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Market Place, LONDON, N2 8BB

A modern imposter, Number 1a, stands next to the original terraced properties along this street. The street leads to the area where East Finchley's hog market used to be.

A postman heads off from East Finchley sorting office into Prospect Ring with his trolley full of mail. Before heading off he shook his head to me and said 'This is daft!' I could only sympathise. Even the snowman doesn't seem to know whether to smile or frown! Meanwhile, the snow continues to fall.

This is probably the "original sign" as it is very ornate and high on the wall.

A study of the terraced houses along this section of the road. The tower block beyond is on Prospect Ring.

Royal Mail vehicles stand outside East Finchley sorting office on the first day back after industrial action. The sorting office is located on Market Place. The road on the left is Kitchener Road.

Seen from the corner of Deanery Close. The ground is damp from heavy overnight rain, but the day will stay dry until the evening. The terraced houses appeared around 1890, with the exception of the block on the corner of Market Place, on the right. The original corner terrace was demolished and these erected in its place during the 1980's. The flats behind the houses are on Prospect Ring. East End Road turns left in the distance to cross over the Northern Line. Turning right out of Market Place onto East End Road can be difficult as oncoming traffic is masked by parked vehicles.

Optare Solo M780SL number 2469 of Arriva travels along East End Road on the circular H3 Route from Golders Green. The H3 is a bit of an anomaly in London terms running hourly from 07:00 until 14:00 and nothing after that. The cones are there to enforce one way operation while contractors for British Gas renew the mains.

Low rise flats on Prospect Ring. There are also two tower blocks.

The sorting office on Market Place dates from 1901. It seems to be built in a mixture of styles - perhaps it was designed by a committee! There is a rather nice finial on the roof. Further back there is an iron chimney, (in front of the flats), presumably a relic from the original heating system.