The road from Reigate used to head straight south across the runway and there were traffic lights to stop traffic when there was a plane movement. Late 50s/early 60s?
A few hundred years ago this would also have been the punishment for:
homosexuals, trans-genders, witches, apple fanbois, heretics, tax evaders, people who looked at the king in the wrong way, systemd proponents, motorcyclists, gypsies, ladies who wear trousers, you ...
Zebra crossings will mean nothing to many readers, and they will stand no chance with pelican crossings. Then we get to the Belisha Beacons, which are only a few minutes drive away from the Brecon Beacons.
Is Wishbone Ash's song "Ballad of the Beacons" about the Belisha or Brecon ones?
I hope the diamonds that were used for testing were checked before use. What if The Ancients had already used that diamond to store Ultimate Truths, or some aliens using it to store the original design plans for the universe. These plans have to kept somewhere.