malcolmchurch

let us wait and see, again the cinema is not completely unfounded, what else will it be? definitely not a church!

message recently posted on se23.com. closing the pub is now a done deal. so my rumours were not completely unfounded .... Today 04:32 PM I emailed Wetherspoons after the initial rumour was posted and got an answer (see below) a couple of weeks ago while I was on holiday . Afraid they are closing and nothing as yet on what will replace. Maybe time to start a campaign? George 07 July 2014 Dear Mr Crozier Thank you for your web form dated 28th June and for contacting us regarding our pub in Forest Hill. I can confirm a decision has been made to shut the Capitol pub in Forest Hill, I apologise for any disappointment caused. Closing and selling a pub is a difficult decision and not one that is made without considerable thought and debate. We take into account current and potential future trading levels, facilities within the locality (other Wetherspoon pubs and others) and the ongoing rent and maintenance costs. I am afraid I have no further information regarding who it will be sold to. Thank you for contacting JD Wetherspoon. Yours sincerely

Amazed and delighted that people are paying so much attention to my posts. Dear BrandNewGuy "If malcolmchurch doesn't apologise here for spreading unfounded rumours about the Capitol, I'll find it as "insulting" as he did my suggestion that his cinema saga was all rumour and hearsay. Actually, I won't - my skin's thicker than that." My post was not unfounded and was based on facts regarding what the Wetherspoons staff had been told by their manager and so I was insulted that you accused me of spreading false rumours. So I have nothing to apologise for. Dear Zebedee, I so wish that I did know everything that was going on. I am a very regular drinker in The Capitol and have got to know some of the staff very well. All of my information has come from them although they will be forced to deny it from casual enquiries. The current story from them is that the KICC will not happen and that the Picturehouse taking over is under negotiation... Hopefully it will not happen as I would love it to stay as a Wetherspoons.

As the original poster of "The Capitol (Forest Hill) is closing theme in the New Cinema in LL thread" I did have good sources, pub manager telling the staff it was going to close and become a cinema in 3-6 weeks, and so thought it was 99% likely happen. Especially as most of the staff were offered jobs in other pubs. I would now estimate the likelihood at about 90% as things seemed to have slowed down at the negotiation stage. However, here is some completely unfounded "heard it in the pub" gossip - Wetherspoons will take over the ex-Harvester Grove Tavern. Has anybody else heard this rumour?

As the original poster of THe Capitol is closing theme, I did have good sources, pub manager telling the staff it was going to close and become a cinema in 3-6 weeks, and so thought it was 99% likely happen. Especially as most of the staff were offered jobs in other pubs. I would now estimate the likelihood at about 90% as things seemed to have slowed down at the negotiation stage. However, here is some completely unfounded "heard it in the pub" gossip - Wetherspoons will take over the ex-Harvester Grove Tavern. Has anybody else heard this rumour?

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Then why were The Wetherspoon staff told about it? That is where all of my information has come from.

Zebedee, check out se23.com. The Forest Hill forum website is quite new and is not (yet) used as much as SE23.com.

Capitol (Wetherspoons) staff 90% sure it will happen and most of them have been allocated jobs elsewhere but there is still no contract signed.

The capitol is definitely closing. Staff have been told it will be a cinema. Obviously the change to a cinema might need several hoops to jump through but it is definitely not "my mate says..." posts on local forums and that's it". I find your comments quite insulting!

Louisa Wetherspoon have not made an official announcement yet and so their customer care people have no knowledge of what is happening ...a similar thing happened when The Ship of Fools at West Croydon closed. The Capitol staff were told over the weekend but were asked to keep it quiet and, of course, they didn't. So Wetherspoons have definitely sold the lease and are closing the pub. The staff believe that it will become a cinema but that is not so certain as there are several things to be done. It is a listed building so can't be used for property development. Planning permission/change of use also need to be finalised but a cinema should be a formality. However, as with any property change, things may still go wrong. It was definitely a cinema in the past, 60 years ago my girl-friend remembered going there at the age of 9, buying a ticket and then opening a back-door ticket to admit all of her friends. From the Wetherspoon website :- The Capitol opened its doors to the cinema-going public in 1929. Later renamed and converted into a bingo hall, the building now bears its original name. A rare survival of a 1920s cinema, The Capitol, on London Road, first opened its doors to the cinema-going public in 1929, with a screening of Man, Woman and Sin. Renamed the ABC in 1968, the cinema gave its last picture show in October 1973. There were plans to convert and even demolish the building. However, The Capitol opened as a bingo hall in February 1978, closing in the first week of December 1996. It is now this Wetherspoon pub. Jimbo1964, definitely not wishful thinking on my part. As an OAP with limited funds I love Wetherspoon pubs as I can't afford to pay ?4 plus for a pint for those ghastly gastropubs in Lordship Lane. So I would much prefer the status quo. Oh well, I still have the Fox on the hill, Brockley Barge and The Moon and Stars in Penge, but none of those of those is as convenient as The Capitol. James, no knowledge of who the new lease holder is, the staff were told it would be a 3 screen cinema but that could be difficult without considerable changes to a listed building.

I thought you might be interested to know that The Capitol pub (Wetherspoons) in Forest Hill will close as a pub in the next 3-6 weeks and re-open as a cinema.

water now back in bredinghurst.....

Channel 4 are producing a new Metropolitan film series called Babylon (a pilot was shown earlier this year). They were filming at Dawson heights today for new series to be shown later on this year. Babylon Police comedy drama, directed by Danny Boyle, written by Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show, Fresh Meat). The Met is in need of a public image revamp, so chief constable Richard Miller has hired American visionary Liz Garvey to revolutionise the force's PR department. In an age of rolling news, smartphones and an information-hungry population, Liz preaches transparency and honesty. But as an outbreak of violence erupts across London and internal backbiting begins, her mission faces its greatest test. Starring James Nesbitt, Brit Marling, Jill Halfpenny, Paterson Joseph, Bertie Carvel and Adam Deacon

Not east Dulwich but I thought some of you might be interested in The Forest Hill Film Festival, see post on SE23.com :- www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9722 My favourite item is the Buster Keaton silent film show on at The Capitol (Wetherspoons) on Saturday morning between 10am and 12.

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Unfortunately, I believe they have now stopped their poker. The Castle in Crystal Palace Road might still be doing it. Sorry I misled you!

Something very similar happened to me a little while ago - see post Re: Idiots ignoring lights at East Dulwich station.

People interested in Dawson Hill might also like to look at this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN2JSYIjboQ

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Anybody who wants to play Poker can go to The Herne Tavern for their pub poker night every Thursday. Good fun and, as per Gambling Commission regulations, maximum stake per night is only ?5.

It is Dawson Heights, not Dawsen Height. The original piece was fine. There was a brief mention in subsequent posts about social problems from some tosser who is not worth discussing. My girlfriend lives there and I spend about 75% of my time here and I love it. No problems whatsoever.

Have any of you considered Wetherspoons pubs? The Capitol has a play area and there is a huge garden at The Fox on the Hill

Although originally built by Southwark council, Dawson's Heights is now owned and managed by Southern Housing Asociation. The view from the top floor is amazing....especially during events such as New Year's Eve fireworks. And it is a nice place to live with very few problems.

On investigation, my problem is internal to Bredinghurst. The water mains were turned off and then back on overnight and this sometimes causes airlocks which the caretaker in the flats is trying to fix.