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Strawberry Vale, LONDON, N2 9AA

Westbound bus stop beside the junction with the A1000.

On the previous evening a major accident resulted in the closure of the M25 which did not re-open until early-morning resulting in many vehicles diverting inwards onto the North Circular Road (A406). Add to that the road works in the Bounds Green area causing congestion eastbound and an accident at Henlys Corner which temporarily closed the North Circular westbound and you get the car-park effect in this photo. I suspect the upleasantly wet weather isn't helping either :-( The bendybus in the photo is off route and possibly on one of its last journeys for Arriva in the UK. This vehicle, a Mercedes-Benz Citaro, has been selected for transfer to Arriva Malta where it will replace much older vehicles to the chagrin of transport enthusiasts who have been flocking there over the last few years to photograph them.

The outer perimeter flats of the Strawberry Vale Estate resemble the curtain walls of a castle.

A Stansted bound coach and a recovery truck head east. The pink glow in the sky show that the sun has started to burn through the fog. The sign on the left refers to the layout of the junction at the top of the sliproad on the left. Its positioning leaves something to be desired as it could be misread as referring to the North Circular Road itself.

Tower cranes stand over building works on the site of a scrap merchant's at the end of Lankaster Gardens that is being redeveloped.

Community centre located on the site of the Green Man public house. The centre provides a range of courses, advice and facilities for local people. It also acts as the polling station for elections.

A discarded lager can rests on the council's easy maintenance shrubs beside the A1000. Behind is the Green Man community centre, named after the public house that used to grace the site. Some of the leaves are changing to their autumn colours.

A tower crane looms over the short row of terraced houses on the north side of Chambers Gardens. Behind, a scrap merchant's yard is being re-developed. The cones are in place to prevent cars from parking too close to the corner and restricting access to the site for large lorries.

This is the North Circular road looking west close to its junction with the A1000 Finchley High Road which passes over on a fly over.