Fences removed

One of the aims of this blog is to capture Ham as it changes and this is one of those cases where those changes have come quickly.

Parkleys Sewage Pumping Station, on the edge of Ham Common Woods just off Ham Gate Avenue, has looked much like this for decades (though the addition of the word "sewage" to the sign might be new) until July when it was suddenly enclosed in a tall green fence. This has gone just as quickly as it came but I have the photo to prove that it was there.

 

Similarly these two covers nearby were recently protected by a substantial barrier. 

There is no obvious reason for this but, given that this is a conservation area, planning rules are  possibility.