2009

TQ3081 : Zebra crossing in Red Lion Street

taken 14 years ago, near to London, The City of London, England

Zebra crossing in Red Lion Street
Zebra crossing in Red Lion Street
In 1934 transport minister Leslie Hore-Belisha introduced the iconic zebra crossing with its eponymous beacons. With the advent of faster and faster roads came the Panda with its triangular black and white pattern. Next came one for cyclists and pedestrians because "two can" cross and then the PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled Crossing. Believe it or not there is also one for horses- the pegasus. One for cows hurrying to be milked, the Moove, was abandoned at the prototype stage...

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Category: Road > Zebra crossing
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TQ3081, 3098 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Basher Eyre   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 31 December, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 January, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 307 817 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:31.1724N 0:6.9971W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 308 817
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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