Hi all,

I have recently found several roads which have dead-end
signs at both ends but are not dead ends at all. For instance
in North Pinner, Barrow Point Avenue/Lane

How old are the "no through road" signs?

I don't think they were new, in this case.

The reason I ask, is whether at _some stage_ the roads were dead ends.

In the event of cock-up or conspiracy, start with the presumption of
cock-up.....


Rob.

There used to be a similar sign in Beechwood Avenue, N3, and
Bartholomew shows it on their map as a no-through-road but in fact you
can use it to reach the North Circular (NE-bound only) and is useful
when there is too much traffic turning right from Finchley Road (A598)
because you can go straight ahead and turn right into Beechwood Avenue
to reach the North Circular.

I think there were originally plans to close off the link to the North
Circular when the by-pass was still planned.