Crouch End Broadway
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Crouch End Broadway
Image: © Martin Addison Taken: 28 Jan 2011
A number 41 bus passes Crouch End's clock tower on its way to Tottenham Hale from Archway. The clock tower was erected by public subscription in honour of Henry Reader Williams (1822-97) who was a local politician. He served with on several local bodies, arguing for extra expenditure in order to secure good quality architecture, numerous trees along streets, high quality amenities and a pleasant layout of streets and buildings as the area quickly developed in the late nineteenth century. He also fought hard to protect open spaces, including starting the campaign to save Highgate Woods from development, securing Crouch End Playing Fields and paving the way for the protection of Queen's Wood and for the purchase of Alexandra Park and Palace by a group of London councils. Information from http://www.markpack.org.uk/crouch-end-clock-tower-a-little-history/ . The bus, operated by Arriva, is a Volvo B7TL with ADL ALX400 body.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.580165
Longitude
-0.123205