
I remember getting a second hand one for my son James. I touched up the paint, polished the chrome and put on new brakes, but bits kept falling off. The plastic guide for the gear shift went first. It wasn't that safe to ride on either but, all the same, I wish we still had it.
What did you wear on your chopper? I'm betting a short, bomber style jacket made of something that looked like carpet, with a fake, fleece collar? Another design classic, apparently. It made James look like a junior member of "The Professionals"; the scruffy one, only more cute.

Its a pretty basic, railway-era construction, built on the cheap in 1871 to house the "Food and Animal Products" exhibit from the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace. Then the Royal Family used it as a place to dump unwanted gifts. It closed during WW1 and was reopened in 1922, but the new curator noticed that the place was filled with unrelated objects and bored children, so he set about making it more interesting for them. It is now the V&A Museum of Childhood, but a lot of people call it the Toy Museum.


If you are in the area, it's really worth a visit and a poke around the neighbourhood with a camera would be rewarding. There are some grungy, photogenic railway arches across the road, all used by local businesses and some nice properties and pubs round the back, through the park.

We used our day out to meet up with our son Nick. Unfortunately, Robin had to work in the cafe at the Hornsey Library where he is known as the Library Pirate! We had a very pleasant visit there too, on our way back to Brampton.
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