London's wind tunnels and canyons

I'm not sure if this has been done before, but riding home tonight through south east London in a gusty wind, I thought a thread on those bad spots for urban wind tunnels might be useful.

Then again, it might be utterly pointless, so if hippy merges it then so be it.

My daily commute has two particular spots where the wind can be dangerous for cyclists;

• The top of the Walworth Road just after the turn off at Elephant and Castle (here on Google Streetview)
  
• Another one on the Walworth Road, just south of the junction with New Church Road, not far from Edwardes (here).
  
  
  

Are there any others that people are aware of?

• Old street, from roundabout towards look mum no hands way i almost got swept off by deathly gusts

• Going down pentonville road from angel to kings cross (the bus and cycle only lane) was like riding up hill, while riding downhill.

Underneath centre point - the 'cross' hits you travelling along New Oxford Street.

Warren Street, emerging from TCR northbound over the Euston Underpass. Can also happen in reverse.

Southbound along New Fetter Lane, the new New Street Square buildings have made for a fairy impressive and buffety wind tunnel.

Stockwell Road - I was stopped in my tracks tonight turning the corner and hitting a head wind. The proximity to corny's flat was noted.

Going westbound on Millbank always comes as a shock as you hit Millbank Tower.

Creek Road, Deptford.
There is a large single block building that runs for a hundred metres or so, and when it ends there is a cross wind strong enough to whip the front wheel from under you or blow into oncoming.

In Canary Wharf, South Colonnade for swirly cross winds and West India Ave where you often get a head on blast going west that feels like it will stop you in your tracks.

At the end of the cut. Waterloo east.

Really swirly. As abney or teale might say.

Coldharbour Lane, heading westwards, rounding the corner from Nandos

As abney or teale might say.

Repped

coming into stratford at the junction of rick roberts way and wharton road
grip your bars that little bit tighter and stiffen your arms if it is even vaguely windy

3 big building on three corners channel the wind most excellently

In front of the Shell buildings on the South Bank is invariably a mini typhoon.

I work on Hampstead Road/Euston Rd junction and it really is freakishly windy and probably going to get worse with the high rise development behind Euston Tower..

Victoria Street SW1. Complete wind tunnel, whether walking or cycling, though only in the evening on the way home. I usually use the back roads down Petty France and Tothill Street instead.

Westminster Bridge was hairy last night though. Sorry if any of you fast boys had to overtake a wobbly woman in black on a black Brompton but I was getting buffeted all over the place. I nearly gave up and walked.

In front of the Shell buildings on the South Bank is invariably a mini typhoon.

^^^^^^
this

Dalston Junction, crossing Kingsland Road and heading toward Graeme Road or Dalston Lane - gusts frequently through there
Lea Bridge Road, when heading East from the roundabout at the top, as soon as you reach Millfields the wind pushes you into the road..... Last nights wind push was quite a tweaky moment in front of a van!!

The wind howls down those big buildings on Southwark Street like a furious, gaseous revenant.

Directly outside my office in Bermondsey, two tall buildings with suspended walkway in between, and train tracks towards the back. Wind gets funnelled through it so bad that yesterday I physically couldn't walk up to the front door.

Also, Tower Bridge.

On Drayton Park the wind only ever blows from the south. Whatever the weather I find myself riding a tail wind north and battling southwards into a headwind.

Top of llkley Moor by the Cow and Calf Hotel can be a bit of a fucker at times.

Careful up there, people!

Also, top of Roker Lane there's a row of terraces - as you pass them, the wind comes off the cabbage fields like a bastard.
I almost got blown under a tractor once.

Make of that last sentence what you will.

Then there was that time round the back of Kings Cross when I was nearly blown off.

On Drayton Park the wind only ever blows from the south. Whatever the weather I find myself riding a tail wind north and battling southwards into a headwind.

You can ride both north- and southwards at the same time?

Top of llkley Moor by the Cow and Calf Hotel can be a bit of a fucker at times.

Careful up there, people!

Also, top of Roker Lane there's a row of terraces - as you pass them, the wind comes off the cabbage fields like a bastard.
I almost got blown under a tractor once.

Make of that last sentence what you will.

Do you at last concede that Yorkshire is just a suburb of London?

No.

London is a Yorkshire backwater.