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East End Road, LONDON, N2 0PT

A heavy overnight frost and mist make for hazardous conditions for drivers and pedestrians alike. The Horse Chestnuts have long since lost their leaves in this winter view.

Post-war housing in a cul-de-sac off East End Road.

An Arriva bus makes its way along East End Road on the return run from its Hilltop terminus, past the triangle at Abbots Gardens. The H3 is a bit of an anomally in London bus terms having one early morning run and then an hourly service between 09:00 and 14:00 from Golders Green - there are no late afternoon or evening runs.

A cold November morning with bright hazy sunshine. The passengers at the stop look grateful for the chance to board a nice warm bus as their breath steams in the chill of the air. The road on the right is Abbots Gardens and the bus stop sits on a triangle at the junction of that road with East End Road. The traffic is relatively light for just after 9:00 on a Friday morning. The bus is an Alexander Dennis Enviro 200. The type replaced the previous Plaxton bodied Dennis Darts over the course of the summer in 2010, although there had been occasional forays by the type previously. See Image for an example of the previous vehicle type on the route.

A quiet estate of mock-Tudor houses beside East End Road. The yellow fruits on the tree contrast with the bright blue sky of a glorious November morning.

Flats on this small estate viewed from the junction with Stanley Road.

That's the title of the email notifications sent out every Thursday by Transport for London to advise of planned engineering works. October 5th/6th and 12th/13th would see the High Barnet Branch of the Northern Line closed two weekends in a row for track replacement at Finchley Central and East Finchley. An extensive network of rail replacement buses was provided. Battery locomotive L52 stands on the southbound tracks as old ballast is replaced by new on the northbound line. The closest excavator is unloading fresh ballast from the wagons which is distributed along the track bed by the dumpster in the foreground. The second excavator is loading the discarded old ballast into wagons that have already been unloaded. The bridge in the distance carries Prospect Place over the line.

3rd bridge over the Northern Line after leaving East Finchley Station in a northbound train. Although the bridge was built wide enough to carry road traffic, Stanley Road on the east side of the line has never been more than a footpath, while on the west side it has become a suburban cul-de-sac. The brickwork of the bridge has decayed quite badly and has been replaced with blue engineering brick in a number of places. This shot was taken from the playground of Holy Trinity school and a small piece of the netting to stop balls getting onto the line has crept into the photo.