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The first black cat on the old Black Cat Roundabout.
The Cat was manufactured by Watson & Brookman
at Chawston crossroads from steel plate.
This cat was clandestinely installed on the roundabout in January 2004 by the Black Cat team
of Jack (alias Tom Cat),
Clive, Pete and Chris.
The cat shape is the same as the cat from which the roundabout originally got its name, as shown below.
This first steel cat was removed by the Barford Bypass contractor [Nuttall] when the roundabout was enlarged and used as a mascot for the construction office.
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The Black Cat Junction of the Bedford Road with the A1 in 1920
(with acknowledgements to W Stapleton's book "Recollections")
To become a friend of the black cat, e-mail to
T o m @ B l a c k c a t - o n - A1 .co.uk (no spaces)
Other links and information on the black cat
BBC Cat site
Wikipedia
For info on A1 click here, or here.
Last updated: Jan 15