The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 13 and Version 2 of Oddly Numbered Streets

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== Line 6 == == Line 6 ==
* Southwark St (has 59 1/2, being the [[Association of London Government]])
 * Southwark St(has 59 1/2)
== Line 8 ==
* Southern Road, N2 (has 1 1/2)
* Devonshire Square (has 2 1/2), EC2M
== Line 15 == == Line 13 ==
Just weird (out of order):
 Just weird:
== Line 23 ==
* Carnaby Street
* Upper Street, Islington

This was the old way of numbering streets. It's not extensible. ''I was taught, possibly incorrectly, that this was called 'boustrophodon', like the ancient way of writing text. -- [[Tom A]]''
The (questionable) spelling 'bustrophedic' is also used. -- [[Tom A]]
There are many many streets in central London that are numbered like this. I can say that Great Pulteney Street is because I was there yesterday, and I'm sure that Chancery Lane is. -- [[Clive Feather]]
The majority of cul-de-sacs built in the 20th and 21st centuries are also bustrophedic -- [[John Rowland]]

Triskaidekaphobic streets:

Whitegate Gdns, HA3 (or possibly an adjacent road) [[John Rowland]]
== Line 38 == == Line 25 ==
host='80.177.122.111'
 host='217.205.180.210'

Streets with fractional numbers:

  • Balls Pond Road
  • London Wall
  • Dowgate Hill, the City
  • Barnard Hill, N10
  • Southwark St(has 59 1/2)
  • Gabriel's Wharf (possibly) - goes 0, 1/3, 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2 or something

Having a number 0:

  • The Vale, Golders Green

Just weird:

  • Dunford Rd, N7
  • Allendale Avenue, N3

Numbered down one side, then continued along the other:

  • Fleet Street

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