nunheadbelle

Captain Marvel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Brain Sewer: ?The coolest part of the ?11th > coolest neighbourhood in the world? is surely > where I found myself yesterday, by the bins at the > back of Rye Lane Market where it comes out onto > Elm Grove. > > The bloodstained mattress, the scattered chicken > parts and the clever addition of the stench of > piss was an urban art tour de force. > > The intelligent use of the screaming guy on the > bench added a frisson.? That's all part of the excitement of it surely :D Joking aside, there are loads of thing going on in Peckham right now, you don't even need to go up Town for a night out with the variety of eateries, pubs and events. They opened up the old waiting room at Peckham Rye station on Saturday, which had been boarded up since 1962, the old decor looked brilliant. I hope they re-open permanently https://openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk/listings/6995

Peckham is at number 11. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6189783/amp/The-50-coolest-neighbourhoods-world-named-Peckham-ranked-11th.html

Is this where the old playground used to be, which then became an adventure playground with lots of climbing apparatus? I remember they had a paddling pool in the park when my daughter was little, many years ago.

When I took my cat in yesterday they had started packing up. It's a shame they're moving, it was such a lovely site and parking was easy.

AbDabs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would absolutely love this lido to be rebuilt > but I do feel sorry for the local residents. The > demolition and excavation works required to remove > the existing, severely damaged, structure will be > awful (hundreds of lorries to remove the fill > material before demolition starts), plus the > construction itself will cause months of misery. > Sadly, the demolition/construction is unlikely to > leave many of the remaining trees untouched (I'm > sure the roots will have grown into the damaged > structure). The suggested construction cost > doesn't seem anywhere near enough considering the > proposals. (Sounds like an architect's 'budget' to > me). Where it's situated there are not many local residents living close by as it's near the main junction. It will probably be the buses and vehicles diverted for a period. The nearest building would be the nursery (formerly public toilets).

I don't think it works out at ?16,000 per flat, I would imagine it's divided up between the leaseholders, as the tenants pay nothing. I warned my sister-in-law about these costs before she bought an ex-council flat. Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > As someone else said, the real issue is the price. > ?16k per flat is an extraordinary amount - what > is being done for that sort of money??

Not sure the site is big enough for the amphitheatre, Restaurant, gym, dance studio etc. from I remember, but it would be nice to have an open air pool. Also, as someone mentioned, it's a bit too near to the busy junction. Nunheadbelle early_doors Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > A 50 meter heated Olympic standard poolOutdoor > cinema with amphitheatre seatingRoof-top > sunbathing areasRestaurantGymYoga/dance > studioFunction room for hireWild-swimming ? phase > two will bring a separate natural pool, tapping > into the buried River Peck that flows beneath

Daughter and I went out researching somewhere to go and eat around Peckham and Nunhead for Mothers Day, cruising drive-by fashion and doing rough head-counts. All eateries were literally heaving with people: Mr. Bao, Pedlers, Artusi, Peckham Bazaar. People were queuing outside Pedlers. It's good that there are so many places to eat in Peckham, seems like the place to be at the moment. Hope they all continue to do well.

I've always said we need a cashpoint down Evelina Road. The only one is in one of the mini-supermarkets and that charges you to take out cash. This will will be a welcome addition if it's free. I actually remember when it was a Haberdashers and that was many many years ago. It's good to see that more and more new shops are opening in that part of Nunhead, to add to the Butcher, Baker and Candlestick maker (well candlestick sellers anyway) and Fishmonger. It's a nice stretch of road where you can pick up almost anything you need. Renata Hamvas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bambuni are moving into the corner premises that > was the site of several pop-up shops (a while ago > it was a haberdashery) and I think a cash point > (not commission charging one) is going into a new > shop front. > Renata

Thanks for the info Renata. Renata Hamvas Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > New restaurant The Habit on Nunhead Lane and > Bambuni is closed until spring as it's moving > along a few doors to new premises.

Bambuni has closed? It looked like they were doing pretty well. antantant Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I liked Dead Dolls, nice to have something > different. Anyway has anyone tried The Habit - > the new place in Nunhead now Bambini's has closed?

It's called Can Tho. Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > nunheadbelle Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I'm into Vietnamese at the moment, usually > order > > from one on the Old Kent Road > > What's it called?

I'm into Vietnamese at the moment, usually order from one on the Old Kent Road but this will be even nearer. Can't wait!

I remember years ago when this was hailed as the new way to work, better than paying for an office or a hot desk. This IS a hot desk (especially if you spill your coffee lol, sorry). It's good that there are more places offering free wi-fi these days, which helps businessmen/women on a budget and it gets you out of the house where you can meet others.

hpsaucey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Took this photo of Rye Lane back in March early on > a Sunday morning. Walked by thinking the colours > were rather beautiful. 2 seconds after taking this > a bus ploughed through it the other way showering > me with some of the soggy debris.. And there was a > chicken carcass or two in there amongst other > things! > > HP Lordship Lane is missing out on all this. The sense of adventure, ploughing your way through goodness knows what, the smell of rotting vegetables and other things in the air, not knowing whether you will be covered in goo, it's the thrill of the ride, getting your adrenalin pumping. Don't you just love it!! LOL

skipper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Pharmacy on Lordship Lane. He owns it. Priced out > of Beverley Hills/Tuscany - bloody blow-in That made me titter, Skipper

Yes, they were lovely buildings and beautiful grounds. I used to go there when they held jumble sales. Half the grounds have gone to build the new school next door (Newlands) which looks very modern and out of character with the surrounding houses and it seems the remainder of the buildings will be pulled down to make way for the new Ivydale school. I had hoped that they would just refurbish the old school building but it obviously has proved not to be viable. lameduck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is really sad to pull these magnificent > buildings down > the large house was Dunns the gents outfitters > private house. > not sure who lived in the the semi's on site > It shows the family living there in the 1881 > census > I believe the 4 semi detached houses [ one is > missing ] on Sartor road were his workers > cottages. > hence Sartor They are probably the oldest houses > up here. > It was left to the council and was an orphanage > before the war. > a paint store and storage area during the war. > and a private boys boarding school after, In the > 1950-60s the lawn and gardens were manicured > and they grew flowers which sold in the local > shops > I am dreading its demolition, such a sad loss

The photos of the schools on this site show low-level schools with ample acreage for many classrooms on a single floor, I would have thought that the ED school would need to be several storeys high to accommodate all the pupils, especially as it is on a tight site. rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm, not hugely insipiring: > http://www.gssarchitecture.com/?page_id=2549

Well, we did have a restaurant, but trade wasn't what it should be and it closed, that's wehre we now have the Caribbean takeaway, where you can eat in. The Portuguese takeaway expanded to eat in as did Bajan Spice and Banbuni has an eat-in section and we have the large Cafe near the bridge. I know what you mean though, no real dedicated restaurants at the moment. Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm surprised Nunhead still doesn't have any > restaurants though. Surely only a matter of time.

Several new shops are due to open/opened in Nunhead Lane/Evelina Road. According to our new local paper 'The Peckham Peculiar' there's a new micro pub scheduled and there's also a new retro shop selling furniture (not sure if this is the same as Papa Bear), but Nunhead Lane is buzzing at the moment what with Banbuni doing brisk trade and recently opened Papa Bear retro furniture. I must say Nunhead has all of the basics; a butcher, a baker, a..... (you can get candlesticks from the pharmacy), fishmonger, grocery shop, pharmacy, small supermarket, hairdresser, florists, carpet shop, ironmonger, 3 takeaways (2 Caribbeans, Portugese, Chinese, Indian) and the essential 3 pubs, so more or less everything you need in one short strip of lane.

They have chickens in Ivydale School so maybe there's room for one more.

What a strange post, not sure what response the poster is looking for. Anyhow this isn't really a revelation, there have been several programmes on TV about slavery in the past year or two. It's sad that in this day and age it still goes on, especially without others in the same street knowing anything about it. We have isolated ourselves so much, maybe we should be more aware of our neighbours. Sad to say gone are the days of people knowing everybody in their street.

puwetter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My son was born in dulwich hospital in 1984 the > ward he was born in has been demolished My daughter was born there in 1984 too. I spent a little time in the maternity ward and remember we were well fed, the tea trolley came round in the evenings with milky drinks and drinking chocolate before bed. It's all gone now but I showed her where the rest of the building used to be.

So... as the buses are turning round at Brockley Rise at the moment this brings up another one of the frequent threads on the forum: extending the 63 route to Brockley Rise to take in Honor Oak Station. I thought this was deemed untenable by Tfl but it seems to be working now?

I've been watching this thread with interest and I can see there is no simple answer. Maybe it would be an idea (if at all possible) to use the hopper-type buses like the ones used by the P12/P4, as they are smaller and would likely cause less vibration. This would probably mean the 63 terminating at the beginning of Forest Hill Road/Peckham Rye (as someone mentioned earlier) and transferring onto the smaller bus for the final part of the journey. Although a better place to terminate would be where the buses used to turn around just as they came out of Rye Lane by the little green patch. I think this is called The Heaton Arms (after the pub which is no longer there). From my experience, this final part of the journey for the 63 from the City is usually less busy passenger-wise than the rest of the route, that's why I came up with the idea. Unsure about the logistics of this, but it's just a thought.