Bollard History and Resources
What is a bollard? A bollard is a short post designed to guide traffic and protect from vehicle intrusions. Bollards can be manufactured and installed to withstand significant vehicle impacts, but they can also be used as visual barriers.
Many bollards also contribute decorative elements to complement building and landscape designs.
To the present day bollards are a large part of our traffic management systems.
They are primarily used to control/direct the traffic, whilst also preventing vehicles from mounting the pavement and harming pedestrians or damaging properties. Although their appearance and functionalities have altered slightly over the years, the use of bollards dates back to the eighteenth century.
Removable, retractable and collapsible bollards: Bollards can be installed with versatile mounting systems that allow them to be removed, retracted or collapsed. These bollards are ideal for locations with changing access needs, varying seasonal applications or day-to-day parking requirements.
Many bollards also contribute decorative elements to complement building and landscape designs.
To the present day bollards are a large part of our traffic management systems.
They are primarily used to control/direct the traffic, whilst also preventing vehicles from mounting the pavement and harming pedestrians or damaging properties. Although their appearance and functionalities have altered slightly over the years, the use of bollards dates back to the eighteenth century.
Removable, retractable and collapsible bollards: Bollards can be installed with versatile mounting systems that allow them to be removed, retracted or collapsed. These bollards are ideal for locations with changing access needs, varying seasonal applications or day-to-day parking requirements.
Many of us go about our daily business without even realizing the role that bollards play in protecting us. It only takes a second for a wayward vehicle to leave the roadway and enter a pedestrian area…with potentially deadly results.
We do take notice when disaster is diverted by that short, heavy-duty post we’ve walked by a million times without a second thought.
We do take notice when disaster is diverted by that short, heavy-duty post we’ve walked by a million times without a second thought.
Bollard Resources
From the 17th and 18th centuries, old cannon were often used as bollards on quaysides to help moor ships alongside.
The cannon would be buried in the ground muzzle-first to approximately half or two-thirds of their length, leaving the breech (rear end) projecting above ground for attaching ropes.
Such cannon can still occasionally be found. Bollards from the 19th century were purpose-made, but often inherited a very similar "cannon" shape.
The cannon would be buried in the ground muzzle-first to approximately half or two-thirds of their length, leaving the breech (rear end) projecting above ground for attaching ropes.
Such cannon can still occasionally be found. Bollards from the 19th century were purpose-made, but often inherited a very similar "cannon" shape.
