Junction Road
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Junction Road is a road in north London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 between Archway tube station
Archway tube station
Archway tube station is a London Underground station in north London, underneath the Archway Tower, at the intersection of Holloway Road, Highgate Hill and Junction Road in the area known as Archway....

 (at the top of Holloway Road
Holloway Road
Holloway Road is a road in London. It is one of the main shopping streets in North London, and carries the A1 road as it passes through Holloway, in the London Borough of Islington...

) and Tufnell Park tube station
Tufnell Park tube station
Tufnell Park tube station is a London Underground station in Islington close to its boundary with Camden . It is on the High Barnet branch of the Northern Line, between Archway and Kentish Town, and in Travelcard Zone 2. It has distinctive Edwardian red tiling and has two lifts between the street...

 (where the A400 continues southwards as Fortess Road).

Some pubs that are located on the road are The Lion, gastropub
Gastropub
Gastropub or Gastrolounge refers to a bar and restaurant that serves high-end beer and food.The term gastropub, a portmanteau of gastronomy and pub, originated in England in the late 20th century. English pubs were drinking establishments and little emphasis was placed on the serving of food. If...

 St. Johns, the Oak & Pastor, and Irish pub the Boston Arms. There is also a bar, comedy and music venue, The Hideaway.

Junction Road railway station
Junction Road railway station
Junction Road railway station was a railway station in London. The station was opened by the Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway on 1 January 1872...

 stood on the corner of Junction Road until its closure in 1943. Recently Junction Road has been the subject of a minor renaissance, with several new businesses opening, including restaurants, a great print shop called Absolute Print, a florists, uphlosterers, a designer shop known as MAP and also an interesting curio and period clothing shop known as the Blue Carbunkle, where the owners dress flamboyantly in mostly 1920's garb; a guitar and stringed instrument shop adds to the area's growing attractions.

The postal district
London postal district
The London postal district is the area in England, currently of , to which mail addressed to the LONDON post town is delivered. The area was initially devised in 1856 and throughout its history has been subject to periodic reorganisation, contraction and division into increasingly smaller postal...

 is N19
N postcode area
The N postcode area, also known as the London N postcode area, is the part of the London post town covering part of North London, England....

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