The road map of Hamilton, the capital city of Bermuda, looks like a matrix, with streets from East to West crisscrossed by roads going from South to North. Among the main streets that run east to west is the bustling Front Street (which is nearest to the Hamilton Harbor). The two main streets that run North-South are the Queen Street and King Street on two sides of Front Street. At the junction of Queen Street and Front Street is the Birdcage, named after its designer, Michael "Dickey" Bird. It was erected for the police so that they could conduct the traffic at the busy intersection, and is still used on occasions. The junction itself is known as Hely’s Corner after a 19th century apothecary who had a shop here.
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