I have for many years been keeping my eye on the old garages at the corner of Swain's Lane on Highgate West Hill. It always pleased me that this sinuous low-rise 1930s building was still intact especially in the light of all the high rise apartments and modern shopping centres going up all around us.
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| The garages in 2008 – one expects a Bugatti to appear any minute |
In August 2014 the
plans for redevelopment of this site were published and businesses within the parade moved out. One lovely cafe,
Forks & Corks moved to Archway but has had to close for a while during building works.
But nothing seems to have happened since then. It all looks a bit sad.
On a sunny day last month I took a few snaps for an update:
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| A hand car wash company was still trading at the rear of the garages. As the plans for redevelopment show, these garages will soon be converted into shops and cafes. |
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On the curved corner end a lovely old sign for an Ekcovision TV shop has been revealed
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Swain's Lane side of the terrace is all boarded up. I am not sure about
the relevance of Liz Taylor's decorating skills; it looks like she is
advertising Wall's ice cream. |
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