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Church Lane, LONDON, N2 0TH

Built on the site of the one-time Summers Brown and Sons cricket bat factory. The factory was a conversion of a 19th century house called Glencroft. The bats manufactured here were used by England cricketer Jack Hobbs - hence the name of the side road, Hobbs Green. Joack Hobbs put the Australians to the sword with a Summers Brown Force bat in the 1924/25 Ashes series. Although England lost the series, Hobbs came away with an average of 60 runs per innings. I have been unable to ascertain when the factory closed, but the houses date to the early 1990's

DLF97 drifts through an area of manicured greenery between Church Lane and Trinity Avenue. In the foreground, a female Blackbird gathers food for her young, undeterred by my presence. She has a nest in the hedge below the Horse Chestnut tree on the left. The floral display on the left is outside Fairacres care home. The white building with scaffolding, visible through the shrubs and trees on the right, is the vicarage of Holy Trinity Church.

Designed by Anthony Salvin, who also designed Christ's College on Hendon Lane, Holy Trinity was consecrated in 1846. Originally the church consisted of a nave and chancel. A North Aisle was added in 1866 and the south aisle on the right was added in 1883. It is very difficult to get clear photos of the church because of the number of trees in the churchyard and its relatively small size. This shot only became possible after a section of overgrown hedge was cleared back to the churchyard boundary.

A 263 bus stands in a traffic jam on East End Road. It has been diverted from its usual route along the High Road due to a serious accident. The High Road was closed between Church Lane and Oak Lane with traffic being diverted onto neighbouring roads. Long Lane was gridlocked as a result and traffic was moving very slowly on Church Lane.

The spire of Holy Trinity Church peeks over the semi-detached houses on Church Lane.