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Long shot alert, help needed....I am trying to identify a London street from a photograph from the 1970's, and the only identifiable thing in the photo is a green junction box at the end of the road. I think the green boxes are for phone connections for that street, is that correct?

I notice they have numbering on the outside of the boxes, the one I'm concerned with has '25' on it. Most of the ones I recall seeing have only 2 digits, so is the numbering done for each borough or are they grouped together some other way? Does the numbering relate to the exact location/street name, and does anyone know what the numbering system is, or how I can find out? Or is it a secret code for BT employees only? In addition to the large number on the outside I also came across a sticker which has a serial number on it, which is 01744 could this serial number identify the street perhaps?

And final question, has the numbering system on the green boxes stayed the same for the last 40 years or so? So will a green junction box marked '25' in a particular area in the 1970's, be in the same place as one marked '25' today?

Bit of a random one I know, but hoping there's a BT employee or someone else in the know, anyone have any idea? I'd be grateful for any pointers, thanks

I am trying to identify a London street from a photograph

This post is useless without pictures

Can you post the picture here?

What they said ^

:)..well the key bit was identifying the numbering system on the green boxes, but if it helps, which I doubt it does, here's the original pic. The graffiti is long gone, but as you can see the box clearly has 25 on it.

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Unless you are Roger Perry why don't you try and ask him. He must have either taken that picture ^ or paid someone to use it.

Roger Perry is raising funds for The Writing On The Wall on Kickstarter! The original book of London graffiti.

I have the book that was funded by the kickstarter :)

And I would ask him if I could, but he's dead unfortunately. I know the pic was taken somewhere around Notting Hill/Ladbroke Grove area. Its over 40 years ago though, so even the green boxes themselves may have been replaced in that time, and possibly the pavement, drain covers, wall paint, kerbs etc..so hunting via streetview is not going to be much use I think.

Which is why I think the junction box id may be my best chance of identifying the exact location.

Why?

I guessed at Ladbroke Grove, probably because of the Clash connection (I know it's a cover). But I also have a pretty good memory for locations, and it's not impossible this is on the side of a pub I used to hang around outside. I'll give it some thought.

Ha! I was waiting for that, it does sound like I need to get a life dork etc....well, I'm sure all the graffiti will be gone, but I'm visiting the spots of my favourite pics from the book, and trying to photograph them from the same angle today to see what those spots look like now. Its amazing how much has changed, some of it whole streets are gone! And yet some are exactly the same, fascinating stuff....but enough about that, numbering systems on green electrical boxes, how do they work?

^ & ^^^ that information could have been in your first post and saved me 30 seconds searching the picture on google.

I don't fight the law, but like to keep them on their toes ;)

OK great, thanks, fingers crossed you can summon something from the depths of memory.

Funnily enough Joe Strummer is mentioned in the book a few times, and some graffiti of his previous band the 101'ers features at the infamous Albion Free State's Meat Roxy, where they played in about 1974.

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Struggling to work out which streets should be considered part of the old town.

Should be obvious from this 1913 map, which is conveniently in easy to read Cyrillic rather than Georgian 🙂

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You can see the wall on this 1800 map (items 50,51,52 etc.)

But by 1850 there is already substantial suburban development, and on the left bank too

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1913
1800

Pffft, Tblisi's a lot older than that. :)