In message , NY  writes
>When you say T-shaped, do you mean it's a cul-de-sac which joins
>another road at the base of the T? I'd expect the numbering to start at
>the junction between your road and another, and to continue either
>consecutively or else alternately odd/even around the various legs of
>the T.
>

The base of the T is the entry/exit point, and there is a cul de sac at
each end of the horizontal.  Numbering starts at the left hand end of
the horizontal, and works along to the right hand end, odds on one side,
evens on the other.  Originally, there were only two houses with
entrances onto the upright (one each side), but as they are corner plot
semis, they are numbered in sequence.  One of those has since been the
subject of a garden grab, so the upright now has one property fully on
it.  Then just to further confuse the issue, more houses were added at
the left hand end. These have names not numbers.  For some reason, when
built the upright had a different name (which meant that just about
everyone was on a straight road), but at some point TPTB decided to give
the upright the same name as the horizontal.  Confused, yup, you along
with most delivery drivers.

And if you think that is bad, I used to live near a village where the
houses on the main road (which was most of them) were numbered in
chronological order.  I think that changed to something more
conventional in the 50s.

Adrian
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