Ballards Lane
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Ballards Lane by Martin Addison as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Martin Addison Taken: 7 Jan 2010
Effectively the 'high street' of Finchley Central or Church End as it is known to the locals. A 460 bus passes the junction with Long Lane and Cornwall Avenue. The white office block in the distance is Central House. The corner shops of the closest block used to have an ornamental 'howdah' on top of the conical roof but these were removed some years ago for safety reasons. The evergreen plants and Silver Birch in the foreground are growing in a raised planting area.