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.
opening of finsbury park
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