Baron Street – sunny but cold

We went out around 11 am for our usual shopping run to Sainsbury’s. The sun was shining but the temperature was still only a degree or so above freezing.

The Farmers’ Market

We passed by the Farmers’ Market,…

Going to the checkout

…collected our shopping at Sainsbury’s,…

Chapel Market

…hurried through Chapel Market and…

At Mercer’s

…called in at Mercer’s for our takeaway coffee.

I noticed that, unlike last Sunday, there were the usual numbers of people in the markets and in Sainsbury’s – so it seems that people have recovered from the change to the clocks!

Aboard the 43

After lunch, Tigger had an idea for a walk. This involved catching a number 43 bus. It was crowded but we found seats upstairs.

The Archway Bridge

The bus passes under the Grade II listed Archway Bridge that gives the district of Archway its name.

Somewhere in Muswell Hill

We left the bus at this crossroads in Muswell Hill. (The curious name is thought to derive from a mossy spring that was believed to possess miraculous curative properties.)

Everyman Cinema
Photo by Tigger

Nearby stands the Everyman Cinema. Tigger supposed that it would have a cafe and we went inside to look.

Cinema cafe

Tigger’s guess turned out to be right. There was a cafe and we found comfortable seats where we had coffee. The lighting was fairly dim – perhaps to help patrons to adjust to the darkness of the cinema.

Church of St James Muswell Hill

Leaving the cinema, we passed in front of the local parish church of St James. Originally built in Victorian times and rebuilt in early Edwardian days, it was badly damaged in World War II and rebuilt. (More details here.)

Muswell Hill Road

We set off along Muswell Hill Road to find Tigger’s intended walk. Clouds were gathering and the sun kept disappearing. The air was cold.

We reached a bus stop

To cut a long story short, we wimped out of the intended walk on reaching a bus stop! We decided to catch a bus for home.

Aboard the 43

We boarded a 43 bus, thinking it would take us all the way to the Angel but then the recorded voice told us that the bus would terminate at Archway.

Waiting for another bus

We baled out at a bus stop within sight of the Archway Bridge. We intended to catch a 43 that would go all the way to the Angel but it turned out the the next 43 was 19 minutes away. We therefore caught an earlier bus to start us on our way.

Self-defined famous pub

This bus took us to Highbury Corner near this pub that defines itself as famous. (I don’t know whether it really is famous or not.)

A glimpse of the Union Chapel

We walked round to Upper Street and a bus stop there. I photographed the Union Chapel through the branches of a garden while waiting.

Aboard the 30

We caught a number 30 bus which carried us back to the Angel and home. I hope that the weather will improve soon, encouraging us to go out and about once more.