The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 13 and Version 6 of Oddly Numbered Streets
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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]] |
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. -- TomA'' |
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Triskaidekaphobic streets: Whitegate Gdns, HA3 (or possibly an adjacent road) [[John Rowland]] |
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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, being the Association of London Government)
- Gabriel's Wharf (possibly) - goes 0, 1/3, 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2 or something
- Southern Road, N2 (has 1 1/2)
Having a number 0:
- The Vale, Golders Green
Just weird (out of order):
- Dunford Rd, N7
- Allendale Avenue, N3
Numbered down one side, then continued along the other:
- Fleet Street
- 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. -- TomA
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