Museum plans signs to stop visitors getting lost

A national museum is proposing new signs and flags to stop visitors from getting lost on their way to the building's entrance.

The National Railway Museum in York said changes to nearby roads meant online maps had not yet caught up, leading to visitors being given the wrong directions.

An application has been submitted to City of York Council to install banners to guide people to the entrance.

The museum said visitors were being led on "unnecessary, long or incorrect routes" due to the changes which are part of a wider major redevelopment project for the area.

The application proposes installing 4ft 9in (1.5m) high PVC banners on lamp posts along Hudson Boulevard and Foundry Way, the new access routes to the site.

The changes follow the opening of the roads as part of the £2bn York Central regeneration scheme around the museum's entrance on Leeman Road.

It will eventually include a new Central Hall and public space, known as Museum Square, which will create a new main entrance to the attraction.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service said planning documents stated the banners would "assist the public in finding their way to the museum, thus contributing to public safety".

The plans state the signage would be "made of high quality, durable material and will be maintained on a regular basis".

They would direct people travelling from the city centre and the railway station to the correct entrance, a museum spokesperson said.

The application comes after recent design changes to the Central Hall were approved, amid concerns about overheating inside the building.

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