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Bathurst Square, LONDON, N15 4FW

Built on the site of former small industrial units

Looking east from a bus.

This small playground brightens up the open space between Elizabeth Place and Clyde Road.

Clyde Circus is seen here from Clyde Road. Clyde Circus has a circular group of houses in the middle with small back gardens and what looks like a central communal area. The central feature is Clyde Circus itself laid out in the late 18th century as the centre piece of a grand approach from Tottenham Green to the east to the former Downhills House to the west. The very interesting Haringey Council web site about the Conservation Area (of which Clyde Circus is the centre piece) has a series of Ordnance Survey Maps which show that although the Circus was here much earlier the houses were not built at the time of the 1894-96 Ordnance Survey Map but appeared on the 1915 Ordnance Survey Map.

Clyde Circus is seen here from Clyde Road. Clyde Circus has a circular group of houses in the middle with small back gardens and what looks like a central communal area. The central feature is Clyde Circus itself laid out in the late 18th century as the centre piece of a grand approach from Tottenham Green to the east to the former Downhills House to the west. The very interesting Haringey Council web site about the Conservation Area (of which Clyde Circus is the centre piece) has a series of Ordnance Survey Maps which show that although the Circus was here much earlier the houses were not built at the time of the 1894-96 Ordnance Survey Map but appeared on the 1915 Ordnance Survey Map.

Taken on a blazing hot day with temperatures up to 31 degrees centigrade. This photo shows block D of the 1950's council estate to the left and, to the right, the works entrance to Brunel Walk where new council homes are being constructed on the site of the now demolished 1970's substandard council homes. My photo {{{7812983}}} shows the other works entrance to the Brunel Walk site. The neglected state of the pavement and grass show poor maintenance of the existing estate although the buildings are in good condition.

Before I took the photo I checked and found all three phone boxes were still functioning. I can't imagine that even one would get enough use, if any, in this day and age in London. The boxes are not even of any historic or design significance and I wonder why they survive.

The Botany Bay pub (once the Greyhound) is now a supermarket with flats above. The old molded advertising board has been punctured by two central heating gas boiler vents and the remains of three light fittings hang on but cannot, and have nothing to, illuminate below them. The shadows of the neighbouring chimney pots add to the sense of decay.