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On Jan 3, 2:19 pm, wrote:
We are two American academics are thinking of renting an apartment on
Albert Mansions St. in Crouch End for the summer. We will not have a
car. Could anyone be so kind as to give me an honest sense of the
difficulty or ease of transport to the Public Records Office in Kew,
where we will need to travel daily for reseacrh purposes?

The Transport for London journey planner is very good:

http://tinyurl.com/6g96q

Albert Mansions isn't a street, it's a building. The best way to enter
it is via the postcode, which I think is N8 9RE. For the PRO you
actually need to enter "National Archives" as a Place of Interest.

Because the PRO no longer calls itself the PRO - it's always the NA now.

(I had to change all the footnotes in a book I was editing at the time :-)

On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:
On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 wrote:

Thank you very much. This is incredibly helpful. Now for the dilemma
-- pay 2X as much to stay in a tiny flat in the North End (or some
more centrally located spot), or accept the cost and time of the
commute.

Since the North End is in Boston, i would have thought that would be an
even longer commute!

Yikes. I meant West end. Sorry for the error. We are not esteemed at
all, and now you have a clue as to why.

We are looking at "outskirts" like Crouch End (and Ealing, for example)
to save a little money. We've also considered those redevelopments in
the Docklands and the Royal Arsenal. We are bringing our two kids along
(they are the "mobility issues"). Of course we would love Kensington or
Chelsea, but even the tiniest apartments for four in central London are
on offer for no less than $1600 a week.

I would try again to find something nearer Kew. You have quite a range of
areas round there - from Richmond to Brentford, via Chiswick, Ealing, and
Hammersmith. You should be able to find something in your price range
that's really good for Kew, still has good access to central London for
anyone looking for something less boering, and is pleasant enough to live
in.

tom

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This is what my husband, a historian, usually does when in London. But
we haven't come across affordable accommodation for a family of four in
that area just yet.

In addition to the list of private addresses in Kew that I gave earlier,
you could consider the Premier Travel Inn in Brentford High Street,
which is reasonably priced for a family of four. Its a short walk to the
number 65 bus stop and then an eight-minute bus ride to Kew Green -
there's a bit of a walk from there to the National Archive, but probably
little further than walking from the tube station.

Brentford is not really a tourist spot - but its on the river, and
between the hotel and Kew are the Waterman's Arts Centre, the Kew Bridge
Steam Museum and (when it re-opens in its new premises) the Piano Museum
of automated mechanical instruments. Kew Gardens is also near to hand.

There's also a Premier Travel Inn in Hammersmith, close to Ravenscourt
Park station on the District line, which has a direct service to Kew
Gardens station (and bus 391 to Kew Green passes the door).
--
Paul Terry

I beg you, do not for one moment entertain the idea of commuting
regularly from Crouch End to Kew. I live in Brentford, about a mile
from the PRO, and the thought of going to Crouch End on a commuting
rota gives me the nervous shakes.

You will grow to hate this great city as you spend two hours every day
on trains, buses and tubes. Depending on your resources, rent in
Richmond/Kew/Chiswick (£££££) or Brentford/Ealing (£££) or
Isleworth/Hounslow(£).

If you are being given the Crouch End apartment free of charge then
maybe, just maybe. But otherwise, frankly, forget it.

Contact me directly for more info.

On Jan 3, 2:19*pm, wrote:
We are two American academics are thinking of renting an apartment on
Albert Mansions St. in Crouch End for the summer. We will not have a
car. Could anyone be so kind as to give me an honest sense of the
difficulty or ease of transport to the Public Records Office in Kew,
where we will need to travel daily for reseacrh purposes? I see that
the closest underground stations seem to be Highgate and Finsbury. We
have mobility issues, so walking a mile is not an option. Are buses to
the stations frequent and/or reliable? Thank you very much for any
advice.