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Peckham is Peckham. Estate agent drivel to re-brand existing neighborhoods with ridiculous names is a way of encouraging gentrification and super house price inflation. It sub divides communities unnecessarily. The short walk between Bellenden RD and Rye Lane may as well be a 8 hour flight from Heathrow. 20/30 years ago that was not the case. So yes, Bell End Village is more appropriate in my eyes.


Louisa.

Agreed. Talk about lowering the tone.


ed_pete Wrote:

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> Louisa Wrote:

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> > Peckham is Peckham.

>

> Then call it Peckham - no need to be rude about

> it.

I'm kind of OK with Bellenden Rd and the streets off it to be referred to as "Bellenden".. but "Village" is daft!


The Wikipedia entry made me giggle : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellenden_Road

Bellenden is claimed to be distinct from any of its surrounding neighbours for a number of reasons (largely those trying to justify why they spent over 600K in Peckham)

Dulwich Village is a historical name. This was a village long before London consumed it. Bellenden Village is a made up thing by estate agents to make posh 'do me uppers' feel good about the fact they invested in an otherwise shit area (in their eyes).


Louisa.

I love Peckham, I grew up there. I do think it needs an overhaul and tidy up, and that process is in motion right now so let's see what happens. Rye Lane is shit yeah, awful in fact. What I find patronising is estate agents giving areas these made up names for one purpose and one purpose only. It's annoying.


Louisa.

Louisa Wrote:

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> I love Peckham, I grew up there. I do think it

> needs an overhaul and tidy up, and that process is

> in motion right now so let's see what happens. Rye

> Lane is shit yeah, awful in fact. What I find

> patronising is estate agents giving areas these

> made up names for one purpose and one purpose

> only. It's annoying.

>

> Louisa.


Graffiti on the front of John the Unicorn this morning


"John the Yuppiecorn"

I'm prepared to give any business a chance. 'John the Unicorn' is brought to Peckham by the same owners of EDT so I'm thankful for a new boozer locally and wish it every success. Whether it's my 'cup of tea' is another matter, of course.


Louisa.

Louisa Wrote:

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> I'm prepared to give any business a chance. 'John

> the Unicorn' is brought to Peckham by the same

> owners of EDT so I'm thankful for a new boozer

> locally and wish it every success. Whether it's my

> 'cup of tea' is another matter, of course.

>

> Louisa.


Well there are plenty of people living in Peckham but will John The Unicorn ever be a destination pub.


Foxy

Interesting point foxy. It's certainly in a good location and will re-direct and possibly increase footfall from the starion up Rye Lane of an evening. Particularly so as a few doors along from here a new chain restaurant is set to open this year, 'Turtle Bay', which will give people a reason to head in this direction. Let's just hope this all inclusive a deep clean of the streets in front of these places.


Louisa.

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