Minto Road

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Minto Road
Location:	Notting Hill, London
First mentioned in:	The Parting of the Ways
Appearance:	The Church on Ruby Road

Minto Road was a road located in London. It was home to Ruby, Carla and Cherry Sunday, and Mrs Flood.

Geography

Minto Road was located in the W11 postcode district of London. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road ^[+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])

A shop selling Christmas wares closed (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...{"page":"230","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) and was replaced by Minto Pizza Alla Pala by 2004. This pizza parlour served the whole Notting Hill area. There appeared to be at least fourteen residential flats on the street. 14 Minto Road was located at one end, and around the corner, Hawkins & Co. Estate Agents was located.

Mrs Flood lived at 4 Minto Road. By 2023, the road was a Pay & Display Zone and had a 20MPH speed limit. (TV: The Church on Ruby Road ^[+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"])

History

By the early 2000s, one shop on the street was a Christmas shop. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...{"page":"230","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})

In either 2004 (TV: The Church on Ruby Road ^[+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"]) or 2006 (TV: The Parting of the Ways ^[+]Loading...["The Parting of the Ways (TV story)"]) Minto Pizza Alla Pala opened, (TV: The Church on Ruby Road ^[+]Loading...["The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)"]) taking over the building of the Christmas shop. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...{"page":"230","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})

In late 2006, Mickey Smith told Jackie Tyler that a new pizza place had opened up on Minto Road and that they delivered to the Powell Estate. (TV: The Parting of the Ways ^[+]Loading...{"timestamp":"00:20:08","1":"The Parting of the Ways (TV story)"})

By Christmas Day 2023, the pizza place was still in existence, as a flyer was shown on the fridge in the home of Ruby Sunday. (The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)).

Behind the scenes

Scenes for Minto Road were filmed in Clifton, Bristol.