Back in February of this year (article here) , a slightly misjudged manoeuvre with a reversing car gave the final push to an already damaged and wobbly stone bollard* in Barga Vecchia – gravity then took over.
This morning workmen from the comune undertook a complex operation to restore the centuries old stone back to its original place facing the unofficial cultural centre of Barga Vecchia – the Da Aristo bar in Piazza Salvo Salvi.
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Complex, as simply cementing the object back in place was not recommended. Instead corresponding metal rods were drilled and inserted into the bollard and the stone pavement to give a solid structure and ensure that the bollard would be standing for another few hundred years and symmetry is restored to the piazza.
* bollard – originally a nautical term to mean a strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship’s mooring lines etc are secured.
Now meaning a similar post preventing vehicle access to a pedestrian area, to delineate traffic lanes, or used for security purposes.
