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Old Farm Road, LONDON, N2 9RE

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

Narrow paved streets reminiscent of between the houses scenes in northern industrial cities - modern housing on the Strawberry Vale Estate.

Shop located in the centre of the Strawberry Vale estate. The shutters tell their own story - this can be a rough place, although I believe that it has improved in recent years since it has been managed by the Peabody Trust. Even so, windows on the stairways had been recently smashed. The housing in the middle is more recent than the flats that encircle the estate.

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.

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.

On the edge of the Glebelands the bole of a dead tree has been carved to depict a highwayman. It forms a memento of the time when highwaymen frequently robbed travellers on the Great North Road as they crossed Finchley Common. Finchley's association with highwaymen is further recalled by 'The Dick Turpin' pub on Long Lane.