The Anonymous Widower

How Will The New London Number 10 Bus Turn Round At Mildmay Park?

The new London Bus 10 is going to terminate near my house at probably the four-way junction of the Balls Pond Road/Mildmay Park/Southgate Road.

This Google Map shows the area.

Note.

1. The road about a third of the way down the map, that goes across the map is the Balls Pond Road of 1950s and 1960s fame on the BBC radio shows Beyond our Ken and Round the Horn.
2. If you like your comedy with lashings of double entendres, then check out the shows. They have Wikipedia entries.
3. At the West end oof the map, is the Essex Road, which takes buses to and from the Angel and Central London.
4. Southgate Road and Mildmay Park form a North-South route towards the East of the map.
5. Southgate Road leads South to Old Street and the City of London.
6. Mildmay Park leads North to Newington Green, Clissold Park and Manor House.

Sometimes, buses from Central London turn-back in this area, by taking this route.

• The bus comes North up the Essex Road and turns right into the Balls Pond Road.
• It stops in the Balls Pond Road and drops off any remaining passengers.
• At the set of traffic lights, the bus will turn into Southgate Road.
• The bus, then turns into Dove Road and proceeds to its Western end.
• The bus company has an office in the block at the end, so drivers can also take a comfort break before returning to Central London.

I have seen buses taking this route several times in the last month, so it could be likely that it will be used in future to turn the buses.

Will New Routemasters Continue To Be Used?

At least initially, I suspect, but London will replace them with zero-carbon buses. Hopefully, they won’t be the inadequate BYD electric-buses on route 141?

How Will Buses Be Recharged?

At some point, the buses will probably be charged in this area.

There doesn’t seem to be a suitable place, so will the buses be charged at the other end of the route, which is Battersea Bridge.

Perhaps, the solution is to convert the Routemasters to zero-carbon?

December 13, 2025 Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Balls Pond Road, Battersea Bridge, London Bus 10, New Routemaster | Leave a comment