Upper Norwood

Half of Upper Norwood still goes by the name of a glass palace that burned down in 1936, which tells you how the locals feel about change. The hill gives you views of London that would cost a good deal more anywhere with a Tube station, and you get the discount because reaching London from up here takes a bus, a great many steps, or both. Two television transmitters stand on the ridge as if the place is still trying to get a signal out. The view is free, but you pay for it every evening on the walk back up from the station.