In the quiet of the morning, shoppers come and go. This could be almost anywhere were it not for the two plaques that glitter in the embankment's concrete wall, like two shiny marble eyes of remembrance. The larger of the two is from the staff of Sainsbury's. In Ladbroke Grove itself, not much has changed. The legions of the homeless still sleep and huddle under the iron bridges.
Teenagers walk to school, scowling and accessing text messages on their mobile phones.
And you recall the sounds of unanswered mobiles ringing inside the crushed and tangled tombs of the two trains' wreckage. You recall watching the emergency services working with calm efficiency in hell. It was here that many residents of the Grove came in shock, to pray and seek comfort. Candles burn before a statue of the Virgin. Morning Mass is over and a handful of the faithful are saying the rosary.