Mike Barnes explained on 24/01/2014 :
tony sayer wrote:
Are the cables coming from the one direction opposite the stay and then
carrying on in the stay side direction ?.

Do the cables off the pole go in all directions is it a distribution
pole?.

Cables go in four directions.

I've pondered this overnight and I think I have the answer.

My guess is that the stay is not there to resist the pull of the cables. It's
there to support the pole when a ladder is placed against it. You lean the
ladder against the side where the stay is.

No, the stays are there to counteract the weight and pull of the
cables.

If that's so, a new stay at 180 degrees to the old one might be a good
solution. But I'm now somewhat more cautious, thinking that the safety of a
BT "engineer" might be at stake.

And that, my friend, is the crux of the matter. If you really must have
it moved, don't be tempted to do anything silly during the night or to
do something surreptitiously - do it officially and properly by
contacting BT. You don't know the condition of the part of the pole
that's in the ground and anything could happen.