The Anonymous Widower

Branas Boxes Bite Again

I have a new delivery of some IKEA furniture tomorrow and to finish it off I need some more Branas boxes.

As I was going to have a coffee with a friend in Covent Garden, I thought that I might go on from there.  But getting to Covent Garden had been difficult on the Piccadilly line as someone had stupidly been hit by a train at Southgate. So the obvious route back to IKEA at Edmonton which involved using the Piccadilly line to Manor House and then a 341 bus, was probably a no-no!

So I decided after my coffee to take the circular route from Embankment of a District line train to Wimbledon and then the Tramlink to IKEA at Ampere Way. Afterwards I intended to continue on the tram to West Croydon to get the London Overground to Dalston Junction.

The Chimneys at IKEA Croydon

The two chimneys of the old power station that give the road its name are still there.

As are the concrete blocks, that sit in the pedestrian entrance to catch the drunk, the lame and the elderly.

Welcome to IKEA - Again!

They may have been moved since I last visited the store.

I did have a nice lunch in IKEA before I bought another eight boxes.

Or should I say seven and four-fifths boxes? As when I checked out, a bottom was missing! I did check them, as I’d been caught once before, but I obviously didn’t check well enough! It meant another walk through the store as punishment to get a replacement.  At least I didn’t take it home and now will be plotting a return.

IKEA at Croydon at least has one advantage over Edmonton.  It is easy to take a trolley to the tram stop.  Not that I did as many had done and dump it somewhere awkward for pedestrians, but I was able to leave it in a handy trolley park to shorten the walk considerably.

From Ampere Way I took the tram to West Croydon to get the East London line to Dalston Junction.

Overground Directions at West Croydon

The picture shows the excellent signage at the West Croydon interchange.

I actually changed trains between West Croydon and Dalston Junction, at Surrey Quays, so that I got on a train that ended its journey at Dalston Junction, which meant I only had a short walk to the lift.

It was then a couple of stops on a 38 bus home.

It would be so much easier, if I could buy the Branas boxes online in fours.

May 25, 2011 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | East London Line, IKEA, London Overground, London Underground, Shopping, Trains, Trams