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WW 2 Bomd Map
There are much more accurate bomb maps at the library (also the London Topographical Society's bomb atlas shows details as compiled by the LCC - but does not include Hornsey). There was a big stick of bombs along Stroud Green Road in 1940-41 wh…

Comment by bilbo December 2012 permalink
Homelessness in Stroud Green
Homeless is a bit of a misnomer according to the police - this scrounging is a lifestyle choice - notwithstanding the dog is an issue with hostel accommodation. The community spirit wears a bit thin when you find people have been crapping in your fr…

Comment by bilbo November 2012 permalink
Homelessness in Stroud Green
I thought the guitar might have been lost in the conflagration. Every cloud and all that.

Comment by bilbo November 2012 permalink
Anyone had their phone snatched lately outside Finsbury Park tube?
I was (nearly) mugged some time ago under the bridges on SGR - by two white youths wo had followed me all the way up Blackstock Road. I did everything wrong: I hung on to my bag (which although it might look like a laptop was actually large arty lib…

Comment by bilbo November 2012 permalink
Homelessness in Stroud Green
How did we get on to wind farms? They do (or can) look lovely but try sleeping near to one and you'll find out what the objection is. Back to the thread - I imagine if I decided to set up camp on the footway with my pooch I would whisked off …

Comment by bilbo November 2012 permalink
Homelessness in Stroud Green
I certainly am unhappy about the guy outside Tesco, the guy outside Sainsbury and the woman who seems to think nothing of lighting fires all over the place - last time I saw her she was hanging around behind the sash window shop on Stroud Green Road…

Comment by bilbo November 2012 permalink
GPs covering Victoria Road
Stroud Green Medical Centre (corner of Hanley Road) is OK. Easy to get to and no complaints - although it has changed hands not so long ago but reception staff is still the same and always quite helpful.

Comment by bilbo September 2012 permalink
Good old Sainsbury's
How soon before a scrounger takes up residence outside?

Comment by bilbo August 2012 permalink
Bike storage ideas?
I know a couple kept their bikes in front garden - yea big metal loops attached to brickwork that the gas meters were on with decent locks - survived for years without incident. Too studenty having them in your hallway - love the idea of hanging it …

Comment by bilbo August 2012 permalink
sash windows
You can overhaul the windows - add draught proofing strips and clean most of the build up of paint off them to improve matters. If you can get the old shutters working these can be quite effective. Heavy lined curtains make good cheap insulation - a…

Comment by bilbo August 2012 permalink
Flats broken into
Installing an alarm is worth it for peace of mind - I realise this only displaces the problem. Police attribute this to drug addicts feeding their habit - photographing the toe rags is one way to help get convictions. Maybe it is time for the mobil…

Comment by bilbo August 2012 permalink
Best/worst things about Stroud Green
GOOD Transport links Parkland Walk - good for constitutional walks/runs and the Park, of course Well-placed for shopping - WG Shopping City, Crouch End, Nag's Head etc. Green Lanes and Seven Sisters. Improvement with return of Sainsbury - plus …

Comment by bilbo August 2012 permalink
Olympics
Closing ceremony looked the part - particularly liked Damien Hirst's set - but rather taken aback by the billing that this was the best of 50 years of British music. Russell Brand? One Dimension etc. Dear oh dear. Thought the opening ceremony …

Comment by bilbo August 2012 permalink
Shooting up in Tesco
Have brought this to attention of Tesco but they don't seem interested - they could make a concerted effort to get rid of the bedding that is stowed on their land - although their security team seems as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike. As…

Comment by bilbo July 2012 permalink
Refuse Collection in Haringey
Trundled some of the many bins I have been given around to the back garden so I could get up the path to the front door. These bins are pretty hideous and could not agree more about them screwing up the beautification objective (as they have in Hac…

Comment by bilbo June 2012 permalink
Old Maps
If you get to look at a Helena Barrett's book "Suburban Style" one of the examples of a map regression is SG. This shows fields to begin with - with the Old Dairy at the bottom of Crouch Hill the only thing for miles around and the th…

Comment by bilbo June 2012 permalink

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