Engineers are on site of The Attimore Hall pub car park after a sinkhole appeared yesterday.

A metre wide and deep sinkhole opened in the car park in Ridgeway, Welwyn Garden City and the pub has been temporarily closed after safety concerns were raised.

The private property brought on their own engineers to inspect the sinkhole.

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Welwyn Hatfield Times: A metre wide and deep sinkhole has appeared in The Attimore Hall pub car park as of yesterday.A metre wide and deep sinkhole has appeared in The Attimore Hall pub car park as of yesterday. (Image: Gopika Madhu)

Two engineers from Project 1 - a progressive construction company were on site this afternoon (May 9).

Welwyn Hatfield Times: The car park area has been barricaded for safety reasons.The car park area has been barricaded for safety reasons. (Image: Gopika Madhu)

An engineer said: "So far it's just a standard sinkhole and it is pretty small, maybe about a metre wide and deep. We don't think it will get any bigger and we should be able to fill it up in a few days."

Welwyn Hatfield Times: The pub has been temporarily closed for safety concerns.The pub has been temporarily closed for safety concerns. (Image: Gopika Madhu)

The engineer added that the pub should be able to function as normal going forward but for now, the car park has been closed.

Welwyn Hatfield Times: The car park has been closed and the sinkhole has been barricaded.The car park has been closed and the sinkhole has been barricaded. (Image: Gopika Madhu)

                                                                                                         

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Welwyn Hatfield Times: Inspectors from Project 1 were on site to survey the sinkhole.Inspectors from Project 1 were on site to survey the sinkhole. (Image: Gopika Madhu)