Street furniture

Various items can be described as street furniture, including:

trees, seats, bollards, litter bins, post boxes, cycle racks, traffic signs, street lighting, CCTV cameras, street cabinets, recycling banks, pedestrian signs, telephone boxes, street name plates, illuminated bollards, magazine dispensers, parking ticket machines, pedestrian guard-railing.

While some pieces of street furniture, such as street cabinets and telephone boxes, are owned by private companies; others are owned and maintained by the council. 

Report it  - report a problem with any council-owned street furniture 

Historic street furniture is an important part of the character of the borough and certain items are protected by law. This can include: brick boundary walls, cattle troughs, drinking fountains, monuments, statues, K2 telephone boxes (the classic red design), street lamps, cast-iron post and pillar boxes, cast-iron bollards, gates, piers and railings.

StreetSmart streetscape design guide

We are committed to improving the design of our streets and with this in mind we published the first part of our StreetSmart guide in December 2005. It is a manual for officers in the borough that shows them the methods and materials to use that will make our streets safer and more attractive.

The guide has the following advice about street furniture:

• In general, it should be grouped together so that streets are not cluttered.
• On pavements, it should be grouped in a line next to the kerb so a clear pathway is left for pedestrians.
• Keep historic street furniture to help maintain the character of the borough.