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Britain By Car - A Motoring History

Letchworth

Britain’s first garden city.

The UK’s first roundabout, Letchworth Garden City © Keith Evans.

Britain's first roundabout...

... or perhaps more accurately, the first ‘gyratory traffic flow system’ built in the UK.

Location
The intersection of Broadway, Spring Road and Sollershott East and West.

Date
Built about 1909.

1974 Reliant Scimitar GTE on Castle Hill, Lincoln © Dave Hitchborne.

Ogle Models and Prototypes

The site of the original David Ogle design business.

Location
Birds Hill, Letchworth, SG6 1JA.

Date
1960 - present.