please empty your brain below
That "useful little cut through" is a bit older than 2005 - it first opened in 1840, and was part of the main line from London to Cambridge until the cut off via Hackney Downs was built in the 1870s

Barbara | 02.09.18 - 7:25 a.m. | #

Oh, did you do your favourite walk again?

Are they being grumpy - or is it predictive helping?

Still Anon | 02.09.18 - 8:13 a.m. | #

And I wanted to yell "but that's the wrong typeface" but what good would it have done?

Pedantic of Purley | 02.09.18 - 8:21 a.m. | #

Another set of interesting posts but I must admit that in the section development nearby I was expecting an assessment of the original development that the line would have triggered in the 1960s and 70s although I imagine some of the redevelopment now that you describe is replacing the original redevelopment.

| 02.09.18 - 8:54 a.m. | #

My apologies.
Prepare to be disappointed again tomorrow.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 02.09.18 - 8:59 a.m. | #

Fantastic pic of the deliberately obstinate woman endangering her child.

Also, although I look forward to your prose on the London Seven Sisters I do have a feeing I will still prefer the version in your picture.

Chris | 02.09.18 - 9:12 a.m. | #

Twas a Poundworld at the retail park, rather than a Poundland, although like all the others it's closed. There is however also a Currys PC World, Food Warehouse (Iceland concept store), B&Q, Next, Boots, O2 Shop, Costa Coffee, Premier Inn and Pizza Hut.

dg writes: Updated, thanks.

Ollie | 02.09.18 - 9:17 a.m. | #

Tottenham Hale retail park is relatively new, about 20 years ago I worked near there briefly, there were no shops nearby which meant a walk or bus to the main shopping area near Seven Sisters during lunch hour. This was acknowledged by the employers, staff had a 'banking half hour' extra lunchtime once a week for essential visits.
The place I worked in has been replaced by flats, as have many other nearby sites, I went back to the area recently and was surprised by all the changes.

amber | 02.09.18 - 10:37 a.m. | #

Since station lifts are often smelly and dirty, I'm not surprised the lady with the luggage and buggy chose to use the escalator.

JohnC | 02.09.18 - 10:42 a.m. | #

I'm intrigued by the diamond symbol on the Platform 4 trains too now.
I'm sure someone in the know will inform us soon!

Cornish Cockney | 02.09.18 - 11:19 a.m. | #

Cornish Cockney: see the London Reconnections article that the eponymous Geezer links to.

Betterbee | 02.09.18 - 11:24 a.m. | #

The area around Tottenham Hale has been significantly altered twice, first in the 80s when they built what is now Watermead Way, then they changed it all again as part of the abolition of the Tottenham Gyratory.

The area called Hale Village was a I believe a distribution depot for the GLC (school supplies and stuff), then after abolition it was occupied by another company called Roadway (?) which took over those assets - their logo was an 'r' within a circular road sign.

Still Anon | 02.09.18 - 11:27 a.m. | #

Still Anon: That sounds like Roadline rather than Roadway - Roadline was the renamed BRS Parcels, and its roadsign-like logo is in this photo. It became part of Lynx Express, then UPS.

Betterbee | 02.09.18 - 11:36 a.m. | #

@Still Anon, yes it was the GLC schools supplies depot. I was there as a temp (following redundancy, while trying to get a 'real' job) at the time the GLC was being dismantled. it was a strange situation, half the staff were temps while the original staff gradually got re-assigned elsewhere.

amber | 02.09.18 - 11:46 a.m. | #

Betterbee and amber - Roadline, thanks, meanwhile here is a link for Harris Lebus - the largest furniture factory in the world, they occupied the site earlier.
http://www.harrislebus.com/the-factory/

There is a publicity shot of the GLC site further down.

Still Anon | 02.09.18 - 11:59 a.m. | #

If the 'hale' in Tottenham Hale is river-related, and indeed derived from 'haul' then it is more likely to refer to towing a boat. In some parts of the country (I forget where but out east I think) the towpath is/was known as the 'haling way'

Sarah | Homepage | 02.09.18 - 2:50 p.m. | #

Whenever I go past Tottenham Hale I always remember the Gestetner factory. My early years as a secretary featured many inky fingers from their machines.

Caz | 02.09.18 - 4:50 p.m. | #

More pedantry: road that passes Tottenham Hale is Ferry Lane, not Ferry Road. And for what it's worth, the name of the coffee bar at Seven Sisters, Moloko, is the Russian for "milk" -- featured extensively in A Clockwork Orange!

dg writes: Fixed, thanks.

James Webber | 02.09.18 - 7:08 p.m. | #

Those signs in the wrong font have the correct Tfl pictograms and colours on them, so what I suspect is that someone sent an SVG to the signmaker whose computer didn't have the Tfl font on it!

Gregg | 02.09.18 - 7:14 p.m. | #

If/when Crossrail 2 opens, Seven Sisters and South Tottenham will become a single station complex (further crowding this corner of the map).

abd | 02.09.18 - 7:25 p.m. | #

@abd
Well yes, there would be a link between Crossrail 2 and South Tottenham station, but if you were at Seven Sisters on the Victoria line and wanted the Overground through S. Tottenham, it would probably be quicker to walk outside the station than dive down, go along the Crossrail 2 platform and up again.

For Overground to Overground I guess it might be worth it, after looking at the plan here

Bob L-S | 02.09.18 - 7:53 p.m. | #

Well, that was all very interesting and beautifully written. Perfect Monday morning office fare.

Peter | 03.09.18 - 8:32 a.m. | #

Next time you're at Seven Sisters try Colombian coffee at the Pueblito Paisa. It's not too far away from the tube station entrance. As you can see here.

Alan Stanton | Homepage | 30.11.18 - 8:36 a.m. | #

@Alan, I don't think DG buys coffees when out and about - but I agree with the recommendation, for anyone else who might still be following this thread.

Your photoblog as always carries useful information, including in the above page a link to DG's excellent blog!

Bob L-S | 30.11.18 - 10:38 p.m. | #











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