The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 13 and Version 3 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 24 ==
* Upper Street, Islington
== Line 26 == == Line 23 ==
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]]
 (this was the old way of numbering streets. It's not extensible)
== Line 38 == == Line 28 ==
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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
  • Carnaby Street

(this was the old way of numbering streets. It's not extensible)


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