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Belisha beacon

a flashing light in an orange globe mounted on a post, indicating a pedestrian crossing on a road

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PROTEST: Above, a lady, carrying a child, stands at the imitation Belisha beacon and, below, adults and youngsters criss-cross the road to deliver their protest

Marchers block 'mad mile'

Belisha beacons were introduced by Leslie Hore-Belisha whilst he was Minister of Transport in 1934-1937.

BACK IN TIME: PUTTING IT RIGHT

Situation in Coventry is a disgrace - many Belisha beacons out too.

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Youngsters who have only known 'green man' pelican crossings are bamboozled by the black-and-white stripes and flashing Belisha beacons.

The A-Zebra of crossings

Contract notice: Supply of Bollards and Belisha Beacons.

Supply of Bollards and Belisha Beacons

And designers are working on plans to replace Belisha beacons with flashing Tunnock's Teacakes.

Highwafer code

e adjacent Belisha beacons were named after the minister of transport in the 1930s, Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893-1957).

A Golden Age

SINCE February 5, 2015, both belisha beacons have been unlit on the zebra crossing on Village Road, Cramlington, beside the Mayfield Cemetery.

Zebra crossing beacons unlit; Views of the North Views of the North

Belisha Beacons had only been introduced the year before in 1934 so traffic control signals were very topical in 1935.

ONCE again we take a glance back to see what[...]

Former minister of transport, who gave his name to the road crossings he introduced - Belisha beacons.

BORN ON THIS DAY

Belisha beacons had been installed as part of a pounds 185,000 highways programme, which included traffic calming, road resurfacing and new pavements, on Huddersfield Road in Meltham.

BEACON OF (no) LIGHT; Someone forgot to plug in power at new village zebra crossing

Anthony Green Appledore Road, Cardiff HOW long does it take Cardiff council's highways department to fix the Belisha beacons by the shops on Countisbury Avenue, Llanrumney?