Seven Sisters Road

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Seven Sisters Road is an extension of Camden Road, providing a road link from Holloway, London from the junction with Holloway Road (today's A1 road) at the Nags Head to Tottenham, alongside Finsbury Park to Manor House, proceeding down into the Lea Valley towards Tottenham High Road (today's A10 road) at Seven Sisters Corner. It was constructed in 1833. The female singer Shirley Bassey was a resident of Seven Sisters Rd during the 1950s before she became a famous personality. Seven Sisters Road is part of the A503.

The Seven Sisters of the name is reputed to have come from seven trees located opposite the junction of Seven Sisters Road with Tottenham High Road. This junction was known, until the mid 1970's, as Wards Corner, reflecting the name of the large department store that stood on this corner. The Hetchins bicycle shop and frame factory was situated in Seven Sisters Road, on the site of what is now Apex House.

The street is the subject of the song 'Seven Sisters Road' by UK heavy rock band Alien Stash Tin.