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Barriers on Catherine wheel Rd

It seems that the barriers that Ballymore put on Catherine wheel road are sometimes closed, which impedes deliveries to the brewery tapAnd some staff have been 'asked' where are they going to...I thought the road was a public space? I don't think they should have put barriers and a cubicle for a security man there?

Silvia Diaz ● 2201d7 Comments

"How does the Magpie cope with the same problem l wonder?"By the look of it, they're still able to access the rear of the pub via the High Street end of Boar's Head Yard - there's a door in the barrier there.

Bryan Betts ● 2192d

I stopped by the Brewery Tap today and spoke to a worker and he said he had no idea what was going on with the pub as he 'only worked there'. I later spoke to the young woman in The Brentford Project at the back of Rye by the Water and she said absolutely not - the Brewery Tap is not shutting. She said that Ballymore had paid for a new garden at the back of the pub - that I didn't see.

Anne England ● 2198d

Thought the Brewery Tap was staying in business and that deliveries had been sorted. How does the Magpie cope with the same problem l wonder?

Jean Harrison ● 2199d

Closure of the BT a huge shame.  One of the last 'real' pubs in Brentford.  Much as I enjoyed my stop there before a coffee by the canal at Rye By The Water, I also love the walk back to Brentford via the Wier and the boat-houses, crumbling though most are (although there is lots going on under the canvassed yard and in the iron works barge).  Enjoy it all whilst we can.

Cathy Jones ● 2201d

All a bit late for the Brewery Tap which is closing due to the delivery problems and lack of customers as they’ve been turned away by the guards.

Reg Ghosh ● 2201d

They (Ballymore) are trying to prevent parking there as this was impeding their access. I suggested they replaced 'Checkpoint Charlie' with strategically placed planters to make unauthorised parking impracticable and they seemed to think this was a good idea.The barrier is very hostile in appearance and must discourage people from accessing Rye on the Water and their meeting/marketing suite.In addition a disabled person was told by the guard there were no disabled parking arrangements whereas Ballymore management says there are!All seems self-defeating to me. I will follow up when I'm back from hols, especially if someone reminds me.Of course, they will still need to ensure to exclude travellers or other unauthorised guests.

Guy Lambert ● 2201d

My understanding is that the public road has been sold to Ballymore. It is therefore now a private road.There has already been one occurance of a group of travellers setting up camp in the car park, and therefore I think Ballymore has put this in place to make sure it does not re-occur, so that they can develop the site without that type of complication.

Christopher Gillie ● 2201d