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Lawrence Road, LONDON, N15 4GE

Built on the site of former small industrial units

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.

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

Looking east from a bus.

Our local council urge us to walk and cycle to shop local but as this photo shows, the days of the back street parade of shops is long past. All are now housing. The people who live here doubtless commute from the nearby Seven Sisters station and shop elsewhere. Clyde Road and Beaconsfield Road shown here are almost deserted throughout the day. Of interest is the yellow American Ford left hand drive van. Its number plate suggests it is at least 52 years old. Its width exceeds the UK parking bay size.

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.