Cat's eyes and Market Harborough
Saturday, September 5, 2015
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They were invented by Percy Shaw of Boothtown, Halifax, West Yorkshire and have been a fixture on British roads since the 1930s but now cats eyes are set for the scrap heap, with the UK Government proposing to phase them out and replace them with LED lights.When I read this I half-remembered reading something about Market Harborough being the first town to use cat's eyes on its roads.
And a little googling turns up the 365 Days of Motoring post for 1934:
The first reflecting road studs – Follsain Gloworm studs, patented by Jesse Neuhaus – were first laid in England, by Market Harborough Urban District Council, Leicestershire.Shaw did not patent his invention until 1935, so - as so often - Market Harborough was ahead of the game.
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