The amount of people standing about is due to Finsbury Park then being the terminus of the
Piccadilly Railway to Hammersmith, as well as the Great Northern & City Railway to Moorgate.
Passengers travelling in the direction of Palmers Green or Edmonton via Tottenham had to change
here. It was also the boundary between London & Middlesex. LCC trams terminated here with the
Middlesex MET trams terminating further along (see background tram)
until 1912.
There was also a LCC tram depot on the left. (building with flag). The congestion became so bad in
the 1920s that the
Tottenham, Edmonton and Wood Green councils actively 'encouraged' the
governement to commence the construction of what became the Piccadilly Line, as a way of 
decreasing At 240 Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park in North London there is currently a semi derelict pub.
Before it closed it was known as the George Robey (and before that The Clarence Tavern) and was for many years an important music venue, particularly
known for punk gigs. You can even
download a 1983 set recorded a the pub by anarcho-punk band Omega Tribe
at the excellent Kill Your Puppy.
unemployment. The extension eventually opened in 1932.

unemployment. The extension eventually opened in 1932.
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