Comments on: Photography Banned in Greenwich Foot Tunnel

By: IanVisits » Of a Wood, a Castle and a Common

IanVisits » Of a Wood, a Castle and a Common — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:47:10 +0000

[...] Greenwich foot tunnel – photos of which are officially not allowed any more [...]

By: The Greenwich Foot Tunnel | This Sentence No Verb

The Greenwich Foot Tunnel | This Sentence No Verb — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:21:37 +0000

[...] an aside, this activity was apparently illegal, although nobody grumbled at us about it and I’d have grumbled back if they [...]

By: Garry

Garry — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:55:29 +0000

I was there just last week taking countless pictures, I just wish that I had read the sign, that of course would have really stopped me taking them, honest! Another bullshit rule that some twat has decided makes sense.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:13:01 +0000

It just makes me want to go and take a few!

By: M

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:48:07 +0000

Madness indeed – although perhaps it has something to do with a couple of shots I’ve seen of groups at either end of the tunnels, usually for promotional purposes.

Having said this, as a regular user of the tunnel myself I’ve never been inconvenienced by anyone in this manner.
Herein follows a shrugging of shoulders in a bemused fashion.

By: A trawl around the web, June 2nd to June 9th - blog - James Cridland

A trawl around the web, June 2nd to June 9th - blog - James Cridland — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:12:30 +0000

[...] Photography Banned in Greenwich Foot Tunnel [IanVisits]Madness. And I've taken photographs there (there’s one above this text), and nobody seemed to mind. "It's political correctness gone mad". [...]

By: exit, pursued by a bear

exit, pursued by a bear — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:51:28 +0000

Now, Im not a betting man. But I give you 10 to 1 that their reply gives the reason for different signs at either end of the tunnel as something like:

“The southern end of the tunnel falls within London Borough of Greenwich. The northern end of the tunnel, however, falls within London Borough of Tower Hamlets [or whatever borough it is]. Each council only has jurisdiction over their end of the tunnel…….”

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:08:51 +0000

I’ve emailed Greenwich Council to see if they can shed any light (obviously not a flash) on the matter.

By: IanVisits

IanVisits — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:31:42 +0000

@Robert

A public highway can still have legal restrictions applied to its usage, such as road works etc.

I wonder if the ban on photography has been subjected to a “statutory instrument” to make it enforceable though? Hmmm

By: Capability Bowes

Capability Bowes — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:18:19 +0000

So, there are going to be wardens every 20 feet enforcing this ban, are there?

I was told on Friday that I couldn’t go and stand on a fire escape to get some fresh air in the interval of a play “for Health and Safety reasons”