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Woodberry Grove, LONDON, N12 0DR

Christian Spiritualist Church located on Woodberry Grove, North Finchley.

Taken in February 1996, this photo shows the former bus garage in Woodberry Grove N12 0DP which had opened as a tramcar depot in June 1905 with room for 60 tramcars. It then began operating trolleybuses on 2nd August 1936 whilst Routemaster motorbuses including 15 of 30ft length were to start working from the garage on 8th November 1961. Trolleybus operation finished on the 2nd January 1962, whilst motorbus operation ended on the 4th December 1993 with routes and vehicles being transferred to the Holloway and Potters Bar bus garages. The former garage was demolished in the late 1990s and a retail development now occupies the site. Rosemont Avenue can be seen to the left of the garage.

A 460 bus gets on its way to Willesden Garage from North Finchley. 100 Kingsway makes an impressive backdrop on an overcast morning.

London Fire Brigade DPL1192 blasts along Ballards Lane at speed towards Tally Ho and North Finchley. I believe this is a training run - this appliance is allocated to LFB's Finchley Driving School. Note - no ladders and no station plates. Finchley's active appliances carry the station name in the slot between the doors and an A39 plate in the slot at the rear of the cab - A391 or A392 for the Pump Ladder and the Pump respectively. DPL1192 is an example of a Dual-purpose Pump Ladder. The DPL is the most common type of appliance in London. These are the standard pumps used for attending all incidents, and are known elsewhere as pumps or water tenders. A large water tank is fitted to the vehicles for firefighting, along with numerous hoses, rescue gear and other specialised equipment. All stations in London have at least one DPL with many having two. There are two types of DPL, a Pump Ladder and a Pump. A pump ladder carries a 13.5m ladder, whilst pumps have a 9m ladder. Stations with only one DPL will have a Pump Ladder carrying both a 13.5m and 9m ladder. This information was taken from the lfbsite which is no longer online. Details of the varieties of appliances in use with the London Fire Brigade can be found on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Fire_Brigade_appliances.

Parade of small shops along Ballards Lane at the junction with Woodberry Grove, North Finchley. Most are now Cafes and restaurants though there is still a newsagents and a shoe repairers. Closest is Northway Tyres. In the distance is the apartment block above the Arts Depot.