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The Queen St Citadel built in 1888
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Rushden’s great improvement – the opening of Rectory-road—having become so near an accomplished fact, is now under general discussion. Debate on the new danger spot (between the Salvation Army Hall and the Co-operative Society's shop) took place at the meeting of the council on Wednesday. The point was made clear that pedestrians walking down Queen-street past the Salvation Army premises are exposed to great danger from vehicles making use of the [new road being laid] in the direction of the station. Both pedestrians and vehicles meet within a few inches of each other.
Rumour has been fairly insistent lately that premises which will become vacant before long have been acquired for Rushden Salvation Army. We are officially informed that there is nothing known locally of a definite move like that being completed. On the other hand, sites for a new building have long been suggested by the interested parties, the Salvation Army members favouring any one of three sites which have so far not been built on and are fairly central. Negotiations are still in progress.
Even when the Salvation Army are provided with anew place and the road art that point has been made, there still remains the “bottle-neck” at the Rectory Cottages, scarcely wide enough for other that one-way traffic. It may be necessary to adopt stringent regulations for traffic making use of the road crossing Queen-street, such, for example, as making it compulsory for all traffic drivers to bring their vehicles to an actual stop at the point each side before the crossing. This is done in many Canadian and American towns, the “slow” warning having proved useless, because what constituted “slow” was left to the drivers to decide. Certainly a special warning lamp will be necessary for the dark nights, for the guidance of traffic drivers across Queen-street.
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