Pseud Tude
'Pseudo Tudor'.
The predominant architectural style of the arterial dual carriageways of London. Repellent 1930s houses enlivened with fake timber beams and rough stucco.
In late 1962, according to legend, Sir John Betjeman was apprehended on the Finchley Road, dressed entirely in black and carrying 75lbs of blasting gelignite.
After much behind the scenes maneuvering by the National Trust, Sir John was released into the custody of an order of gay Cistercian monks and allowed to recover in a spacious Palladian house near Cheam.