In 1935, T.E. Lawrence died at the age of 46 after succumbing to injuries from a motorcycle accident six days before.
A dip in the road obstructed his view of two boys on their bicycles; he swerved to avoid them, lost control, and was thrown over the handlebars.
One of the doctors attending him was neurosurgeon Hugh Cairns, who consequently began a long study of the loss of life by motorcycle dispatch riders through head injuries. His research led to the use of crash helmets by both military and civilian motorcyclists.
Lawrence was a keen motorcyclist and owned eight Brough Superior motorcycles at different times.
The location of the crash is marked by a small memorial at the roadside.
