Know your patch
House No. 786
The famous front door. One family, six opinions and a cat that owns the sofa. The only house on the Close you really need to know, and where most of the chaos kicks off.
Chai Street
The parade the Close opens onto. Butchers, the mithai shop, the barbers and a café where a quick errand always turns into a forty-minute catch-up.
Barakah Bargains
The corner shop at the far end of Chai Street. Milk at midnight, single samosas by the till, and the entire street's business behind the counter.
Masjid-e-Barakah
Just off Chai Street down Masjid Road. Where the uncles solve the world's problems on the shoe rack and nobody can ever find their left sandal afterwards.
Barakah Park
A patch of grass, a tired swing and a cricket match that has technically been running since 2009. Jumpers for wickets, and mind the geese on a Sunday.