Updated The closed road at the Triangle has now reopened following work that included knocking down a wall and laying paving slabs.

 

 

Council contractors Balfour Beatty said the work would last around three weeks, but it looks like it could have finished ahead of schedule.

The Balfour Beatty 'cabin' was towed away from the Triangle on Wednesday afternoon.

We understand funding for the work came from "accessibility funding of the Local Transport Plan funding pot".

It's also understood that the plaque (photo below) that had been on the wall commemorating the clock tower's move to its current position from the corner of New Road and Above Bar in 1935 has been rescued and is being looked after by the council. 

It briefly tells the story of the clock tower itself, which was apparently unveiled in 1889 and was eventually dismantled and rebuilt in its current spot.

 

The Triangle after the Balfour Beatty cabin left the scene on Wednesday afternoon

Previously: Wall and pavement at Triangle

Plaque about clock set into wall

Updated 4/3/21 to reflect the fact that the road has now reopened whereas at the time of writing it hadn't yet