IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Crescent Road, LONDON, N3 1HP

Looking north west.

This bridge is between Finchley Central and Mill Hill East on the High Barnet Branch of the Northern Line where Crescent Rd passes under the line.

The railway was originally built by the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway, but was taken over by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) before it was opened in 1867. This section was on the line between the original Finchley and Hendon station, now the Finchley Central tube station, and Edgware. A branch line from Finchley and Hendon station to High Barnet was opened by the GNR in 1872. Today the main GNR line here forms the stub end of the Northern Line's branch to Mill Hill East, while the former branch line to High Barnet is now the main route of the Northern Line. This is the view from the footbridge joining Dollis Park and Nether Street. Of the three tracks in view here the central one is a headshunt siding that ends at a set of buffers, while the two outer tracks join beyond the end of the siding to create the single track line to Mill Hill East. Please see Image in Image for the view from the footbridge in the opposite direction.

A Northern Line Mill Hill East to Morden via Charing Cross train approaches Finchley Central with car 51665 leading. The train is crossing Crescent Road, one of three bridges in the photo. Further back is Dollis Brook Viaduct and beyond that is the bridge over Frith Lane, just before the line turns left on the approach to its terminus at Mill Hill East. The undulating nature of the track is evident in this telephoto shot - in fact it almost seems like the line sags between the bridges!

Looking down into the Dollis Valley from near the junction with Nether Street. Pavement parking has been instituted on both sides of the road in order to allow for an easy flow of traffic on this steep hill. Arriva PDL86 storms up the hill on a 382 service from Mill Hill East Station to Southgate Station. Recently repainted, it has lost the Arriva cream cowhorns and carries the fleetname in small letters above the drivers window. Compare this with a sister vehicle in Image Several London bus operators are moving towards a simple all over red scheme, presumably to reduce costs.

Looking SE up the hill towards Ballards Rd and Finchley Central tube station.

Top of a redundant railway yard light just outside Finchley Central Station, next to the Mill Hill East branch. The concrete post has decayed exposing the tube that carried the power cable. One of Ken Livingstone's 'Rats with wings' prepares for another days work in the waste food disposal industry.

Dollis Road displays a fine collection of substantial terraced housing.

Originally part of the Edgware, Highgate and London Railway, the Northern Line routes through to Mill Hill East from Finchley Central. The line, which originally routed through to Edgware, was always single track but the bridges, as clearly visible from the extended piers here, were constructed wide enough to permit double tracks for future expansion. Unfortunately, the Edgware line fell upon bad times as road transport grew and Underground services were proposed for Edgware in the 1930's. The branch, beyond Mill Hill East, saw limited traffic and was closed to passengers in 1961, but freight services continued until 1964. A current 1995 stock Northern Line train crosses the bridge en-route to Mill Hill East.