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A much older mistake from 2nd November 1959: as the opening ceremony for the first section of M1 goes on in the background, a cloth has been thrown over this faux pas. Inexperienced workmen have erected the southbound diverge sign at junction 10 in the hard shoulder. This photograph is from the National Archives and, judging by the correspondence about it, caused acute embarassment in the Ministry of Transport. Its siting couldn't have been worse!