ABSTRACT

Supposing you were a student living in university accommodation near Tottenham Court Road in London, and someone gave you the following directions to get to their house:

It's 4 Hills Road, Buckhurst Hill. It's in Essex. There's a pond opposite it, and beyond a pond a church called St. John's with a spire. It's in a cul-desac. You go up Palmers ton Road from Buckhurst Hill tube station, turning right and then left as you come out of the station. It's a Central Line station, the Epping branch, not the Hainault branch. You'll need to go to Tottenham Court Road station and take the eastbound train. When you get to the top of Palmerston Road you tum right at the T-junction, cross over the High Road and take a path with the pond on your right. It's the second house, on the left.