Thus spake "Ben Nunn"


Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was John Rowland
), in message
who said:
Hi all,

I discovered Brent Terrace (the Cricklewood end) this afternoon. Most
of the east side has no houses. The houses on the west side are all
built backwards, with their back gardens facing the road, and their
fronts facing the railway. The only explanation I can think of is
that there was originally a road where the railway sidings are now,
and when this old road was removed, Brent Terrace was built as a
substitute access for the already existing houses. Does anyone know
the real story?


Horizontal Subsidence.

The houses were originally facing the east side of the road in the
conventional fashion, but 'sank' several yards westwards in the 1970s.
Although all the buildings have now successfully crossed the road, any
further subsidence will see them fouling the railway tracks, which would
result in a deeply unsatisfactory situation.

It's a well-documented problem, plagued Brent council for years.

BTN


Umm.. isn't (Midland) Brent Terrace in LB Barnet?

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