The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 13 and Version 12 of Oddly Numbered Streets

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The majority of cul-de-sacs built in the 20th and 21st centuries are also bustrophedic -- [[John Rowland]]
The majority of cul-de-sacs built in the 20th and 21st centuries are also like this -- [[John Rowland]]

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)
  • Devonshire Square (has 2 1/2), EC2M

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. -- 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 like this -- John Rowland

Triskaidekaphobic streets:

Whitegate Gdns, HA3 (or possibly an adjacent road) John Rowland


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