Clear and legible 4 March 2017
A century ago, one short memorandum issued by the Ministry of Transport laid the groundwork for a system of standardised, uniform road signs and a great deal more.
Histories
Signage
Emergency Diversion Routes 17 December 2011
Those funny black and yellow symbols are everywhere - and they might just get you back on track one day.
Guides
Driver Location Signs 22 January 2011
If you're on the motorway (in England at least) you might have noticed some funny blue signs down the side of the road. What are they for?
Guides
Pedestrian Crossings 16 July 2010
From Zebra to Pelican and beyond: the comprehensive history of the development of the humble pedestrian crossing.
Histories
Oxfordshire Signs 9 January 2010
This is the story of one man at Oxfordshire County Council who pre-empted the development of modern road signs - much to the annoyance of the men from the Ministry.
Routes
Histories
From War to Worboys 14 October 2006
The tale of how British traffic signing developed between the Second World War and the mid-1960s, bringing us from a system designed at the turn of the century to the signs we still use today.
Histories
Cockfosters 19 September 2003
Old Signs 22 March 2002
Examples of the increasingly rare signs from before the big change-over in the mid 1960's.