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I've checked. It's south of the North London line. Which surely demarcates North London from actual London.
And it's on Essex Rd. Essex is east.
I think you're right about the need to settle it late into the night with many drinks though. It's the only way.
Thanks to you lending me your cone spanners I have mended the (upgeared) Raleigh Chopper and it now runs like a champ, smooth and quiet and all gears working properly. Now I can add the SRF3 to the list of Sturmey Archer hubs I can service. It's a vast improvement on the AW3. No neutrals at all when the cones are properly adusted, and the pawl springs do not fly out and hide when you dismantle it. Still, neg rep to Sturmey Archer for replacing the ordinary lockring with one needing a special C spanner.
I'll not be taking it to the Orwell though. Low seat and tiny cranks do not a practical bike make. Only for short distances.