Years ago, in the simpler days of horses and carts, when a family wanted to let other villagers know that it was a relative's 30th birthday, they would paint an old bed sheet with this fact and crudely attach it to a post in the ground.
The intention was to celebrate as well as embarrass, a proud British tradition. However, when road builders stumbled upon these temporary celebratory structures, they knew what they were 'about' so they directed the road 'round' the sheet on a post - thus creating a 'roundabout.'
The heritage of most British roundabouts are recorded in The British Library and a few of historic note include a blue plaque and their centre.
More recently, roundabouts have been an ideal place for local councils to use up surplus cash by planting bulbs, hedges and flowers.
Roundabouts.
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