Google Maps
A map showing where buildings have been struck. Image: Shaun Ford / Google Maps


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