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Talk:Mathematical Bridge

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So how did it get the name Mathematical Bridge? Ryanluck 06:12, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

The very end of http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/Queens/Images/WinBridg.html suggests that it stems from the 18th century term for similar designs, 'geometrical construction'. topynate 00:33, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Is the word 'spurious' apt? I would prefer 'unhistorical'. Richard Pinch 21:32, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Hmmm - I agree. spurious means false - and this isn't a false name for the bridge. That's really what it's called - it doesn't have any other name.  Dunno about unhistorical either.  It's been there for a long time - and it's been called the mathematical bridge for quite a while.  I guess it's more of a misnomer because it has nothing to do with mathematics.  I'll just remove 'spurious' and let the remainder of the article speak for itself.  If you read on, you can understand why the name might be considered inappropriate...but it's not spurious.  Thanks for spotting that. SteveBaker 22:01, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Newton
Whilst I'm prepared to believe that the bridge was not designed by Newton, the argument that because it was constructed after his death he could not possibly have designed it - is clearly false. We have many examples of things that (for example) Archimedes designed that people only just got around to building. So we can't say it's "patent nonsense". SteveBaker 21:53, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Interestingly there's better reason to believe that Newton designed the sundial Richard Pinch 19:43, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Tour guides
Cambridge tour guides need some serious straightening out. If they are telling people that the bridge was built by students (like *that* is likely) and was so amazingly sophisticated that it couldn't be understood by those dumb old professors...geez. They are also telling an incorrect version of the truth about the Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge) in which a car was suspended under the bridge by students...in fact, this stunt was performed on two separate occasions - but as presented by the tour guides, the dates and the type of car and the method by which it was moved there are wildly incorrect. (They said it was an Austin Mini and it happened in 1956 - when the Mini didn't even start production until 1959!)...so if they can't get the story right on these two bridges - what are the odds that they have ANY of their facts right?! SteveBaker 15:17, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Bolts
The most plausible story about the bolts I've heard is that if they were removed the bridge would indeed stay up under the purely downwards loading of its own weight and that of people walking across. However, lateral forces (wind, people leaning on the railings) could cause the joints to become separated and the bridge to thus collapse. Ie the bolts don't experience any shear forces. Is this correct? It should be easy enough to check by examining the bridge and doing the relevant calculations, but that would probably count as original research.M0ffx 12:49, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

 * From what I've been able to discover, all of the stories about the bridge are basically nonsense - it's JUST a bridge held together the usual way...with bolts. Clearly, if you removed all of the bolts/nails/screws/whatever then the vertical pieces holding up the handrail would fall off - and then there is nothing holding the handrail in place except gravity - so they aren't exerting any forces on the long diagonal pieces. Now there is nothing to stop the outermost of those from rotating outwards and falling off - I don't see how it could do anything other than instantly collapse. SteveBaker 12:59, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

 * As I understand it, the original did not pass fully through the bridge, so were invisible to people walking over the bridge. Some time later, the bolts were replaced with metal ones, which do pass fully through the bridge.  See this page on the college website for details. Bluap 14:06, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

 * There is a nice old photo of the bridge here: http://www.queens.cam.ac.uk/queens/images/Bridge1865.html  - I presume that's out of copyright - so I wonder if we could use it here. SteveBaker 16:43, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

 * Done. EKR (talk) 08:24, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

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Southbury railway station

Southbury is a London Overground station on the Southbury Loop section of the Lea Valley lines, located on the easterly side of Enfield in north London. It is 10 mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Edmonton Green and Turkey Street.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.

History
The line from Bury Street Junction, north of Edmonton Green station, to Cheshunt was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on 1 October 1891 when this station opened with the name Churchbury. The line was known as the Churchbury Loop.

The district was still predominantly rural, and the coming of the tram to Waltham Cross in 1904 saw the railway unable to compete. Passenger services ceased on 1 October 1909, but were reinstated for munitions workers between 1 March 1915 and 1 July 1919.

After that the line was used only by goods trains until it was electrified as part of a wider scheme, and the station reopened as Southbury on 21 November 1960. The line is now known as the Southbury Loop. The goods yard closed in 1970.

On 31 May 2015, the station and all services that call transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia to London Overground Rail Operations.

Services
All services at Southbury are operated by London Overground using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
 * 2 tph to London Liverpool Street
 * 2 tph to Cheshunt

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Connections
London Buses routes 121, 191, 307 and 313 serve the station.

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James Gaddas

James Gaddas (born 9 June 1960) is an English actor best known for his roles in Coronation Street, Bad Girls, Doctors, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.

Career
Gaddas played Eddie Ainsworth in the tenth episode of the seventh series of Heartbeat. Since leaving Bad Girls, Gaddas has appeared as Jackie Elliot in Billy Elliot the Musical, productions of Peter Pan and Spamalot and Bill Anderson in Mamma Mia! in London. Gaddas has also made appearances on The Bill, Between the Lines, Tracy Beaker Returns, Medics, Dogtown, Doctors, Waterloo Road and in 2015, he acted in Emmerdale, playing Ged, who is a prisoner awaiting trial for murder.

In 2017 he played John in the musical The Girls at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End. In 2020, he joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Cormac Ranger.

In September 2021, it was announced that Gaddas would write and star in a new version of Bram Stoker's Dracula. Gaddas will portray 15 characters during the show, which is to tour England in 2022 and include music by Jeremy Swift.

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Joseph Booth (missionary)

Joseph Booth (1851 in Derby, England – 1932) was an English missionary working in British Central Africa (present-day Malawi) and South Africa. In his 30s, Booth abandoned his career as a businessman and, for the rest of his life, he undertook missionary work for several Christian denominations including Baptist, Seventh Day Baptist and Seventh-day Adventist churches, and he was appointed a missionary by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. Throughout his successive ministries, his defining beliefs were a radical egalitarianism, including a scheme of "Africa for the Africans"’ and, from 1898, Seventh-Day Sabbath (Sabbatarian) observance.

Britain and Australia
Little is known of Booth's childhood, but his mother died when he was twelve and his three elder sisters brought him up. His father was a Unitarian, but by the age of fourteen Booth questioned his father's religious beliefs and, as he could not live with those beliefs, he left home. Over the next few years, Booth educated himself through extensive reading and, before he was twenty, he turned to the Baptist Church. He married his first wife, Mary Jane née Sharpe, (who he first met on 1868) in 1872. He also adopted radical ideas about politics, economics and society. In 1880, Booth emigrated first to Auckland, New Zealand, and then to Melbourne, Australia, where he became a successful businessman. His business success helped to develop his later views on self-reliance and the economic basis of missionary work. From 1886, Booth became more active in his local Baptist Church and more fundamental in his beliefs. In 1891 he was challenged by an atheist to practice what he preached, to sell all his goods and go to preach the word. He sold his business and, in July 1891, he agreed to become a missionary in East Africa. Despite the death of his first wife, Mary Jane, in Melbourne in October 1891, he left Australia with his two young children and started his missionary career, choosing to work in Africa. He aimed to set up the type of self-supporting Baptist mission that William Carey had pioneered in India, combining teaching and commercial activities.

In Nyasaland
Booth first came to Africa in 1892 with his two children, Edward (who died of malaria aged 19 in 1896) and Emily, and worked to establish the Zambezi Industrial Mission at Mitsidi, close to Blantyre in the recently proclaimed British Central Africa Protectorate. As the mission needed to become self-supporting, Booth decided to locate it close to the existing commercial centre and market of Blantyre. Although the foundation of the Zambezi Industrial Mission is often dated from 1892, the land for the mission was purchased in 1893 and its main buildings came into use in 1894. Booth also founded the Nyasa Industrial Mission in 1893, the Baptist Industrial Mission in 1895 and several others in later years. He organised or supported several other schemes with similar aims including the African Christian Union, the British Christian Union, and the British African Congress. At the Zambezi Industrial Mission, he recruited local farmers to plant coffee, and within a year a significant acreage of that crop was being grown. Before 1896, Booth made no dramatic calls for political or social change: he was more concerned with establishing and running the missions and raising financial support in Britain. However, his experiences during this period increased his awareness of colonial issues. This was to influence his later advocacy of Africa for the native Africans instead of for Europeans, a view unpopular with colonial authorities and most European missionaries of the time.

Although he began a number of institutions some of which, including the Zambezi Industrial Mission, survive today as the missions or local churches in Malawi, other institutions he founded failed. After setting these institutions up, Booth usually did not remain with them for long, and their survival was due to their own efforts. The failure of the others was often caused by lack of finance, natural disasters or deficient personnel, factors Booth could not control. However, some institutional failures arose from Booth's weaknesses including his restlessness and his inability to compromise with any lack of commitment by his colleagues or the failures of society. By 1896 Booth's disagreements with his colleagues over finance, doctrine and especially African independence led to him ending of his associations with the Zambezi Industrial Mission and the Nyasa Industrial Mission. In March 1896, Booth married his second wife, Annie née Watkins, during a short visit to Britain. She accompanied him to Central Africa, where their daughter, Mary Winifred, was born in 1898.

Chilembwe and sabbatarianism
He made a trip to Britain and the United States in 1897, taking along his former household servant, John Chilembwe. Chilembwe stayed in Virginia to study as a Baptist pastor and later returned to Nyasaland where he founded the Providence Industrial Mission, following the model set by Booth's industrial missions, and led the Chilembwe uprising in 1915. By 1898, Booth had become a convinced Sabbatarian, which became one of the guiding principles for the rest of his life, and he turned to the Seventh Day Baptists to support his missionary activities. Booth returned to Central Africa in 1899 and established the Plainfield Industrial Mission in Thyolo District for the Seventh Day Baptists. This was named after the Plainfield Seventh Day Baptist Church in New Jersey which had funded it. In 1900 Booth succeeded in establishing a short-lived institute to produce African leaders for the Seventh Day Baptist Church. Two years later, the institute was discontinued, although Booth pointed out that the existing elementary schools could not produce African pastors, and the production of African church leaders was essential to promoting African development.

Booth continued his pro-African efforts, producing a petition in 1899 to the commissioner Alfred Sharpe, which demanded that the whole protectorate should revert to African control in 21 years and that all of the Hut tax revenue should be spent on African education, including higher education for at least five percent of Africans. These views did not go over well with the colonial administration, and Sharpe tried to arrest and deport Booth for his "seditious remarks". Before this could happen, Booth escaped to Mozambique, remaining there until in 1900 Sharpe allowed Booth to return subject to a promise not to take part in political activities.

This set-back prompted Booth to leave Nyasaland for South Africa in 1901. After becoming a Seventh-day Adventist in Cape Town in 1902, Booth went to the United States and convinced the Seventh-day Adventist church of Plainfield, New Jersey to fund the establishment of a mission near Blantyre. This mission, originally called Plainfield mission and later renamed Malamulo, was on the site of the Seventh Day Baptist mission established by Booth, which the Seventh-day Adventists purchased. Booth's stay with the Seventh-day Adventists at Malamulo mission ended after six months, as his colleagues did not accept his radical views, and criticised him for their political implications.

Leaving Nyasaland
Booth left Nyasaland for the last time in 1902, travelling first to Durban, which he left in February 1903, to travel to Britain. Booth was officially barred from returning to the Nyasaland in 1907.

Changing denominations
Booth remained in Britain until late 1906, as the Adventists were unwilling to send him back to Africa and the Church of Christ turned him down as a missionary because his political views were too radical. While in Scotland in 1906, Booth became familiar with the writings of Charles Taze Russell, a prominent Christian restorationist columnist and founder of the Bible Student movement, later known as the Watch Tower Society. In late 1906, journeyed to the United States and met Russell in New York. Russell's Watch Tower Society appointed Booth as a missionary

As Booth was banned from returning to Nyasaland, he went in 1907 to Cape Town, where he planned to train African evangelists to establish largely independent churches in their home areas that would be only loosely overseen by Booth and financed from America. Booth again met Elliot Kamwana, who was living in South Africa, in Cape Town in 1907, and instructed him in a mixture of Booth's sabbatarian beliefs and Watch Tower Society doctrines in preparation for Kamwana's missionary work in Nyasaland. Between 1906 and 1909, he brought at least seven trainee evangelists from northern Nyasaland. Booth instructed them for periods of four to eight months and taught them a mixture of his own sabbatarian beliefs and Watch Tower Society doctrines. Upon their return to Nyasaland, Booth's own role was limited to sending them monthly payments and bibles and other literature provided by the Watch Tower Society. Booth preached his doctrine of Africa for the Africans in public in Cape Town, which gained him some notoriety. He combined Watch Tower millennialism with an insistence on the seventh day: this ultimately led to his expulsion from the Watch Tower Society in late 1909, after Russell had tried to convince Booth to stop his seventh-day preaching.

Disciples in Nyasaland
Before his break with the Watch Tower Society, Booth had directed Kamwana to return to Nkhata Bay in Nyasaland where he baptised and converted about ten thousand people to the Watchtower movement, which combined Watch Tower Society teaching, sabbatarian practices and addressing his audiences' concerns about witchcraft, in a few months in late 1908 and early 1909. These activities led to his deportation. The other evangelists generally returned in 1909 and 1910, initially to set up Watchtower congregations but, after an inspection visit by an American Watch Tower Society official in 1910 considered their sabbatarian practices unacceptable, they formed an independent Seventh-day Baptist church, which Booth supported financially and with Adventist books. Other sections of the indigenous Watchtower movement after the 1910 split became the Watchtower movement in Central Africa, now known as "Waticitawala" or "Kitawala" (a local term for "Tower") in Congo.

Another disciple of Booth based in Nyasaland, Charles Domingo, who was educated at the Livingstonia mission but left in 1908 when he was refused ordination. He joined Watch Tower in 1908 and received funding for his activities from Booth until Booth was deported in 1909, and he became a Seventh-day Baptist in 1910. Joseph Booth and Charles Domingo edited a periodical, the African Sabbath Recorder, for Seventh Day Baptists in 1911 and 1912, issues of which can now be viewed at the Seventh Day Baptist Historical Library and Archives in Janesville, Wisconsin and at the Library of the University of Malawi in Zomba.

Booth predicted that by 1914 Europeans no longer would rule Africa, but that there would be democracy, African self-rule and unity with American Blacks. These teachings, his criticism of taxation, and the suspicion of Booth because his associate, Elliot Kamwana, had been arrested and deported from Nyasaland, led to his deportation from the Transvaal in mid-1909, although he was able to remain in the British-ruled parts of South Africa, living firstly in Cape Town and from 1914 in Basutoland where he was a Seventh-day Baptist missionary.

Referring to Booth and his African associate Elliot Kamwana, a 1976 Watch Tower publication noted, "they never became Bible Students or Jehovah's Christian witnesses. Their relationship with the Watch Tower Society was short and superficial." Booth's teachings included advocating for social change, in contradiction to the Watch Tower literature he distributed. Particularly in the case of Booth, who had a three-year association with, was appointed as a missionary by and financed by, Watch Tower, these comments appears disingenuous and misleading.

Deportation and later years
In 1915, Booth produced a British African Congress petition, demanding that educated Africans should have the same political rights as Europeans, and was again deported from South Africa in October 1915. Over the next few years in England, he was involved in pacifist protest against the First World War.

He was allowed to return to South Africa in 1919, to live in the house his younger daughter, Mary Winifred Booth Sales, had built some considerable distance from Cape Town, which discouraged him from any active involvement in African affairs. Booth's second wife died there in 1921, and he married his third wife, Lillian in May 1924 when he was 73 and she was about 49. Booth and his third wife later returned to England because of his ill health and because Booth's contacts with Africans were attracting the attention of the authorities.

Booth remained in England, suffering periodic illness, until he died on 4 November 1932 at the age of 82 at his home in Weston super Mare. His death certificate gives the cause of death as carcinoma of the stomach. He was buried at Milton Cemetery in Lower Weston super Mare, where his third wife, Lilian, was buried with him twenty years later in 1952.

His elder daughters, Emily Booth Langworthy, would write in 1952 of their experiences in Africa in her memoir "This Africa was Mine".

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Ramsay Street

Ramsay Street is the fictional cul-de-sac in which the characters of the Australian soap opera Neighbours live. The street is set in the equally fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. Neighbours storylines primarily centre on the residents of the street, which was named after Jack Ramsay, the grandfather of original character Max Ramsay (Francis Bell). A blackjack game between Jack and Sam Robinson determined whose name the street would be named after. Only six houses on the street are featured on a regular basis; numbers 22 to 32. Number 34 was featured for the only time in 2018. The cul-de-sac is at the end of a long street and the rest of the houses are on the other side of the main road which bisects it. The street behind Ramsay Street is named Mirrabooka Drive. A storyline within the show saw the name of the street nearly changed to Ramsbottom Street. Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) led a protest against it and won.

Pin Oak Court, in Vermont South (at -37.85875°N, 145.17194°W), is the real cul-de-sac that doubled for Ramsay Street for the entirety of Neighbours' run. All of the houses featured in the show are real and the residents allowed Neighbours to shoot external scenes in their front and back gardens. Back yard scenes were moved to bespoke sets from 2013. Pin Oak Court has become popular with tourists, with tours to the cul-de-sac running throughout the year. The interior scenes have been filmed at Network Ten's Global Television studios in Nunawading, except for the 1985 series, which was filmed at the studios of Flinders Productions from the Seven Network, the adjoining suburb in which Pin Oak Court is located. As part of the serial's finale in July 2022, all the characters living on the street, with the exceptions of Susan (Jackie Woodburne) and Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher), put their houses up for sale, however most of them end up staying. The 2022 Neighbours finale ends with the neighbours having a street party on Ramsay Street. On 18 September 2023 the show returned.

History
Neighbours creator Reg Watson was sure that the neighbourhood setting was a good idea for a serial drama, following his work on daytime soap opera Until Tomorrow, which was set in a suburban street. He stated, "I wanted to show three families living in a small street in a Melbourne suburb who are friends." Location scouts found the quiet cul-de-sac of Pin Oak Court in Vermont South. All of the residents signed up when they were told that the show would likely last a couple of years, and they would receive payment in return for allowing filming to take place outside their houses. As of 2019, FremantleMedia continues to pay homeowners a fee each year for allowing them to film the properties. A full-time security guard is also employed. Pin Oak Court has become popular with viewers and there are regular tours to the cul-de-sac throughout the year.

Interior sets were built at the Seven Network's HSV studios in Melbourne. When Seven cancelled Neighbours in July 1985, it was immediately picked up by Network Ten. When the sets were due to be collected, Seven said they had been destroyed in a fire, forcing Ten to build new sets. The interior scenes are now filmed at Global Television studios in Forest Hill. In the 1980s, the interior decor of the houses was meant to be "unobtrusive and easy to watch." The majority of the furniture and wallpaper came from normal stores, but the curtains had to be specially made to hide the fact the scenes outside the windows were painted.

No. 22
When Neighbours first began, Number 22 was initially empty. In 1986, the house is rented out by Clive Gibbons (Geoff Paine), who rented it from an unseen landlord. During his time there, Clive invites Daphne Lawrence (Elaine Smith), Zoe Davis (Ally Fowler) and Mike Young (Guy Pearce) to move in with him. Clive later begins a relationship with Susan Cole (Gloria Ajenstat) and he invites her to move in. Susan leaves Ramsay Street and Clive moves into a flat behind his surgery. Following Clive's departure, the house is bought by Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) for the Daniels Corporation, who want the land to build a supermarket on. The deal falls through and Paul moves in. When he marries Gail Lewis (Fiona Corke), the couple live there as husband and wife until their divorce in 1989. Paul then rents the house to twins Caroline (Gillian Blakeney) and Christina Alessi (Gayle Blakeney). Paul later marries Christina and they live in the house with their son, Andrew (Shannon Holmes). In 1992, Caroline, Christina, Paul and Andrew leave. The house is then rented out to Benito (George Spartels) and Cathy Alessi (Elspeth Ballantyne), who move in with their sons, Marco (Felice Arena) and Rick (Dan Falzon). Marco left in late 1992. Benito and Cathy leave in 1993, causing Rick to move out.

Number 22 is left empty for a while, but Paul then rents it to the Lim Family for a month. Paul then sells the house to Cheryl Stark (Caroline Gillmer) and she moves in with her son and daughter, Brett (Brett Blewitt) and Danni (Eliza Szonert). Cheryl, Brett and Danni go to live with Cheryl's partner, Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) for a short while, before all four move back to Number 22. Cheryl dies in 1996 and Brett and Danni move away. Cheryl's elder son, Darren (Todd MacDonald), and Marlene Kratz (Moya O'Sullivan) move in to help Lou. Marlene leaves in 1997 and Darren in 1998. Lou's youngest daughter, Louise (Jiordan Anna Tolli), also leaves when it is revealed that Lou was not her biological father. Lou then begins to take in lodgers, including Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney), Drew Kirk (Dan Paris) and Darcy Tyler (Mark Raffety).

Drew and his wife Libby (Kym Valentine) rent the house from Lou briefly, following the birth of their son Ben (Noah Sutherland). After Drew's death, Libby moves back in with her parents and Lou returns. Nina Tucker (Delta Goodrem) and her mother, Trixie Tucker (Wendy Stapleton), move in with Lou and both later move in 2003. Valda Sheergold (Joan Sydney) buys the house when Lou begins going through financial troubles. Valda later sells the house back to Paul. Paul kicks Lou out and moves his girlfriend, Isabelle Hoyland (Natalie Bassingthwaighte) in. Paul's daughter, Elle (Pippa Black), also moves in and not long after, her brothers, Robert (Adam Hunter) and Cameron (also Hunter), move in until Robert is sent to prison and Cameron dies. Isabelle leaves the street in 2006 and Paul invites Lyn Scully (Janet Andrewartha) to move in, after Lyn is forced to sell her own house. Lyn leaves Erinsborough for Shelley Bay following her and Paul's brief marriage. Elle discovers that Paul has deceived her and was involved in her break-up with Dylan Timmins (Damien Bodie), so she devised a plan to trick Paul into signing all his assets over to her. Elle takes in Ned Parker (Daniel O'Connor) as a lodger and shortly afterwards she lets Paul move back in. Ned later moves into Number 26.

Paul asks Rebecca Napier (Jane Hall) and her son, Declan (James Sorensen), to move in. When Paul's affair with Kirsten Gannon (Nikola Dubois) is exposed, Rebecca and Declan move out. Elle forces Paul to leave for a short while and she later invites Donna Freedman (Margot Robbie) to move in. Elle invites her boyfriend, Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major), to move with her. Rebecca, Declan and his daughter, India (Alia De Vercelli/Gabriella De Vercelli), are forced to move out of Number 26 and they move back into Number 22. Elle sells the house back to Paul to ease her financial troubles. Elle departs for a job and Paul's youngest son, Andrew, returns to Erinsborough and moves in. Donna moves out to live with her husband. Rebecca, Declan and India move out after Rebecca leaves Paul. Sophie Ramsay (Kaiya Jones) and her sister, Kate (Ashleigh Brewer), move in during 2011 and 2012 respectively. The following year, Andrew and Sophie leave Erinsborough, while Kate and Paul move out.

The Number 22 set was given a makeover in time for the arrival of the Willis family, who move in shortly after their arrival on-screen in May 2013. After two years in Canada, Piper Willis (Mavournee Hazel) moves in, just as her parents' relationship falls apart. In 2015, Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin) moves out to live at Number 32. He later returns temporarily to care for an injured Terese. In 2016, Paul briefly returns to live at Number 22 after moving out of his penthouse apartment in Lassiter's. Josh Willis (Harley Bonner) is killed in an explosion at the hotel. Helping her to grieve, Piper takes in Clementine the cat as her own and Clementine lives at Number 22 till 2020. Imogen Willis (Ariel Kaplan) leaves following her marriage to Daniel Robinson (Tim Phillipps). Terese and Piper are joined by Brad's daughter, Paige Smith (Olympia Valance), and her son, Gabriel (Kian Bafekrpour), between 2017 and 2018, followed by Brad's son, Ned Willis (Ben Hall). In 2019, Piper moves away and Paul returns to Number 22 prior to his marriage to Terese. The household is complemented by the additions of Roxy Willis (Zima Anderson) and Paul's granddaughter, Harlow Robinson (Jemma Donovan). Terese invites Britney Barnes (Montana Cox) and her daughter, Abigail Tanaka (Mary Finn), to briefly stay, before she kicks Paul out following his continuous deceit towards her and later Harlow when she expresses her support for Paul. To Paul's disappointment, Terese invites his half-brother, Glen Donnelly (Richard Huggett), to live with her to help her stay sober. Roxy then moves out following her marriage and Ned later moves to Sydney. Terese's estranged mother, Estelle Petrides (Maria Mercedes), temporarily moves into the home. As part of the serial's final episodes, Terese prepares to leave Erinsborough. However after Terese and Glen break up and her marriage to Paul is rekindled, she shuts down the sale of her house. When Toadie marries Terese, he and his children, Nell Rebecchi (Ayisha Salem-Towner) and Hugo Somers (Tanner Ellis-Anderson) move into Number 22.

The "fourth wall" of Number 22 was first shown in 2022 as a part of set revamps Neighbours undertook for the new year.

No. 24
Number 24 was one of the three original houses featured in Ramsay Street and was associated with the Ramsay family when the show began. Max Ramsay (Francis Bell), his wife Maria Ramsay (Dasha Blahova) and their two sons Shane Ramsay (Peter O'Brien) and Danny Ramsay (David Clencie) are the first family to live there. After their departures, Max's sister, Madge Mitchell (Anne Charleston), her children Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue) and Henry Ramsay (Craig McLachlan), and Max and Madge's brother, Tom Ramsay (Gary Files), all live there. Charlene and Madge's husbands, Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) and Harold Bishop (Ian Smith), move in after their respective weddings. Madge and Harold take in Brenda Riley (Genevieve Lemon) and her nephew, Guy Carpenter (Andrew Williams), and later Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver).

After Madge's departure from the serial in 1992, Lou takes in a number of lodgers, including Beth Brennan (Natalie Imbruglia) and Cameron Hudson (Benjamin Grant Mitchell), and Annalise Hartman (Kimberley Davies). Marlene Kratz (Moya O'Sullivan) buys the house and moves in with her grandson, Sam Kratz (Richard Grieve). They take in Cody Willis (Peta Brady) as a lodger when her parents move away. Annalise and her sister, Joanna Hartman (Emma Harrison), also move in. Cheryl Stark (Caroline Gillmer) and her daughter, Louise Carpenter (Jiordan Tolli), move in and are later joined by Cheryl's son, Darren Stark (Todd MacDonald), who stay until Cheryl's death. Harold returns and reunites with Madge, leading them to buy the house. They foster teenagers Paul McClain (Jansen Spencer) and Tad Reeves (Jonathon Dutton) until Madge's death in 2001.

Harold is joined by his granddaughters, Sky Mangel (Stephanie McIntosh) and Serena Bishop (Lara Sacher), his son David Bishop (Kevin Harrington), and daughter-in-law, Liljana Bishop (Marcella Russo). After David and his family die in a plane crash, Marco Silvani (Jesse Rosenfeld) and Carmella Cammeniti (Natalie Blair) rent the property. Afterwards, Harold gives the house to the Salvation Army. Donna Freedman's (Margot Robbie) mother, Cassandra Freedman (Tottie Goldsmith), and half-siblings, Simon Freedman (Mauricio Merino Jr) and Tegan Freedman (Chelsea Jones), are the first family to move in at the start of 2009. A locket belonging to Anne Robinson is found underneath the house, as part of a storyline reintroducing the Ramsay family. The locket leads to the revelation that Anne and Max Ramsay had a daughter, Jill Ramsay (Perri Cummings), whose children Kate Ramsay (Ashleigh Brewer), Harry Ramsay (Will Moore) and Sophie Ramsay (Kaiya Jones) move into Number 24. They take in Lou, Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major), and Vanessa Villante (Alin Sumarwata).

In 2012, the Kapoor family – Ajay (Sachin Joab), his wife Priya (Menik Gooneratne), and their daughter, Rani (Coco Cherian) – are introduced to the regular cast and move into the house. The set underwent a makeover, and Gooneratne helped decorate the living area with some of her personal family photos. She stated, "Although I'm officially at work, having photos of my parents and grandparents taken when they lived in Sri Lanka makes it feel more like home." Mark Brennan (Scott McGregor) rents the house, and eventually buys it. Paige Smith (Olympia Valance) takes over the spare room following her introduction. Mark is later joined by his siblings, Tyler (Travis Burns), Aaron (Matt Wilson) and Chloe Brennan (April Rose Pengilly). Aaron's husband, David Tanaka (Takaya Honda), moves in with the family, before they both purchase Number 32. Elly Conway (Jodi Anasta) briefly moves in when she becomes engaged and later married to Mark. Following Mark's departure, he rents the house to Chloe and her partner, Pierce Greyson (Tim Robards), who moves in with his son, Hendrix Greyson (Benny Turland). After Chloe and Pierce break up, Hendrix moves out and Nicolette Stone (Charlotte Chimes) and Jane Harris (Annie Jones) move in, until Nicolette runs away. Mackenzie Hargreaves (Georgie Stone) and Freya Wozniak (Phoebe Roberts) later move in, before Chloe soon invites Kiri Durant (Gemma Bird Matheson) to move in. As part of the serial's finale, Chloe put the house up for sale. Shane Ramsay buys the house again on behalf of Maria, though when his business plans fall through, Mike Young (Guy Pearce) takes over the sale and later, off-screen, moves in with Jane and his daughter, Sam Young (Henrietta Graham).

No. 26
Number 26 was occupied by Jim Robinson (Alan Dale), his mother-in-law Helen Daniels (Anne Haddy) and his four children, Paul (Stefan Dennis), Julie (Vikki Blanche), Scott (Darius Perkins) and Lucy Robinson (Kylie Flinker) when Neighbours began in 1985. As the children move out, various relations stay at the house, including Jim's long-lost son, Glen Donnelly (Richard Huggett), and Jim's wife Beverly Marshall's (Lisa Armytage) niece and nephew, Katie Landers (Sally Jensen) and Todd Landers (Kristian Schmid). Lodgers also include Nick Page (Mark Stevens) and Matt Robinson (Ashley Paske). Following Alan Dale's decision to leave the show in 1993, producers decided to kill Jim off and he had a fatal heart attack in the kitchen. Dale felt "stitched up" by the producers, who left him lying on the floor of the set all day. After Jim's departure, the house is home to Wayne Duncan (Jonathan Sammy Lee) and Julie's family, which includes her husband, Philip Martin (Ian Rawlings), his children Debbie (Marnie Reece-Wilmore) and Michael (Troy Beckwith), and their only child, Hannah (Rebecca Ritters). In 1997, Anne Haddy, the last remaining character from the original cast, was forced to quit Neighbours due to ill health. Her character, Helen, dies in the Number 26 living room. Philip's new partner, Ruth Wilkinson (Ailsa Piper), and her children, Lance Wilkinson (Andrew Bibby) and Anne Wilkinson (Brooke Satchwell), move in. In 1999, the Martin family were written out of Neighbours and Philip, Ruth and Hannah depart together. The Martins are replaced by the five-strong Scully family, consisting of Joe Scully (Shane Connor), his wife, Lyn (Janet Andrewartha), and their three daughters, Stephanie (Carla Bonner), Felicity (Holly Valance) and Michelle Scully (Kate Keltie). The family host various friends and family members throughout their tenure, including Connor O'Neill (Patrick Harvey), their son, Jack Scully (Jay Bunyan), and his girlfriend, Lori Lee (Michelle Ang). The family expands with the birth of Oscar Scully (Ingo Dammer-Smith). Following several departures, the Timmins family move in with Lyn. The family is made up of Janelle Timmins (Nell Feeney) and her children, Stingray (Ben Nicholas), Dylan (Damien Bodie), Janae (Eliza Taylor-Cotter) and Bree Timmins (Sianoa Smit-McPhee). Janae is the only remaining Timmins by 2007, and she lives with Ned Parker (Dan O'Connor) and his son, Mickey Gannon (Fletcher O'Leary). Producers later introduced Ned's brother Steve Parker (Steve Bastoni), his wife Miranda Parker (Nikki Coghill), and their children, Bridget Parker (Eloise Mignon) and Riley Parker (Sweeney Young). Lou Carpenter also moves in with the family, along with Miranda's sister, Nicola West (Imogen Bailey), Rebecca Napier (Jane Hall) and her son, Declan Napier (James Sorensen). The Parker's leave following Bridget's death. Steph moves back in with Lyn and they are joined by Steph's stepdaughter, Summer Hoyland (now played by Jordy Lucas).

The Number 26 set was at the centre of the serial's 2010 season finale when a fire breaks out and ruins the house. Number 26 then became a sharehouse, with residents Kyle Canning (Chris Milligan), Jade Mitchell (Gemma Pranita), Mark Brennan (Scott McGregor), Michelle Tran (HaiHa Le), and Rhys Lawson (Ben Barber). Kyle's dog, Bossy (Bossy), became an addition to the household for the next four years. Producers later introduced Kyle's grandmother Sheila Canning (Colette Mann), who decides to move to Erinsborough, and purchases the house in late 2015. Kyle's friends Chris Pappas (James Mason) and Kate Ramsay (Ashleigh Brewer) move in, followed by Sheila's daughter, Naomi Canning (Morgana O'Reilly). Kyle's wife, Georgia Brooks (Saskia Hampele), later joins the household. After Naomi's departure, Sheila invites Amy Williams (Zoe Cramond) and her son, Jimmy (Darcy Tadich), to move in. In early 2016, Sheila's granddaughter, Xanthe Canning (Lily Van der Meer) moves in. Kyle leaves the street to reunite with Georgia, before the amnesiac Jack Callahan (Andrew Morley) moves into the spare room for a short while. Following his release from prison, Gary Canning (Damien Richardson) moves in until his death in 2020, after which Kyle moves back in. Sheila adopts Gary the pigeon, believing it was a reincarnation of her son, as well as Prue the pigeon the following year. Kyle's cousin, Constable Levi Canning (Richie Morris), moves in after he transfers to Erinsborough. Roxy Willis (Zima Anderson) moves in after she and Kyle marry. Three months later, Kyle and Roxy depart Erinsborough. Sheila leaves for Los Angeles to be with Naomi and decides to sell the house, before Levi moves into Number 28. Number 26 is then bought by Andrew Rodwell (Lloyd Will), Wendy Rodwell (Candice Leask) and Sadie Rodwell (Emerald Chan), however they decide to move on a few months later. During the serial's final episode, the Rodwells decide to stay put after all.

No. 28
Number 28 is first owned by Des Clarke (Paul Keane), who bought the house for him and his fiancée, Lorraine Kingham (Antoinette Byron), to live in. Following Des and Lorraine's failed wedding, Des lives with Daphne Lawrence (Elaine Smith), who he eventually marries. Mike Young (Guy Pearce) moves in when Daphne and Des become his legal guardians, and their son, Jamie Clarke (S.J. Dey) is born soon after. Des and Mike continue to live in the house after Daphne dies, but Des eventually sells it to Doug Willis (Terence Donovan) and his wife, Pam Willis (Sue Jones). Their children all live in the house during their respective tenures on the show. The family departs in 1994.

The house is bought by Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) and his wife, Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne), who initially live with their three children, Malcolm (Benjamin McNair), Libby (Kym Valentine) and Billy Kennedy (Jesse Spencer). Karl and Susan take in various friends of their children over the years, including Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) and Joel Samuels (Daniel MacPherson), as well as family members Darcy Tyler (Mark Raffety) and Elly Conway (Kendell Nunn). Other lodgers have included Lori Lee (Michelle Ang), Taj Coppin (Jaime Robbie Reyne), Sindi Watts (Marisa Warrington) and Stingray Timmins (Ben Nicholas). Karl and Susan's dog, Audrey (Audrey), moves into Number 28 and lives there until her death 10 years later.

Susan marries her second husband, Alex Kinski (Andrew Clarke), in the house, shortly before he dies. His children, Rachel (Caitlin Stasey), Zeke (Matthew Werkmeister) and Katya Kinski (Dichen Lachman) all move into the house. Karl and Susan remarry, and they continue to take in teenagers who need help. Sunny Lee (Hany Lee), a foreign exchange student, stays with the family in 2009. Susan moves out when she and Karl go through a separation, but they later reconcile. Later years see Alex's nephew, Nate Kinski (Meyne Wyatt), move in, as well as the return of their grandson, Ben Kirk (Felix Mallard) and Susan's niece, Elly (now played by Jodi Anasta). Elly's sister Bea Nilsson (Bonnie Anderson) joins the family in 2018, before reformed criminal Finn Kelly (Rob Mills) is housed with the family the following year. Later in 2019, the Kennedys take in Hendrix Greyson (Benny Turland) temporarily, as Aster Conway (Isla Goulas/Scout Bowman) is born and moves in. After Elly and Aster move out, Hendrix moves in permanently after his father's departure. Levi Canning (Richie Morris) moves into the home in 2022.

In November 2019, 5 Pin Oak Court, the real house used for Number 28's exterior shots, was put up for sale for just over $1 million. It sold at auction for $1.405 million, becoming the first house on the court to sell for seven figures.

No. 30
Number 30 is occupied by Carol Brown and her family at the beginning of the series, followed briefly by the Sutton family. Later in 1985, Jim Robinson (Alan Dale) rents the house for his son, Paul (Stefan Dennis), and his new wife, Terry (Maxine Klibingaitis). Terry shoots Paul and is sent to prison. Paul then moves back to his family home. The Simpson family buy the house, but they are never seen on screen. The house next appears in 1988, when Edith Chubb (Irene Inescort) buys it and moves in with her nieces, Bronwyn (Rachel Friend) and Sharon (Jessica Muschamp). When Edith moves to the country to nurse a sick relative, Hilary Robinson (Anne Scott-Pendlebury) moves in to look after Sharon, and is later joined by her son, Matt (Ashley Paske). Dorothy Burke (Maggie Dence) purchases the house in 1990 when Hilary moves away, and her niece and nephew, Tiffany (Amber Kilpatrick) and Ryan (Richard Norton), later move in. After they leave, Dorothy takes in Toby Mangel (Ben Geurens) when his father remarries and moves away, and later Phoebe Bright (Simone Robertson) after her father suffers a heart attack. Phoebe gives birth to a daughter, Hope, and she marries Stephen Gottlieb (Lochie Daddo). Dorothy rents the house to Phoebe and Stephen after she moves away with Toby and her new fiancé. The Gottliebs decide to take in lodgers and their first was Russell Butler (Stephen Whittaker), who kidnaps Hope and refuses to pay his rent. He later flees Ramsay Street. The next lodgers are Beth Brennan (Natalie Imbruglia) and Stephen's brother, Mark (Bruce Samazan). Phoebe and Stephen leave Erinsborough and Mark takes in Annalise Hartman (Kimberley Davies) and Rick Alessi (Dan Falzon). From then on the house was seen to be more of a share house, always taking in the rejects from the rest of the street. Mark's sister, Serendipity (Raelee Hill), moves in, following Annalise's departure.

Luke (Bernard Curry) and Jen Handley (Alyce Platt) move in and Rick moves out. Luke and Serendipity move to Japan and not long after Cody Willis (Peta Brady) moves in. Sarah Beaumont (Nicola Charles) moves in with her sister, Catherine O'Brien (Radha Mitchell), who later leaves for England with Malcolm Kennedy (Benjamin McNair). Teacher Lisa Elliott (Kate Straub) moves in for a while as well as Ben Atkins (Brett Cousins) and his sister, Caitlin (Emily Milburn). Ben and Caitlin move out in 1998 and Sarah's new housemates are Joel Samuels (Daniel MacPherson) and Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney). Sarah leaves in 1999 and Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver) buys the house at auction. Sarah's place in the house is fought over by Lance Wilkinson (Andrew Bibby) and Amy Greenwood (Jacinta Stapleton), with Lance winning. Lance later moves out and his place is taken by Dee Bliss (Madeleine West). After Joel leaves, Stuart Parker (Blair McDonough) moves in and Dee goes missing, presumed dead. Connor O'Neill (Patrick Harvey) then moves into the house and it becomes known as the "House of Trouser".

Lou decides to sell the house in 2004 and the boys buy it. Stuart's girlfriend, Sindi Watts (Marisa Warrington), moves in and so does Stuart's brother, Ned (Dan O'Connor). Stuart and Sindi leave and Connor disappears in mysterious circumstances a few months later. Toadie briefly goes to Sydney and he asks Ned to find some new tenants. Ned selects Frazer Yeats (Ben Lawson), Pepper Steiger (Nicky Whelan) and Will Griggs (Christian Clark). Ned is unaware that Toadie had promised his room to Rosetta Cammeniti (Natalie Saleeba). A vote is taken between the housemates to decide who stays and Ned is voted out. Will leaves and Frazer's younger brother, Ringo Brown (Sam Clark), moves in along with Carmella Cammeniti (Natalie Blair). Will's brother, Oliver Barnes (David Hoflin), stays briefly. Pepper leaves at the end of 2007 and Daniel Fitzgerald (Brett Tucker) moves in. Frazer and Rosetta leave for Italy and Ringo moves out. Samantha Fitzgerald (Simone Buchanan) stays in the house briefly in April 2008.

In 2008, Toadie takes in Callum Jones (Morgan Baker) as his guardian after his great-grandmother becomes ill. Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine) and her son, Ben (Blake O'Leary), move in and she later marries Daniel. Lou also moves in after Lyn Scully (Janet Andrewartha) throws him out of Number 26; he later moves in with the Ramsay children. After their marriage falls apart, Daniel leaves town and Libby and Ben move out. Stephanie Scully (Carla Bonner) and her son move in with Toadie and Callum, while they pretend to be a couple. After the secret is exposed, Steph moves out again. Sonya Mitchell (Eve Morey) agrees to move in with Toadie and Callum and when her sister, Jade (Gemma Pranita), arrives, Toadie invites her to stay too. He later asks them to leave when he discovers Sonya is Callum's mother. Toadie and Sonya make up and she moves back in. Following Susan Kennedy's (Jackie Woodburne) separation from her husband, Toadie, invites her to move in. In early 2012, the Number 30 set underwent a makeover. On screen, Sonya pushes Toadie to redecorate and change the colour scheme from "drab plaid" and brown to a "brighter, more retro look." Towards the end of the year, Toadie's cousin, Georgia Brooks (Saskia Hampele), moves in, while their daughter Nell (Scarlett Anderson) is born at the beginning of 2013. Sonya invites Steph to move in again following her reintroduction to the serial. In June 2016, Sonya's father, Walter (Greg Stone), briefly stays, so she can support him while he tries to overcome his alcohol problems. In 2018, Hugo Somers (John Turner), Toadie's baby son with Andrea Somers (Madeleine West), comes to live at the house. Between October and December 2018, the Rebecchis' nanny, Alice Wells (Kerry Armstrong), lives at the house, until her true identity as Andrea's mother and Hugo's grandmother is revealed. Sonya dies after a short fight with cancer. Toadie invites his brother Shane Rebecchi (Nicholas Coghlan), his wife, Dipi Rebecchi (Sharon Johal), and daughters, Yashvi Rebecchi (Olivia Junkeer) and Kirsha Rebecchi (Vani Dhir), along with their dog, Clancy (Rocky), to move in to Number 30. Mackenzie Hargreaves (Georgie Stone) is later invited to stay too. After Kirsha, Clancy, Shane and Dipi leave, a recently returned Amy Greenwood temporarily moves in with Toadie, Mackenzie and Yashvi for a few months. Yashvi departs for Sydney to live with her family, whilst Amy moves back in with her daughter, Zara Selwyn (Freya Van Dyke). Melanie Pearson (Lucinda Cowden) decides to move in with Toadie when they declare that their relationship is progressing. Once Toadie and Melanie get married, they put their house up for sale, as part of one of the serial's final storylines. Amy and Zara move out and, after some convincing from the other neighbours, Toadie and Melanie decide to stay at Number 30.

When Neighbours resumes in 2023, Melanie has left Toadie. Thus, after 25 years, Toadie moves out of his house with his children and new wife, Terese, into Number 22. Remi Varga-Murphy enquires about buying number 30 and views the house with her wife, Cara.

In 2021, the real house of Number 30, 3 Pin Oak Court, sold for $1.6 million at an auction. The house was sold for $200,000 over the expected price, $1.4 million. The sale set a new record, following 5 Pin Oak Court's sale two years prior.

No. 32
Number 32 is first seen in 1986 when Nell Mangel (Vivean Gray) is introduced, along with her granddaughter, Jane Harris (Annie Jones). Mrs Mangel takes in Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) as a lodger, before her son, Joe Mangel (Mark Little), grandson, Toby Mangel (Finn Greentree-Keane), and their dog, Bouncer (Bouncer), move in. Both Mrs Mangel and Jane soon depart, and Joe's fiancée, Kerry Bishop (Linda Hartley-Clark), and her daughter, Sky Bishop (Miranda Fryer), move in. Matt Robinson (Ashley Paske) and Melanie Pearson (Lucinda Cowden) become lodgers. After Joe and Melanie are married, they sell Number 32 and move away. The house is bought by Rosemary Daniels (Joy Chambers) on behalf of the Daniel's Corporation and it is rented to Faye Hudson (Lorraine Bayly) and her son, Cameron Hudson.

The Martin family move in and later rent it out to Malcolm Kennedy (Benjamin McNair) and Danni Stark (Eliza Szonert), and then to Angie Rebecchi (Lesley Baker) and her sons, Stonefish (Anthony Engelman) and Toadfish Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney). The house continues to be rented to several regular and recurring characters, including Ruth Wilkinson (Ailsa Piper), Mike Healey (Andrew Blackman), Tess Bell (Krista Vendy), Daniel Fitzgerald (Brett Tucker) and Dee Bliss (Madeleine West). The house is then bought by the Hancock family and later Max Hoyland (Stephen Lovatt), who lives there with his children, Boyd (Kyal Marsh) and Summer Hoyland (Marisa Siketa), and wife, Stephanie Scully (Carla Bonner). Following Max's exit, Toadfish Rebecchi and Ned Parker (Dan O'Connor) briefly move in as lodgers. At the end of 2006, a hostage situation storyline involving Steph, her son, Charlie Hoyland (Aaron Aulsebrook-Walker), Toadfish, Zeke Kinski (Matthew Werkmeister) and Katya Kinski (Dichen Lachman) occurs at the house, after Guy Sykes (Fletcher Humphrys) threatens them with a gun. Steph later has Libby Kennedy, Ty Harper (Dean Geyer) and Zeke Kinski stay.

In 2010, the new Erinsborough High principal, Michael Williams (Sandy Winton), moves in with his daughter, Natasha Williams (Valentina Novakovic). Michael departs in 2012, leaving Natasha alone in the house. The house is later sold to Troy Miller (Dieter Brummer). After Troy dies, the bank sells the house to Lucas Fitzgerald (Scott Major) and Vanessa Villante (Alin Sumarwata). Vanessa later invites Lou Carpenter to move in with her and Lucas. After Vanessa and Lucas move to temporary accommodation near the hospital, Lou's daughter, Lauren Turner (Kate Kendall), and her family move in. Daniel Robinson (Tim Phillipps) moves in to help the family after Matt Turner's (Josef Brown) death. Both Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin) and his father, Doug (Terence Donovan), move into Number 32 in 2016, marking the first time Doug has lived on Ramsay Street in 21 years. Doug dies shortly after. Following Brad and Lauren's exits, they rent the house to Shane Rebecchi (Nicholas Coghlan) and his family, which includes his wife Dipi Rebecchi (Sharon Johal) and their daughters Yashvi Rebecchi (Olivia Junkeer) and Kirsha Rebecchi (Vani Dhir). Dipi's sister, Mishti Sharma (Scarlet Vas), along with Kirsha's dog, Clancy (Rocky), also join them. In 2019, Number 32 became a new share house for the street after David Tanaka (Takaya Honda) and Aaron Brennan (Matt Wilson) buy it from Lauren and Brad. Residents in the house during David and Aaron's ownership have included Chloe Brennan (April Rose Pengilly), Kyle Canning (Chris Milligan), Leo Tanaka (Tim Kano), Roxy Willis (Zima Anderson), Scarlett Brady (Christie Whelan Browne), Elly Conway (Jodi Anasta), Nicolette Stone (Charlotte Chimes) and a returning Jane Harris. David and Aaron's foster child, Emmet Donaldson, and his brother, Brent Colefax, move into the house for two periods between 2020 and 2021. Unaware that she isn’t their child, David and Aaron later take in Abigail Tanaka (Mary Finn), until her true identity is revealed. Jane and Nicolette move back in, along with Nicolette, David and Aaron's real child, Isla Tanaka-Brennan (also Finn; Axelle Austin). Aaron, David, Nicolette and Isla planned to move to New York with Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) as part of the serial's final episodes. When Paul decides to stay in Erinsborough, everyone in Number 32 decides to remain as well.

When the show was rebooted, Leo had bought number 32 and it had again become a sharehouse after Byron Stone (Xavier Molyneux), Mackenzie Hargreaves (Georgie Stone), Haz Devkar (Shiv Palekar) and his dog Trevor (Bodhi) move in. They later offer Krista Sinclair (Majella Davis) their spare bedroom, and she accepts the invitation to move into the house. Later in the year, Leo faces financial difficulties and plans to sell the house back to Aaron, who is mourning David's death. The house is ultimately sold to next door neighbour Vera Punt (Sally-Anne Upton), who attempts to take advantage of her position.

No. 34
Number 34 is situated on the corner of Ramsay Street. It is featured in the 8000th episode, broadcast on 21 December 2018, only, when its reclusive owner Valerie Grundy (Patti Newton), who has lived there for 34 years, dies in the sitting room. As other Ramsay Street residents enter the house, they discover Val was a hoarder and has acquired a variety of items from characters who lived on the street over the years. The following month, Val's sister Vera Punt (Sally-Anne Upton) was introduced. She initially comes to retrieve her sister's dog Regina Grundy (Timba), but later moves into the property. Vera continues to make appearances over the next few years, including in the final episode.

Reception
Former executive producer of Neighbours Don Battye described the street in 1989: "Let's face it, it's a court, a dead-end street, it doesn't go anywhere. It's very much a community. Frankly, if you – in that one street – had somebody murdered, somebody with AIDS, somebody was an alcoholic, and one of the kids on drugs, you'd end up (with something) as outrageous as Peyton Place." Peter Conrad of The Guardian commented, "Ramsay Street is a picture of innocence in comparison with dank, skulking Coronation Street or the war zone of Albert Square." The Age's Frank Barrett said the lifestyle presented in Neighbours was "undeniably seductive" and wrote, "Ramsay Street is free of war, disease, hunger and poverty. The sun shines, the outdoor pool is always warm and, while there is no past, the future always looks good."

In September 2010, Ramsay Street came first in a poll to find out which television property is the best. The open plan houses in the street gained forty per cent of the vote. During a hostage situation in Number 32, Roz Laws of the Sunday Mercury noted "Ramsay Street becomes a disaster zone, it's almost as dangerous as Summer Bay these days". A Sunday Mail reporter observed, "Ramsay Street is the friendly sort of place where folk move into and out of each other's houses. It's much like Goldilocks testing the contents of the bears' house, depending on which love crisis the scriptwriters have brought to a head that week."

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Beniaminów

Beniaminów is a village in Poland, administratively located in the Legionowo County in the Masovian Voivodeship. It is located east of Warsaw, between Legionowo and Nieporęt.

History
Within the village are remnants of a 19th-century fort.

During World War I, in 1917, after the Oath Crisis, members of the Polish Legions who had refused to swear an oath of loyalty to the German Emperor were interned there by the German occupiers.

Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Beniaminów was occupied by Germany. In 1942, the German Wehrmacht ran the Stalag 368 prisoner-of-war camp for Soviet POWs in the village. In 1943, the Germans relocated the Stalag 333 POW camp from Komorowo to Beniaminów. It housed Italian and Soviet POWs. More than 30,000 POWs died from harsh treatment and malnutrition. In January 1944, it was converted into the Oflag 73 POW camp for Italian, Soviet, Romanian and Polish officers. Among the Poles was General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski.

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2-Butanol

Butan-2-ol, or sec-butanol, is an organic compound with formula CH3CH(OH)CH2CH3. Its structural isomers are 1-butanol, isobutanol, and tert-butanol. 2-Butanol is chiral and thus can be obtained as either of two stereoisomers designated as (R)-(−)-butan-2-ol and (S)-(+)-butan-2-ol. It is normally encountered as a 1:1 mixture of the two stereoisomers — a racemic mixture.

This secondary alcohol is a flammable, colorless liquid that is soluble in three parts water and completely miscible with organic solvents. It is produced on a large scale, primarily as a precursor to the industrial solvent methyl ethyl ketone.

Manufacture and applications
Butan-2-ol is manufactured industrially by the hydration of 1-butene or 2-butene:
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Sulfuric acid is used as a catalyst for this conversion.

In the laboratory it can be prepared via Grignard reaction by reacting ethylmagnesium bromide with acetaldehyde in dried diethyl ether or tetrahydrofuran.

Although some butan-2-ol is used as a solute, it is mainly converted to butanone (methyl ethyl ketone, MEK), an important industrial solvent and found in many domestic cleaning agents and paint removers. Though most paint removers have ceased using MEK in their products due to health concerns and new laws. Volatile esters of butan-2-ol have pleasant aromas and are used in small amounts as perfumes or in artificial flavors.

Solubility
The listed solubility of butan-2-ol is often incorrect, including some of the most well-known references such as the Merck Index, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, and Lange's Handbook of Chemistry. Even the International Programme on Chemical Safety lists the wrong solubility. This widespread error originated because of Beilstein's Handbuch der Organischen Chemie (Handbook of Organic Chemistry). This work cites a false solubility of 12.5 g/100 g water. Many other sources used this solubility, which has snowballed into a widespread error in the industrial world. The correct data (35.0 g/100 g at 20 °C, 29 g/100 g at 25 °C, and 22 g/100 g at 30 °C) were first published in 1886 by Alexejew and then similar data was reported by other scientists including Dolgolenko and Dryer in 1907 and 1913, respectively.

Precautions
Like other butanols, butan-2-ol has low acute toxicity. The is 4400 mg/kg (rat, oral).

Several explosions have been reported  during the conventional distillation of 2-butanol, apparently due to the buildup of peroxides with the boiling point higher than that of pure alcohol (and therefore concentrating in the still pot during distillation). As alcohols, unlike ethers, are not widely known to be capable of forming peroxide impurities, the danger is likely to be overlooked. 2-Butanol is in Class B Peroxide Forming Chemicals

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Talk:House Tully

Comments
Arbor, I see you removed the link to the picture of the familytree house Tully and replaced it for a table, without the first Lord paramount of the riverlands and without Medgar Tully. Why?

 * My idea was to keep a thumbnail to the image, along with the (navigable! hooray!) table-based tree. By all means put it back. (Otherwise I'll do that tomorrow. Should be easy to find in the history.) Arbor 16:15, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Shouldn't Lord Hoster Tully's birthday be rather earlier than his currently listed on in the tree? In the Dunk and Egg stories, the Lord of Riverrun is mentioned as being in "swaddling clothes." It's not told whether that's Hoster's father or Hoster Tully himself, but given Lord Tully's age during the Ice and Fire series, it's possible that it is him. -- Nathan, big fan of the stories.

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Turkey Street railway station

Turkey Street is a London Overground station on the Southbury Loop section of the Lea Valley lines, located in the Bullsmoor area to the north of Enfield in north London. It is 12 mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Southbury and Theobalds Grove.

History
The railway line from Bury Street Junction, north of the current Edmonton Green station, to Cheshunt was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on 1 October 1891. It was known as the Churchbury Loop.

The district served by the line was still predominantly rural, and the coming of the tram to Waltham Cross in 1904 saw the railway unable to compete. Passenger services ceased on 1 October 1909, but were reinstated for the benefit of munitions workers between 1 March 1915 and 1 July 1919.

After that the line was only served by freight trains until the line was electrified as part of a wider scheme, and Turkey Street station reopened to passengers on 21 November 1960. The line is now known as the Southbury Loop.

The station was opened as Forty Hill and did not gain its current name until 1960. The goods depot at the station closed in 1966.

The current station building was built in the late 1980s. The previous and original station building had a prominent tall chimney stack for the station master's coal fire which brought the top of the chimney above platform level. The station itself is constructed on an incline and the ticket office area of the track is raised on an embankment so the chimney was very prominent. The interior of the original station consisted of a large ticket hall with the station master's office and serving hatch on the left hand side of the entrance. A tunnel opposite the entrance led to the stairs to the Cheshunt-bound platform. This tunnel was used in the rebuild. To the right were the stairs to the Liverpool Street platform. The stairwells were also reused in the rebuild, but the concrete steps were replaced with steel.

When originally built the station was on the other side of the railway bridge and a wide footbridge over the Turkey Brook led directly to the Cheshunt-bound platform. This entrance was disused from the early 1970s onwards and the former station building was converted to a newsagent and general store; the footbridge was used for storage for the shop and the entrance to the actual station area had a large iron gate but was bricked up when the station was rebuilt. The platforms were of standard length and had large open-fronted waiting areas with concrete walls and felt-covered wooden roofs with a long single bench along the rear wall. These were demolished when the station was rebuilt.

In the 1980s the station was served by British Rail Class 305 EMUs going to and from London Liverpool Street and Cheshunt. Around the same time as the rebuild the 305s were slowly replaced by British Rail Class 315. The Cheshunt service was extended to Hertford East in the late 1980s, utilising the existing main line from Cheshunt to Broxbourne and the existing branch to Hertford East. However, in the late 1990s the services again only ran as far as Cheshunt.

The station was rebuilt once again in 2017.

The trains are often used by St Ignatius' College and Lea Valley Academy (previously The Bullsmoor School) pupils, and the station is also popular with commuters due to the availability of local parking.

On 31 May 2015 the station and all services that call here, transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia to London Overground Rail Operations.

Services
All services at Turkey Street are operated by London Overground using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
 * 2 tph to London Liverpool Street
 * 2 tph to Cheshunt

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Connections
London Buses routes 121, 217, 279, 317, school routes 617, 627 and night route N279 serve the station.

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"Von" in Von Ray
In both the original editions and reprints of Nova, Lorq's name is always spelled "Lorq Von Ray." When his last name alone is used, it is spelled "Von Ray," even when not at the beginning of a sentence. The "V" is always capitalized.

In common usage, "von" is not capitalized, but this article is not concerned with common usage. In Nova, it is. I'm changing the article to reflect the way the name is accurately spelled in the book. --76.16.163.91 (talk) 15:52, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Promotional Tone
As much as I love the book, several portions of this article appear to written as promotions for individuals or as one person's essay on th book's themes. --CRATYLUS22 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.177.115.170 (talk) 00:37, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

I read this book, and have enjoyed his writing in many others, too. I say this so I'm not discounted. But the tone of this article is often as if written by the author's publicist, not the objective, removed tone of an encyclopedia entry. Take the paragraph where the article writer quotes a glowing review then editorializes with ">>--heady words for someone only twenty-six,"(paraphrased, regarding the author). When someone has the time. . . --Herblocky

The Mouse's orientation
Re the Mouse's sexuality: I'd conclude he's probably bisexual. Despite the distinctly homoerotic friendship with Katin, he is described as having had relationships with women in the past: the girl he lived with in Melbourne (page 17) and in his bliss-induced monologue (page 184). RG Apr 07 2005

 * The sexuality of all the characters appear to be up for grabs, and I would agree the Mouse is probably the most obvious candidate. Other examples would be how von Ray reacts to the Mouse (i.e., when the Mouse plants a bare foot over his while playing the syrinx). In Delany's imaginary worlds, sexuality has practically no barriers, and almost all his characters would be considered "bisexual" in modern parlance. However, Delany didn't become open with his sexuality (in his literature, at least) until after this book was written. --L. 16:52, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * Agreed. Still, I think a little caution is needed, not to interpret characters as gay or blatantly ambiguous just because it's a Delany novel. Going on purely internal evidence, Lorq (apart from that incident with the Mouse) is predominantly heterosexual; he's pursuing Ruby, and has fathered multiple children on New Brazilia.User:Raygirvan Apr 14 2005

 * On a similar note: "Several walk-in characters (i.e., a student spaceship enthusiast who hitchhikes with Lorq) are clearly presented as gay". That would be Brian? The one who says to Lorq, "You must have it pretty easy with girls, especially with a racing ship" ... Brian bit his thumbnail and nodded. "That would be nice. Sometimes I think girls have forgotten I'm alive. Probably would be the same, yacht or no." That reads to me as heterosexual and unsuccessful. Tearlach 23:58, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

 * Tearlach, you just unknowingly confirmed Brian's gay status by mentioning the phrase "bit his thumbnail." If you had read Star in my Pocket, you'd immediately see that. Also, what Brian is doing is "scoping out" Lorq to see if he's gay or straight, a very subtle distinction that not all people can catch. --L. 15:32, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

 * So subtle as to be debatable. Even having read Stars in my Pocket, to me Brian just comes across to me merely geeky. Tearlach 21:51, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

 * He's gay because he "bit his thumbnail"??? Just because Delany finds that attractive does not mean that every character he creates who exhibits those characteristics is gay. I also find the arguments in favor of Mouse's bisexuality to be extremely tenuous. --Kdring 19:13, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Then the article stays as is, since by your own admission, you can't detect the motifs. --L. 22:11, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

 * I have been reading and re-reading this page, and the more I look, the more the assertion that "several relationships in Nova suggest a gay or bisexual reading" simply seems like original work to me. Other than Delany's own sexual orientation there's nothing to cite that supports this theory. The fact that a character's orientation is not specifically stated does not automatically make their status open. Without evidence to the contrary, it simply cannot be assumed -- let alone verified and cited -- either way. Since no assumption or verification can be made, there is no reason for it to be included in the article. --Kdring 01:33, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

 * I've gone ahead and made the revisions. It's a pretty major cut, but barring citations to the contrary there really seems to be no reason for this stuff to be in the article. And thus it goes bye-bye. I also removed the reference to Delany's sexual orientation. Mostly due to the fact that other than using it as an excuse to theorize about possible homosexual relationships in the novel, it has no bearing whatsoever. --Kdring 18:56, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

The tooth
"Additionally, in one scene, a character has a false tooth with poison gas hidden in it, an allusion to a scene in Frank Herbert's Dune".

I'm not sure it can be definitely stated as an allusion. Ruby's tooth doesn't contain poison gas but strychnine (p211). Tearlach 19:58, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

 * I will then restore it by removing the word "gas," which is the most logical conclusion. And the allusion is clear, nor is Delany the only sci-fi writer to pay homage to Herbert by including this device. --L. 18:16, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

Tobias
"Their goal is to make enough money to free their third brother, Tobias, from servitude".

Where does that come from? According to p.36, Tobias stayed of his own accord. "...we made ready to leave. But Tobias would not go. His hands had taken up the rhythms of the tides, the weight of ore become a comfort on his palms-." Tearlach 21:46, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

 * This is extremely confusing - as you know from the end of the book, the arrival of the Illyrion shipment effectively puts Tobias out of work as a miner. The twins, in their "What Illyriom means to us" speech, imply that's why they're helping von Ray. However, I cannot think of a simple way to express this concept without giving away the end, which I'm trying to avoid. --L. 18:20, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

 * Still, it doesn't seem a watertight implication, when it's explicitly stated that he had the option to leave with them and chose not to. Tearlach 00:01, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

 * If you had read the entire novel, this is confirmed - when confronted by Prince, the two reveal this earlier-hinted-at motive. Like I mentioned above, this novel is subtle. --L. 15:35, 10 August 2005 (UTC)

 * But this happens on p191, after Lorq's full agenda has been revealed. However they, like the other cyborg studs, offered to join Lorq's crew before he had told them his plan. Tearlach 21:42, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

Typo
Just a typo I suppose but this line.. "As an example, Gibson includes a character, Peter Riviera, introduced (like the Mouse) in Istanbul, with the same holographic projection powers (although via implants) as the Mouse in Neuromancer;" I changed to read Nova instead of Neuromancer

Abusive nature
I am questioning the statement that the threat to Ruby ("She knows what will happen to her . . .") hints at abuse. That was (and likely remains) a fairly common threat regarding punishment of any kind -- corporal or other. And while corporal punishment is considered less acceptable in society these days, it was much more common at the time the novel was written, and would not have been considered abuse. For all we (the unprivileged readers) know, he was going to take away her cell phone! I, for one, do not feel the statement in the book is strong enough to warrant the mention in the article. --Kdring 19:33, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Racial issues
I don't see why it's necessary to mention that Delany is African-American. Nor do I agree with bringing in the term "mulatto" when describing Lorq. If it had been used in the text of the novel, that would be another thing, but it wasn't, so I don't really see the point. --Kdring 19:12, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Nova(1stEd).jpg
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Potential sources
I was able to find references to these papers, but not access them beyond a preview. If anyone has access to Project Muse or Proquest, they might be worth a look, as might The Delany Intersection by George Edgar Slusser. Also, Tarot in Culture Volume 2, ed. Emily Auger, has a chapter on Nova written by Brian Johnson. CohenTheBohemian (talk) 15:34, 28 July 2023 (UTC)

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Ian Blair

Ian Warwick Blair, Baron Blair of Boughton, (born 19 March 1953) is a British retired policeman who held the position of Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2005 to 2008 and was the highest-ranking officer within the Metropolitan Police Service.

He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1974 under a graduate scheme, and served 10 years in London. As deputy chief constable of Thames Valley Police, he handled the protests over the construction of the Newbury bypass, and then became chief constable of Surrey Police, before being appointed deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, and then commissioner in January 2005. His term of office saw the mistaken shooting of an innocent man, Jean Charles de Menezes, which resulted in contradictory police reports, and his comments on race caused some controversy among ethnic-minority police officers.

In October 2008 he announced that he would step down from the post in December after disagreements with Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London. Blair was appointed as a crossbench life peer in July 2010.

Early life
Ian Blair was born in Chester to Jim and Sheila Blair in 1953. His father spent most of his career working for Lever Brothers, eventually rising to manage the dock at Port Sunlight in Merseyside. His mother was from Sheffield and her father had made a living as a steel merchant until he suffered major losses in the Great Depression in the 1930s. Both Blair and his brother, six years his senior, were sent to independent school at the expense of one of their father's brothers, who was a successful doctor. Blair's brother, Sandy, left school early to work for a solicitors' firm. His cousin was the historian John Fauvel.

Blair was sent to Wrekin College in Wellington, Shropshire. Jim Blair had been determined that his son would become a doctor—as his father (Ian's grandfather) had been, but Ian rebelled, refusing to take O-Level biology, knowing it would disqualify him from a potential medical career. He initially had no aspiration to go to university, as neither of his parents nor his brother had had a university education. However, he was inspired by a teacher at Wrekin to apply to Christ Church, Oxford. After a gap year, he went on to study English at the University of Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1974.

Early police career
Blair joined the Metropolitan Police in 1974, under the High Potential Development Scheme for Graduates. He joined as the rank of Constable, based in Soho, London, eventually over the next 10 years serving as a sergeant and inspector in both uniform and CID in central London.

In 1985 he wrote a book criticising the way police handled rape cases. In 1985 Blair was promoted to detective chief inspector in Kentish Town, North London. He was responsible for identifying the victims of the 1987 King's Cross fire. In 1988 he reached the rank of superintendent, heading a project designed to reorganise criminal investigations. He obtained the rank of chief superintendent in 1991, as staff officer in HM Inspectorate of Constabulary.

In 1994, he transferred to Thames Valley Police as assistant Chief Constable, later becoming deputy chief constable in 1997, and during the same year took charge of policing the protests over the construction of the Newbury bypass. In the 1999 New Year Honours, he was awarded the Queen's Police Medal (QPM) in recognition of his work as Chief Constable of Surrey Police. He was appointed a knight bachelor in the 2003 Birthday Honours for services to the police, and had his knighthood conferred on him by HM The Queen on 7 November 2003.

Blair was formerly deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police under the then commissioner Sir John Stevens, and before that chief constable of Surrey Police.

While serving as deputy commissioner, he gained a reputation for being a "thinking man's policeman". He called for more female, ethnic minority and gay recruits. In 2002 he publicly stated that "Society cannot duck the fact that most muggers are black", and in response the National Black Police Association stated that black recruits could be deterred by such comments.

Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes
Several months into his tenure, Jean Charles de Menezes was shot and killed by armed police who mistakenly believed he was a suicide bomber. After the shooting Blair telephoned the Chairman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and wrote a letter to the Home Office stating that "the shooting that has just occurred at Stockwell is not to be referred to the IPCC and that they will be given no access to the scene at the present time".

Blair stated that a warning had been issued prior to the shooting. The IPCC held an investigation into what later turned out to be a false statement, and into allegations of attempts to delay an inquiry. On 2 August 2007 the IPCC announced its findings that the allegations against Blair couldn't be substantiated, instead placing the blame for misleading the public on Assistant Commissioner Andy Hayman, who had failed to report his suspicions that an innocent man had been killed, and had released contradictory statements to the press. After Blair learned that the shooting of de Menezes had been a case of mistaken identity, he briefly considered resigning.

During the investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) into the wrongful shooting, one of his Deputy Assistant Commissioners Brian Paddick stated just six hours after the shooting that a member of Blair's private office team had believed the wrong man had been targeted. This allegation was contradicted by New Scotland Yard, and Paddick said that this amounted to accusing him of lying. On 28 March 2006, Paddick accepted a statement from the Metropolitan Police that it "did not intend to imply" a senior officer had misled the probe into the shooting and that "any misunderstanding is regretted".

In June 2006, a leaked copy of the Independent Police Complaints Commission report sparked further criticism and calls to quit.

On 1 November 2007, a jury convicted the Metropolitan Police of violating health and safety laws, highlighting 19 "catastrophic errors" but said it was an "isolated breach under quite extraordinary circumstances". Blair rejected a vote of no confidence by the London Assembly a week later. Blair continued to receive the support of the Metropolitan Police Authority, the head of which said that he would not have accepted any resignation offered by Blair.

Operation Finnean
In 2005-06 Blair was involved in Operation Finnean, a £280,000 investigation into supermodel Kate Moss's alleged possession and distribution of a Class A drug. It has been alleged that the operation was systematically sabotaged by officers eager to undermine Blair and Tarique Ghaffur's high-profile stance on celebrity drug taking, and thereby erode their authority.

Bonus pay
In 2007 Blair was criticised by senior colleagues at New Scotland Yard after he sought a £25,000 performance bonus during criminal proceedings over the shooting of de Menezes, while on a salary of £228,000 and with rank-and-file officers facing the prospect of pay cuts.

Terrorism
In November 2005, a controversy about detention without charge proposals led to Blair becoming involved in allegations of the police being "politicised", when he and other senior police officers were known to have lobbied MPs to support Government proposals to hold terrorist suspects for 90 days.

After the failure of the Forest Gate Raid, 2006, several sources once again called on Blair to resign. Prime Minister Tony Blair (no relation) confirmed his support for the Commissioner.

In a BBC Radio 4 interview, (Sir Ian) Blair stated that Islamic terrorism "is a far graver threat in terms of civilians than either the Cold War or the Second World War". Civilians killed in World War II totalled around 47 million.

IT contract
The Metropolitan Police Authority requested on 28 July 2008 that Blair face an inquiry over a series of IT contracts with the Metropolitan Police worth £3 million won by Impact Plus, a consultancy owned by Andy Miller, who is a long-time friend of Blair. The commissioner denied any wrongdoing and said that he was "open and straightforward in informing both the Metropolitan Police Service and the MPA about [his] relationship [with Miller]". He said that he had set out in writing his connection with Miller and had no part in the evaluation process. It has however been reported in the press that on one occasion another company was turned down for a contract won by Impact Plus, despite its bid being a third of the winning offer. Miller and other Israeli IT providers are currently contracted in law enforcement for the "Bluelight" IT and electronics services.

No bid PR contract
In October 2008 it was reported that Blair had used public money to pay an estimated £15,000 to Impact Plus, owned by his friend of over 30 years, Andy Miller.

Race relations
In January 2006 he described the media as institutionally racist for its allegedly unbalanced coverage of crimes against white people, such as in the murder of Tom ap Rhys Pryce as compared to that given to crimes against those from ethnic minorities. As an example, he had referred to the murder of two young girls in Soham in 2002. He said "almost nobody" understood why it became such a big story. However, he was forced to issue an apology to the parents of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

During a passing-out ceremony of the Metropolitan Police held in December 2006, an unnamed female Muslim police officer refused to shake hands with Blair, claiming religious grounds, and refused to have a picture taken with him, for fear of its being used for "propaganda purposes". According to Scotland Yard, Blair questioned the validity of her refusal.

In June 2008, Commander Shabir Hussain alleged being repeatedly rejected for promotion owing to racial discrimination, explicitly suggesting that Blair was using his influence to favour a "golden circle" of white officers and to turn down applications made by black and Asian candidates, who were better qualified for the promotion. In another case, the country's most senior Asian police officer Tarique Ghaffur was considering commencing an employment tribunal over being sidelined by Blair in Olympics security planning, and being asked to keep quiet about his concerns about the new 42 days detention laws for terror suspects. In a subsequent press conference, Ghaffur claimed that in a face-to-face meeting with Blair, the latter threatened to remove him from his post if he went ahead with his legal action.

Secretly taped telephone conversations
In March 2006, it was revealed that in late 2005 he had secretly taped several telephone conversations, including with the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith. Blair received an unprecedented written warning from his bosses, but the chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority, while describing his actions as "totally unacceptable", said it was not a resigning matter. The recording was not illegal and it was said to be simply to enable an accurate record to be taken for him in the absence of a note taker.

Single police force
Blair has stated that he would prefer to see a single police force for the whole of London, an opinion shared by Ken Livingstone, with the functions of both the City of London Police and the British Transport Police absorbed by the Metropolitan Police. Already, the duties and functions of one police force (the Royal Parks Constabulary) have been taken by the Met. However, both the City of London Police and BTP have expressed their strong objections to this proposal, while the Home Office has stated that reorganisation of policing in London is not on their agenda. The publication of reviews into the operation of the British Transport Police, and the national review of fraud by the Attorney General, combined with the ending of the police merger proposals for England and Wales, appear to rule out any possibility of police mergers in London for the foreseeable future.

Brian Haw
Blair was criticised when 78 police officers were involved in an operation to confiscate placards displayed by protester Brian Haw. After he initially told the Metropolitan Police Authority that the operation had cost £7,200, it later emerged that it cost £27,000.

Haringey comments
In 2006, in comments to the Times newspaper, Blair claimed that the London Borough of Haringey was a safe enough place to leave doors unlocked. Metropolitan Police Authority member Damian Hockney described Blair's remarks as "truly extraordinary".

Unsupported claims of involvement in the Balcombe Street siege
The Guardian published on 30 March 2007 a story detailing inconsistencies between an account Blair gave of his involvement in the Balcombe Street Siege on the night of 6 December 1975, and the recollections of others involved at the time. In a 2006 interview, Blair had stated: "We turned the corner, and there is the car ... It was a very defining moment. I think I spent the next half an hour pretending to be a bush. They got out of the car and started firing at us. It is an interesting experience being fired at when you have absolutely nothing to fire back with ... I loved it. I loved the job."

Steve Moysey, a U.S.-based British academic, who researched and published a detailed history of the IRA campaign in London, and the resulting Balcombe Street siege, was puzzled by apparent inconsistencies and contacted John Purnell, who with his partner Phil McVeigh, were the first policemen to confront the Balcombe Street gang. Purnell said: "I've never for one second associated Ian Blair with Balcombe Street in any shape or form, and his account of seeing [the terrorists] get out of the car and being shot at as they got out of the car is totally impossible." Blair admitted he had not personally seen the IRA men getting out of their car and opening fire, and stated: "I didn't see it and I didn't say I saw it."

He added he had briefly joined the car chase after encountering the IRA car in Park Street near the original shooting. "We turned into Park Street and there were two or three vehicles in front of us going extremely fast." He believed one was the "bandit car" and another may have been a taxi, but Blair and his sergeant were not able to keep up "because we were driving a Hillman Hunter which has a top speed of 25mph minus". The actual top speed of the least powerful Hillman Hunter in 1975 was 83 mph and the top speed of a 70s-era taxi was 60 mph. According to Purnell: "There was no chase. It was just going along at a normal speed. [The IRA men] actually said later they didn't know they were being followed."

Resignation
In May 2008, it was reported in the press that Blair's contract as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service would not be renewed when it expired in 2010.

On 2 October 2008, Blair announced he would resign as Metropolitan Police Commissioner, with effect from 1 December 2008. He blamed a lack of support from London mayor Boris Johnson, saying that "without the mayor's backing I do not think I can continue". Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Prime Minister Gordon Brown paid tribute to Blair's service. Sir Paul Stephenson took over on 28 November 2008. Blair is entitled to a full police pension, estimated to be worth about £160,000 per year, based on his £240,000 commissioner's salary.

Peerage and the House of Lords
In May 2010, Blair was appointed as a crossbench life peer, and was created Baron Blair of Boughton, of Boughton in the County of Cheshire on 20 July 2010. He is a member of the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill.

Commissions and enquiries
In 2010, Blair served on the Commission on Assisted Dying run by Demos, subsequently speaking in favour of changing the law. In the same year, along with Roma Hooper, Paul McDowell, Dame Anne Owers, Javed Khan, John Thornhill and Peter Oborne, he formed an investigative panel which led the year-long Community or Custody National Enquiry investigating the effectiveness of community sentencing over short-term prison sentences for low-level offences.

Ranks and honours

 * 1974: Police Constable
 * 1985: Detective Chief Inspector
 * 1988: Superintendent
 * 1991: Chief Superintendent
 * 1994: Assistant Chief Constable
 * 1997: Deputy Chief Constable
 * 1998: Chief Constable
 * 2000: Deputy Commissioner
 * 2005: Commissioner

Blair would have held the ranks of Police Constable, Police Sergeant and Inspector between 1974 and 1985, but the dates of his appointments are unknown. A photograph in his autobiography, Policing Controversy, shows him as a uniformed sergeant in 1977.

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