Stroud Green Quiz

Scruffy

I shall have to try to come up with a question myself.

And the then I discovered another one this afternoon in Albert Rd, near where it crosses Victoria Rd. Now I wonder how their locations are determined (on a hill makes sense, of course) and whether they're still used when the roads become icy.

krappyrubsnif

I've always wondered that.

krappyrubsnif

Stroud Green Quiz #5. The exact location of this poor, redundant, abandoned Victorian boot scraper, please? I wonder when it last felt the underside of a shoe.

https://twitter.com/Stroudgreenguy/status/1251865653914591234

Scruffy

I miss the old boot scrapers. I don't know where that one is, but the wall at the entrance to St Gildas School in Dickenson Road also shows the scars of where such a scraper had formerly been mounted next to the door.

Scruffy

If I may be permitted to posit Question no. 6:

Where in Stroud Green can one see mural which pays homage to artist and former Perth Road resident William Heath Robinson?

therattle

The Finsbury Park Poisoner reminds me of this very droll book, in case someone is seeking some light relief. His books are very funny indeed.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/530628.The_Wimbledon_Poisoner

krappyrubsnif

@Scruffy I could get very excited about that. If no one gets it within a few days do tell.

Scruffy

The answer to Question no. 6 is: Pasta Remoli in Clifton Terrace.

Walk past the counter on your left and on the left wall there's an illustration of dish of pasta being prepared. It isn't in the style of W Heath Robinson, but it incorporates the sort of absurd mechanisms that he would have portrayed (Well, I'm convinced it's a tribute to him, anyway).

There's a photo of the mural (partly obscured by lampshades) at:
https://www.designmynight.com/london/restaurants/finsbury-park/pasta-remoli

Whenever things get back to normal, Remoli is a good place for a pasta "nosciapp' ".

krappyrubsnif

Pasta Remoli say their Heath Robinson mural is entirely a coincidence. Maybe they can create a pasta or a pizza (if they do them) called a 'Heath Robinson'?

krappyrubsnif

#stroudgreen #quiz no 7. Now this is plain weird: a small piece of carved stone on the ground against the wall at one of the park entrances. Tiny. Looks like a 3-D graffiti tag. What can it mean? P.S. I don't know the answer to this one.

https://twitter.com/Stroudgreenguy/status/1253336288666632192

slats

I like it, which entrance?

krappyrubsnif

Station Place/Rowans, by the bike shed.

krappyrubsnif

Turns out Hekla is a commonly used tag, is the name of an active volcano in Iceland reputed to be a gateway to the underworld, and also means 'hooded' in old Norse.

Are we living in a Neil Gaiman like multiverse here?

krappyrubsnif

Talking of alternative universes, who can tell the origin of this shrine under a tree on the Stroud Green borders? Is it true that an evil troll actually lives there?

https://twitter.com/Stroudgreenguy/status/1253652369054797825

grenners

I can tell you that's on Oakfield Road near the corner with Stapleton Hall Road. Not sure if that's the question.....the origins are obvious there is even a sign showing that fairies live there.

joust

I took almost the exact same photo the other day. Whilst battling to keep a dog and toddler away from it

LukeG

Haha, living very near this little site - I love the fact that it's still untouched and that someone's put a lot of effort in to brighten our lives

CrouchPotato

Ha! Grenners, I've long suspected you were behind this.

Ali

Spotted a third yellow grit salt box in the estate behind the Chestnut Trees on SGR

krappyrubsnif

Any determination boxes?

krappyrubsnif

Spotted half way up a tree in #FinsburyPark, presumably a memorial to a faithful and well-loved hound. And so #StroudGreenQuiz question number 9: where in the park? And does anyone know the story? https://t.co/RKO9mVG75I

https://twitter.com/Stroudgreenguy/status/1261055487665156098