CCTV in City Square

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 12:34 am

Last night I was sitting in the bus shelter on City square in front of Wokmania waiting for my bus home.My attention was drawn to what appeared to be at first an amp left by a lamppost.I then realised that it was actually a power supply to a CCTV camera mounted on a short pole lashed not very securely to one of the lamp standards near the Black Prince monument. the camera was facing towards Park Row.I haven't noticed this before and it doesn't look like the usual ones set up by the council.anyone spotted it or any more like it?I don't think it has been there long.

Post by **cnosni** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 12:37 am

Steve Jones wrote: Last night I was sitting in the bus shelter on City square in front of Wokmania waiting for my bus home.My attention was drawn to what appeared to be at first an map left by a lamppost.I then realised that it was actually a power supply to a CCTV camera mounted on a short pole lashed not very securely to one of the lamp standards near the Black Prince monument. the camera was facing towards Park Row.I haven't noticed this before and it doesn't look like the usual ones set up by the council.anyone spotted it or any more like it?I don't think it has been there long. I put it there Steve,thers a Pagan Moot happening at Bagel Nash

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 12:58 am

cnosni wrote: Steve Jones wrote: Last night I was sitting in the bus shelter on City square in front of Wokmania waiting for my bus home.My attention was drawn to what appeared to be at first an map left by a lamppost.I then realised that it was actually a power supply to a CCTV camera mounted on a short pole lashed not very securely to one of the lamp standards near the Black Prince monument. the camera was facing towards Park Row.I haven't noticed this before and it doesn't look like the usual ones set up by the council.anyone spotted it or any more like it?I don't think it has been there long. I put it there Steve,thers a Pagan Moot happening at Bagel Nash I'm sure there is a site with City Cam real time views. City square is/was one of them, Bridgewater place construction was another.Do you it think it could have been one of these Steve?

Steve Jones · Post by **Steve Jones** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 1:08 am

It might be Phil,it looks rather amateurish the way it is set up at present.

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 1:18 am

Steve Jones wrote: It might be Phil,it looks rather amateurish the way it is set up at present. Erm.. Interesting then. Maybe a photo of said dodgy piece of amateurish kit might help

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 8:05 am

I saw one of these somwhere else. Big yellow box, ten foot pole lashed to sopmething with a camera on the top. Now where was it....

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 9:04 am

There's one on Park Row, just outside RBS, and another on Cookridge St. near the corneer with the Headrow.Strange they are!

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 9:44 am

Anything like these?http://www.flickr.com/photos/chameleon2 ... 760165/One watching each lane, Number Plate Recognition by the looks of it.The ones spotted sound temporary, maybe for the same thing? Temporary surveilance? Looking for cars flouting the access rules?

LS1 · Post by **LS1** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 1:54 pm

Good! its about time too!

Post by **chameleon** » Thu 26 Nov, 2009 2:29 pm

LS1 wrote: Good! its about time too! Thought you'd like that! And I agree, get the 'rules don't apply to me' brigade. Make a lot more cash than speed cameras I think