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7 hours ago, teddyboy23 said:

Mind charity shop goose green .used to be a watch and clock repairers.also that end Harry's news agent a video shop .across the road record shop chinese herbal shop stationary printers.also those with longer memory's a small car showroom .my granddad bought a canary yellow cortina from there his pride and joy.the showroom at that time was on the old stationary site it had sliding door shop front.when the bishop was the foresters next door was pavlo barbers

Do you mean the small charity shop on Lordship Lane just before you get to the roundabout? Near the pharmacist? Can't remember what it's called.

The Mind Shop is the one on the corner after  you have crossed  the road to go to the station, and I'm pretty sure the jeweller/watch repairer wasn't there - it was actually on Lordship Lane, at the roundabout end though.

Crikey, I had forgotten about the video shop.

The stationers was a strange place, but they sold art stuff as well which was sometimes useful.

Then some time later there was that large place - ED Deli? - next to the EDT, which had very yummy Florentines, but seemed to go into a gradual decline until it eventually closed.

If it had opened a bit later it might have survived, but probably gentrification wasn't sufficiently advanced at that point.

On 20/09/2024 at 16:13, teddyboy23 said:

Where memsaabs is think that was called eastern eye .there was a chip shop there previous George's fish and chips.he also owned the chippie across the rd facing the pub on nx road. The cocktail bar was once called platform 1. And few years ago was a pop up jewelry shop. Lela rose I think

Platform 1 was for a series of pop up restaurants, wasn't it? Or at least, a restaurant with a series of pop up chefs. I don't recall it ever being a cocktail bar?

And they were originally going to call it a very rude name ( which sadly I can't remember,  but I think it may have been Pussy Liquor  - I don't think they were cat owners) and there was a whole thread on here where various people pointed out that it wasn't a very appropriate name, so they changed it 🤣🤣🤣

I think someone must have thought it was hilarious because I think Meat Liquor had just opened down the road ... 

For a short time there was a very good South Indian vegetarian restaurant, but hardly anybody went to it, and sadly it closed.

Again, it might have survived now, it was probably a bit too early in the gentrification process.

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12 hours ago, Sue said:

Do you mean the small charity shop on Lordship Lane just before you get to the roundabout? Near the pharmacist? Can't remember what it's called.

The Mind Shop is the one on the corner after  you have crossed  the road to go to the station, and I'm pretty sure the jeweller/watch repairer wasn't there - it was actually on Lordship Lane, at the roundabout end though.

Crikey, I had forgotten about the video shop.

The stationers was a strange place, but they sold art stuff as well which was sometimes useful.

Then some time later there was that large place - ED Deli? - next to the EDT, which had very yummy Florentines, but seemed to go into a gradual decline until it eventually closed.

If it had opened a bit later it might have survived, but probably gentrification wasn't sufficiently advanced at that point.

Platform 1 was for a series of pop up restaurants, wasn't it? Or at least, a restaurant with a series of pop up chefs. I don't recall it ever being a cocktail bar?

And they were originally going to call it a very rude name ( which sadly I can't remember,  but I think it may have been Pussy Liquor  - I don't think they were cat owners) and there was a whole thread on here where various people pointed out that it wasn't a very appropriate name, so they changed it 🤣🤣🤣

I think someone must have thought it was hilarious because I think Meat Liquor had just opened down the road ... 

For a short time there was a very good South Indian vegetarian restaurant, but hardly anybody went to it, and sadly it closed.

Again, it might have survived now, it was probably a bit too early in the gentrification process.

The watch ,clock repair shop was where mind charity shop is now .the charity shop that wasnext to edt was called Give n take east dulwich deli was double fronted shop where sweaty Betty's is and Maria's sowing accessory is

23 minutes ago, teddyboy23 said:

The watch ,clock repair shop was where mind charity shop is now .the charity shop that wasnext to edt was called Give n take east dulwich deli was double fronted shop where sweaty Betty's is and Maria's sowing accessory is

There was a jewelry shop next to dulwich diy they used to do watch and clock repairs.could you be thinking of this one

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6 hours ago, teddyboy23 said:

 

There was a jewelry shop next to dulwich diy they used to do watch and clock repairs.could you be thinking of this one

Yes the one I remember was round about there, so could well have been next to Dulwich DIY, but I'm getting very confused because you seem to be answering your own posts, but with different information 🤣

1 hour ago, bob said:

The bed shop Doric?

Foxton old place 

Old site of Blockbusters

Blockbusters was the video shop, wasn't it?

5 hours ago, first mate said:

there were two delis early on, the greek cypriot one run by Mr and Mrs Andreas and then over the road a deli opened run by two chinese guys, but cannot remember the name.

There used to be a sort of deli in North Cross Road around 1991 (?), I think it was Turkish.

I once bought some cream there. When I got it home, I found it was about three months out of date (I may be exaggerating, I can't remember exactly).

When I took it back, the guy opened it up, looked at it, tasted a bit and told me it was perfectly alright 🤣 I didn't buy anything perishable there again 🤣

In more recent times in North Cross Road, there was a little  shop next to the mosque which sold really cheap but good quality  ginger and garlic. I was sorry when that closed.

That's the place which is currently undergoing a really massive renovation.

Speaking of garlic, what happened to the French guy who used to come every year to Lordship Lane with strings of onions and garlic?

And also in more recent times, there was the pet food and supplies shop in NXR (no actual pets). That closed shortly after the guy's partner, who was a dog walker, was outed on this very forum after one of his clients became suspicious and installed a camera.

The recording showed said dog "walker" entering the house, moving the dog lead from one place to another, then leaving the house. Without the dog 😮 

I don't know whether the closure was connected with this unfortunate recording, but if not it was an uncanny coincidence of timing. Unless I have misremembered when it closed, but I don't think so.

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45 minutes ago, bob said:

Thanks TB it's so long ago, yep forgot about the Internet bit

I don't remember a bed shop. When was that? Before Blockbusters? 

Oops sorry, I meant to quote the post above bob's.

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Wasn't the Blockbusters originally called something else? Something  like Prime or Prime Time.

I remember the membership card had pink writing on it.

 

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I've found a photo, but can't seem to upload it. There's a link below. It was Prime Time, and there's a neon 'Internet Cafe' sign in the window. That suggests it was after Blockbuster. 

https://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/video-film-library/108722-prime-time-video

 

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52 minutes ago, David Peckham said:

Wasn't the Blockbusters originally called something else? Something  like Prime or Prime Time.

I remember the membership card had pink writing on it.

 

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I've found a photo, but can't seem to upload it. There's a link below. It was Prime Time, and there's a neon 'Internet Cafe' sign in the window. That suggests it was after Blockbuster. 

https://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/video-film-library/108722-prime-time-video

 

My memory must be so rubbish! I don't remember Prime Time, but looking at that picture I don't know how I could have missed it!

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I think you are talking about the gangs of Bretons that would cycle selling onions and garlic.  There is a wonderful museum to 'Johnny Onion's in Roscoff, well worth a visit and you can indulge yourself in Breton music whilst you are at it.  Although I thought the French onion sellers died out in the 50s

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Prior to the ED Deli there was a cafe called The Savarin. The lady would shout the orders through a hatch to her husband frying stuff out the back. I've spent many a hangover in there. They bought next door and for a few years were selling second hand pushchairs 

Even longer ago than that, the Saverin was run by another husband and wife. The husband was the waiter - he always wore a smart bow tie and his wife slaved over a hot stove at  the back. I think her name was Maureen. They moved to another cafe in Dorset.

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39 minutes ago, bob said:

Yes we brought from there in 82 interest free credit 

Bob S 

Yes we have and we are still paying for it 😆

🤣 Either it must have been an extraordinarily expensive sofa, or the payments are extraordinarily small 🤣

On 22/09/2024 at 20:31, David Peckham said:

Wasn't the Blockbusters originally called something else? Something  like Prime or Prime Time.

I remember the membership card had pink writing on it.

 

ETA

I've found a photo, but can't seem to upload it. There's a link below. It was Prime Time, and there's a neon 'Internet Cafe' sign in the window. That suggests it was after Blockbuster. 

https://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/video-film-library/108722-prime-time-video

 

Ooh yes you have a good memory 🙂they were also called Filmnight.comimage.jpeg.af96108e5331f3ee3fd745b1ab819802.jpeg

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Also remember when Cartuli was Le Chardon and then Thistles, or was it the other way round?  Remember Le Chardon as being rather good, had some nice meals there.

Franklins used to be called SE22 and Rodney Franklin used to run an antiques shop Camberwell way and you could get a really good Sunday roast there.

I also used to like Chandelier, they did good Kedgeree and it was a nice space to visit.

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1 hour ago, first mate said:

Also remember when Cartuli was Le Chardon and then Thistles, or was it the other way round?  Remember Le Chardon as being rather good, had some nice meals there.

Franklins used to be called SE22 and Rodney Franklin used to run an antiques shop Camberwell way and you could get a really good Sunday roast there.

I also used to like Chandelier, they did good Kedgeree and it was a nice space to visit.

It should have been Thistles, but it was actually Thistells or something, much to my irritation!

When it was Le Chardon it was French food I think. If memory serves, the manager was French, and the food was good, but you sometimes had to wait a very long time for it. That must have been in the nineties? 

The thistle/chardon  reference was because years and years ago it was a David Greigs, and their logo (probably not called a logo in those days) was a thistle.

The room still had (can't remember if it still has, I've only been to Kartuli twice) the original old David Greig tiles on the wall, some with thistles on them.

My memory is getting muddled. Before Kartuli, was it there where some poor people tried to open something and everything went wrong? I vaguely remember flooding, and/or a gas leak? And then Covid? Am I mixing it up with somewhere else along that stretch?

I don't remember Franklins ever being SE22. When was that?

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