Brixton chitter chatter, part 2

[miss minnie]

I've always called it the Granville Arcade.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I've always called it the Granville Arcade.

Yeah, but I can never remember the name for some reason. I'm crap at names Molly

 

[miss minnie]

Yeah, but I can never remember the name for some reason. I'm crap at names Molly

*miss* molly to you

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

*miss* molly to you

Sorry Miss

 

[Brixton Hatter]

One of my neighbours was evicted this morning. No idea what for, but always sad to see someone made homeless and standing on the pavement with all their possessions

 

[Orang Utan]

I've always called it the Granville Arcade.

i've never known it as that. tis brixton village or the covered section of the market to me

 

[TruXta]

There are two covered sections tho, one where Franco Manca and all that is (Brixton Market proper I suppose) and then there's the Granville Arcade/Brixton Village.

 

[Ms T]

It's not taken long for the branding to become the vernacular.

It's been called Brixton Village for years!

 

[Ms T]

Lambeth Council are auctioning the house down the road from which they evicted squatters a few weeks ago.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

It's been called Brixton Village for years!

they changed the name in about 2003 IIRC....possibly before.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Lambeth Council are auctioning the house down the road from which they evicted squatters a few weeks ago.

Snap. Lots of houses round here going to auction as well - LBL own loads of them. But I thought they were supposed to be refurbishing them to ease pressure on the housing list, rather than selling them cheap on the market at a time when property prices are falling

 

[twistedAM]

It's been called Brixton Village for years!

Sounds a bit naff calling it "the Village" though. Claphamification and all that.

 

[TruXta]

Who gives a shit? I call Brixton Market "the market". Is that naff too? Have I been Cla'mified?

 

[Orang Utan]

i don't see what's wrong with it. it's called that naturally. where i'm from the local shops are called the village and the centre of town with bigger shops is called town.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Who gives a shit? I call Brixton Market "the market". Is that naff too? Have I been Cla'mified?

That could be because it's a market?

 

[TruXta]

Market, village, what's the bleeding difference? Or is there something uniquely wrong about village? Yes I know it's not a fucking village, but that's hardly the point tho.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Market, village, what's the bleeding difference? Or is there something uniquely wrong about village? Yes I know it's not a fucking village, but that's hardly the point tho.

Maybe it is though

No need to get narky

 

[TruXta]

Oo, didn't mean to get narky with you minnie, it's just that accusations of Claphamification on a basis as rotten as twisted's riles me up. I don't agree that the name is the point tho. There's plenty of places whose names get shortened, that's however no indicator whatsoever of gentrification or otherwise. It's just easier, takes less time to say.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Oo, didn't mean to get narky with you minnie, it's just that accusations of Claphamification on a basis as rotten as twisted's riles me up. I don't agree that the name is the point tho. There's plenty of places whose names get shortened, that's however no indicator whatsoever of gentrification or otherwise. It's just easier, takes less time to say.

I should think not. Such language shouldn't be allowed on BBs.

Anyway, there was nothing wrong with Granville Arcade, so why change it.

 

[TruXta]

I do beg your forgiveness, ma'am. Yeah, why change the name, rebranding I take it. Seems to have worked tho.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

I do beg your forgiveness, ma'am. Yeah, why change the name, rebranding I take it. Seems to have worked tho.

Same nonsense as a part of Kennington becoming Kennington Village and Abbeyville Road becoming Abbeyville Village.

 

[TruXta]

Kennington Village? Where's that?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Kennington Village? Where's that?

er... Kennington

 

[Winot]

There are two covered sections tho, one where Franco Manca and all that is (Brixton Market proper I suppose) and then there's the Granville Arcade/Brixton Village.

The one where Franco Manca is is called Market Row.

There's also Reliance Arcade.

 

[miss minnie]

I do beg your forgiveness, ma'am. Yeah, why change the name, rebranding I take it. Seems to have worked tho.

Except that the recent arcade 'upswing' had nothing to do with the name 'Brixton Village'.

 

[story]

One of my neighbours was evicted this morning. No idea what for, but always sad to see someone made homeless and standing on the pavement with all their possessions

 

[gaijingirl]

I definitely prefer Granville Arcade - I like the word "arcade" and all its connotations. Brixton Village sounds very contrived to me but I guess it's here to stay.

 

[TruXta]

Except that the recent arcade 'upswing' had nothing to do with the name 'Brixton Village'.

My fault, I meant that the name seems to have stuck. At least among my circle of acquiantances.

 

[TruXta]

The one where Franco Manca is is called Market Row.

There's also Reliance Arcade.

Yup, forgot about the Reliance. I don't think I've ever been in there. Anything interesting?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Yup, forgot about the Reliance. I don't think I've ever been in there. Anything interesting?

Not really