Paul Corfield wrote:
There is NOT a ticket office at Crouch End station

pedant
Not since 1954, I believe...
/pedant

(sorry...)

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John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org

Tom Anderson wrote:

Or is there a North End in London somewhere?

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=...ir=0&alt=-1000

There was going to be a tube station called "North End" near there.

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!

Or is there a North End in London somewhere? The existence of a North End
Road in Earl's Courtish suggests so, but i've never heard it used as a
placename.

tom

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If the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.

Yikes, I meant West End! Already the American fool and not one foot on
British soil yet. Thanks, all, for the helpful replies.

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!

Or is there a North End in London somewhere? The existence of a North End
Road in Earl's Courtish suggests so, but i've never heard it used as a
placename.

tom

--
If the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.

Yikes, I meant West End! Already the American fool and not one foot on
British soil yet. Thanks, all, for the helpful replies.

In message , Paul Corfield
writes

At its terminus at Hammersmith Bus Station change
to a 391 bus which will take you to Kew Gardens station or else stop
close to Mortlake Road which the records office is situated on.

I'm afraid I wouldn't recommend the 391 for anyone with walking problems
(as intimated by the OP). Getting from a 391 stop to the PRO will
involve a bridge (steps or a long incline) plus a fair old walk. The R68
(from Richmond) provides the nearest access.
--
Paul Terry

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!

Or is there a North End in London somewhere? The existence of a North End
Road in Earl's Courtish suggests so, but i've never heard it used as a
placename.

tom

--
If the truth can be told so as to be understood, it will be believed.

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.

Thank you again. All of my questions have been very helpfully answered.

In message . com,
writes

Yikes, I meant West End! Already the American fool and not one foot on
British soil yet. Thanks, all, for the helpful replies.

Don't worry - we're all trying to help! But I wouldn't recommend the
West End for the PRO, since you would still be some 8 miles away, and
you would be staying in a very expensive area.

If you need to be near the PRO, then stay locally in Kew - it will be
far more convenient and much cheaper. There are not many hotels in the
area, but if you don't mind staying with a local family, there are
plenty of quite cheap opportunities (I have American relatives who are
history lecturers and do just that).
--
Paul Terry

Paul Terry wrote:
In message , Paul Corfield
writes

At its terminus at Hammersmith Bus Station change
to a 391 bus which will take you to Kew Gardens station or else stop
close to Mortlake Road which the records office is situated on.

I'm afraid I wouldn't recommend the 391 for anyone with walking problems
(as intimated by the OP). Getting from a 391 stop to the PRO will
involve a bridge (steps or a long incline) plus a fair old walk. The R68
(from Richmond) provides the nearest access.
--
Paul Terry

This is good to know. The mobility issue, as I mentioned in my post
just above, is our children. They are old enough to have to walk on
their own, but too young to be able to walk too far without getting
cranky and tuckered out. If it were just my husband and me, we would
walk everywhere we could -- one of the best ways to get to know a
place!

I can't tell you what a help this has been.

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.

Play with all the options at the bottom walking.

U

Paul Terry wrote:


If you need to be near the PRO, then stay locally in Kew - it will be
far more convenient and much cheaper. There are not many hotels in the
area, but if you don't mind staying with a local family, there are
plenty of quite cheap opportunities (I have American relatives who are
history lecturers and do just that).
--
Paul Terry

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. If this trip bankrupts us I'll just have to insist
he stop working on the Boer War and start studying Maine history --
it's much closer to home!