By Chris Guy posted on 29 Mar 2017 in Urban

More North Circular Road related wanderings – from back in November 2014 (see the full mapped route here). This time taking in the deco suburbia of Southgate, bizarre graffiti at New Southgate, hidden (retail) parkland and the vast gothic St Pancras and Islington cemetery.

The walk finished up at East Finchley with it’s lovely Edwardian / Victorian facades above the modern shop fronts and art-deco Phoenix Cinema.

Quiet suburban street lined with semi-detached bay-window houses, driveways and parked cars beneath a dramatic cloudy sky.

Suburban Streets: Chase Way, Southgate

Black-and-white photo of a sloping suburban street with terraced houses and cars parked on front drives, trees lining the pavement.

Hilly suburbia. The Woodlands, Southgate

Monochrome image of semi-detached suburban houses on a sloping road, with parked cars, TV aerials and a dramatic cloudy sky.

1930s Semi-Detached. The Woodlands, Southgate

Sunny suburban high street corner with brick shopfronts including a physio, pedestrians and cars under a vivid blue sky.

Hampden Square Shop Parade, Osidge Lane

Black and white photo of a quiet, autumnal park: bare trees, carpet of fallen leaves and a winding path with lampposts.

Brunswick Park, Southgate

Suburban semi-detached house with driveway and red car, garage next to a large green industrial shed, wooden fence and trees.
Front of Michael's barbershop with large 'BARBERS' sign, phone number, window filled with photos, barber pole motif and price notices for men's cuts.

The shed next door and Michael's Barber Shop

Blue spray-painted graffiti on a white brick wall reading "THERE'S NO OCTOPUS WHY'S THERE NO OCTOPUS", beside a lamppost and a roadside archway.

There’s No Octopus. Why’s There No Octopus?

Sunny park with rolling green lawns, scattered trees, a lamppost and fluffy clouds beneath a vivid blue sky.

The Secret Park (Behind Retail Park)

Black-and-white photo of a busy multi‑lane carriageway in heavy traffic, cars queued lane after lane in daylight, with trees running along the roadside.

North Circular Traffic Jam, Bounds Green

Busy dual carriageway beneath a concrete flyover by Friern Bridge retail park, with heavy traffic, a Builder Depot store and industrial gas holders visible in the background.

Friern Bridge Retail Park

Sunlit row of terraced brick and pastel-painted houses on a quiet residential street, cars parked along the kerb beneath a blue sky with scattered clouds.

Cromwell Road, London N10

St Pancras and Islington Cemetery

Headless: St Pancras and Islington Cemetery in East Finchley

Weathered stone statue of a robed woman holding an urn in a graveyard, her gaze downward, with headstones and a warm golden sunset backdrop.

Statue in St Pancras and Islington Cemetery

Black-and-white photo of a weathered stone statue of a saint holding a child beneath an arched frame inscribed 'PAX', set among trees in a quiet graveyard.

PAX: St Pancras and Islington Cemetery, East Finchley

Black and white image of two winged angel statues mourning over a recumbent, shrouded figure in an old cemetery.

Angels: St Pancras and Islington Cemetery, East Finchley

Dusk park scene with a solitary telegraph pole on a grassy verge, flanked by trees, small road signs and a pale moon in the soft evening sky.
Red-brick chapel with a tall arched stained-glass window and green doors, a small turret on the roof and a circular flowerbed in front against a pale sky.

St Pancras and Islington Cemetery

Chequered tyre service shop with peeling paint and "Free tyre check" mural, green roller shutter and adjacent florist and fencing service signage.

Chequered Tyre Service, East Finchley

Warmly lit record and CD shopfront at dusk, "Alan's Record & CD Shop" with vinyl crates, CD racks, posters and a "Key Bar" sign visible through the window.

Alan’s Record & CD Shop, East Finchley

Dusk city street with red-brick Victorian shops, traffic queued with glowing brake lights, illuminated shopfronts and traffic signals beneath a darkening sky.

The High Road, N2

Black-and-white street scene of a three-storey corner pub lit at dusk, with passing cars and pedestrians and a stag statue on the roof.

The Bald Faced Stag, East Finchley

Art-deco cinema facade at dusk with vertical red neon 'PHOENIX' sign and blue neon highlights against a deepening evening sky.

The Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley

Thanks for reading

You can view the other walk in this series below:

Day 1 - Woolwich Ferry to Gallions Reach

Day 2 - Gallions Reach to East Ham

Day 3 - Beckton Triangle to Ilford

Day 4 - Ilford to South Woodford

Day 5 - South Woodford to Wood Street

Day 6 - Wood Street to Edmonton Green

Day 7 - Edmonton Green to Wood Green

Day 8 - Wood Green to Arnos Grove

Day 9 - Arnos Grove to Southgate

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