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11 | The original bridge taking Hornsey Lane over the Archway Road was built in 1813 and became known as “The Arched Way” because it was based on a classical Roman viaduct. It was demolished and replaced in 1900 but who designed the original Archway? | John Nash, also architect of the Brighton Pavillion
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12 | Which punk was born in Benwell Road Holloway? | Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols
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13 | After whom is the area of “Barnsbury” named? | Ralph De Berners and his descendants who owned the land from ~1250 to 1533. Possibly a corruption of “Bernersburg” or “Bernersborough”. |
14 | Who married music hall artiste Belle Elmore and lived in Hilldrop Crescent? | Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen
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16 | Today, the Charterhouse provides sheltered accommodation for single pensioners but who founded the original almshouse? | Thomas Sutton |