Follow the Kinks through the dark alleyways and passages of

L O N D O N

Place of interest

Underground Tube Station/directions

Photograph

Google Map

Streatham

Ice rink in south London.

Kinks link : Streatham Hill mentioned in "London".

Streatham Silver Blades ice rink was the location of the gig, the night "You Really Got Me" got to #1 in the UK, and meeting with Davies' father. Read X Ray for more info...

Balham (N) then train to Streatham Hill.

Down Streatham Hill, along Streatham High Road, the Silver Blades is on the left.

streatham hill

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White City

Former stadium, underground station and Area of West London

Kinks link : Location of Ray's somewhat premature retirement announcement,1973.

White City (Ce)

White_city_tube_station

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Barnet

North London suburb. Potter's Bar is a small town just north of the London Orbital Motorway, M25

Kinks link : mentioned in "Drivin'"

HighBarnet (N)

Barnet Church

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Crystal Palace

Area of south London and soccer club.

Kinks link : mentioned in "London"

Balham BR (N)

Train to Crystal Palace.

crystal palace

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Bow Bells

The Bells of St Mary-le-Bow Church in the City of London. A true Cockney is one born within the sound of Bow (church) Bells.

Kinks link : mentioned in "London"

St Pauls (Ce).

marylebow

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Newham

Area of east London.

Kinks link : mentioned in "London"

Upton Park (D)

South down Green Street into Newham.

Newham

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East Ham

Not very opulent area of east London .

Kinks link : mentioned in "London" and "Young Conservatives"

East Ham (D)

east ham

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Hampstead, expensive area of north London - mentioned in "Young Conservatives"

Hampstead (N)

hampstead

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Golders Green, predominantly Jewish area of north London, - mentioned in "Willesden Green"

Golders Green (N)

Golders_Green

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Fulham Broadway, area of west London, - mentioned in "Willesden Green"

Fulham Broadway (D)

Fulham broadway

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Camden Head

Pub in North London

Kinks link :The pub where Ray, Dave and Pete auditioned Mick

Angel (N)

north east up Islington High Street, turn right into Camden Walk.

Camden Head

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Choose a map (each shows a small portion of London): Abbey Road, Archway, Berkeley Mews, Lavender Hill, Muswell Hill, Savile Row, Soho, Victoria and Waterloo.

Note: each tube station *name* has a letter (or several letters) next to it. This indicates which tube line the stop is on.

B - Bakerloo (brown)	M - Metropolitan (purple)
Ce - Central (red)	N - Northern (black)
Ci - Circle (yellow)	P - Piccadilly (dark blue)
D - District (green)	V - Victoria (light blue)
J - Jubilee (grey)


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