Brixton news, rumour and general chat - February 2015
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Jangleballix
Better living through chemistry.
I used to sign on at the same time as him in the old dole office in Coldharbour Lane.
innit
c'mon, little life giver
I don't understand why they are letting people exit brixton during morning rush hour - make it entrance only with both escalators running down, kick everyone else out at stockwell and put on buses.
Maybe it would take too long to get everyone off at stockwell? But people queuing from the ritzy is bonkers.
Maybe it would take too long to get everyone off at stockwell? But people queuing from the ritzy is bonkers.
EastEnder
Brixton Barnacle
Your logic is undeniable. However I would also question the mentality of all the sheeple queuing to get into Brixton station. Presumably many of them live nearby, know the area reasonably well, etc. It makes one wonder why so many of them willingly join a humongous queue when they could walk to Stockwell in under 10 minutes & hop on the Victoria line there....
Speedwalking, or have you just got very long legs? Try that in the type of work shoes required for women in office jobs etc.<snip> It makes one wonder why so many of them willingly join a humongous queue when they could walk to Stockwell in under 10 minutes & hop on the Victoria line there....
EastEnder
Brixton Barnacle
I wasn't suggesting everyone should do it, just those who are fit & able and would rather get to work quicker! If all those who could easily walk to Stockwell did so, there'd be far less over crowding for those who can't.
And no, I've not got long legs, just highly efficient ones...
innit
c'mon, little life giver
Your logic is undeniable. However I would also question the mentality of all the sheeple queuing to get into Brixton station. Presumably many of them live nearby, know the area reasonably well, etc. It makes one wonder why so many of them willingly join a humongous queue when they could walk to Stockwell in under 10 minutes & hop on the Victoria line there....
I agree with both of you really - of course there are people who can't walk to stockwell comfortably or in a suitable timeframe (I'm one of them at the moment!) but most of the people queuing would find it much quicker to walk. I'm not especially tall or fit but reckon I could normally do it in 15 mins.
I wonder if lots of them don't know the area - if they bus in from Streatham etc?
shakespearegirl
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They should be closing it for outbound in the morning and inbound in the evening.
It's not a 10 minute walk from Brixton to Stockwell in my experience and not many direct buses, particularly not from up the hill where lots of people are coming from.
Also, tubes can be packed by the time they get to Stockwell so much less chance of getting a seat.
I've occasionally seen a random bus with a Stockwell destination board around the tube in the morning. Why don't they run a shuttle between Brixton and Stockwell to encourage people not to use Brixton.
It winds me up every morning when they have announcements saying use Stockwell and Victoria, when there are signs in the lobby saying avoid Victoria as there are works there.
EastEnder
Brixton Barnacle
TBF, if one walks around the corner to the stop on Stockwell Road, outside Nandos, every bus from there goes to Stockwell station.
shakespearegirl
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Yes, but by the time you get off the bus from the hill, walk down to Stockwell Road and manage to get on a bus to Stockwell, you are probably in the tube station.
It seems to be working much better since the introduced the barriers rather than a jam of people spilling out into the road. It only took me 5 minutes to get into the station this morning at 8.50am
What would people do if they got to Brixton and there was no way out? They could use the lift I suppose, but there's a risk you'd get a backlog of people milling around because they hadn't got off at Stockwell. And then they'd have to close the station to clear them and make the whole thing worse.
I use a prepaid oyster when travelling from Brixton so it makes no sense for me to get a bus to Stockwell and I am usually in too much of a rush to consider walking it.
I use a prepaid oyster when travelling from Brixton so it makes no sense for me to get a bus to Stockwell and I am usually in too much of a rush to consider walking it.
innit
c'mon, little life giver
I agree they should be closing it for exit in the morning but am guessing there's a reason why they can't.
They'd need staff at stockwell to get everyone off the trains and send them to brixton empty.
editor
hiraethified
It's going to get worse:
Brixton tube ticket office to close permanently from 9th March 2015
Brixton tube ticket office to close permanently from 9th March 2015
Then that slows down the trains leaving Stockwell, the trains are delayed getting into Brixton, delayed leaving, and the queue gets worse.
Sorry to be a negative shite, but I can't see it working.
When I went in yesterday, they didn't have the man at the bottom of the escalator telling people to keep walking. I think that slowed everything down. Nobody was walking on the left or right side.
Part of the problem is shit loads of people commuting by bus or car (this happens less often nowadays because of parking restrictions but still happens) from wealthier suburbs.Why should people coming into Brixton by tube be inconvenienced by twats from the southern suburbs getting fast and cheap travel to central London to their well paid jobs in Central London.
shakespearegirl
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There are always people hovering around our street in the morning waiting for residents to leave so they can park and head down the hill. The most common of these work for Lambeth as identified by their security passes round their necks.
Casaubon
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There’s been various mentions of WWII bomb damage in Brixton, but has anyone mentioned WWI bombing by Zeppelins?
A view of damage to homes in Baytree Road in Brixton, following a raid by 12 German naval airships on the night of 23 - 24 September 1916. The foreground is littered with timber and rubble, and the interior of the house is clearly visible. A water tank and bath can be clearly seen in the centre right of the photograph. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205213212
Bomb damage to houses on Baytree Road in Brixton, London, following a German air raid during the First World War. A bathtub lies amidst the rubble and paintings can be seen hanging on the walls of one of the exposed rooms. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205214732
Does anyone recognise this street? It’s not specified as a Zepellin raid, it might have been a Gotha (plane).
Bomb damage to property in Brixton, London, following a German air raid during the First World War. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205214733
A view of damage to homes in Baytree Road in Brixton, following a raid by 12 German naval airships on the night of 23 - 24 September 1916. The foreground is littered with timber and rubble, and the interior of the house is clearly visible. A water tank and bath can be clearly seen in the centre right of the photograph. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205213212
Bomb damage to houses on Baytree Road in Brixton, London, following a German air raid during the First World War. A bathtub lies amidst the rubble and paintings can be seen hanging on the walls of one of the exposed rooms. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205214732
Does anyone recognise this street? It’s not specified as a Zepellin raid, it might have been a Gotha (plane).
Bomb damage to property in Brixton, London, following a German air raid during the First World War. http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205214733
Out near Tulse Hill station it's impossible to get a space between 8am and 6pm with people going to the station. If the council were to implement a controlled parking zone it would end up costing me £250 a year to park my car which already costs £250 a year to tax so I'm not sure whether I'm in favour of that either.
Crispy
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Something to do with the road resurfacing that's going on there?
cuppa tee
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i don't know, the last time i saw anything like it was the night of the Madonna shambles
Peanut Monkey
Flea-Bit of CHL.
Anyone know somewhere local I can dispose of empty paint tins?
There'll be a few groups protesting outside the Town Hall this evening, because the local budget will be discussed this evening, and there's also a protest outside the library, and an LGBT event there. That might be completely unrelated to the crowd control barriers, but I wouldn't bet on it, as some of the bus stops (including the one outside Hennes) will also be closed after 9pm tonight.i don't know, the last time i saw anything like it was the night of the Madonna shambles
Comfortable footwear and warm clothes then.
cuppa tee
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This was the other end of the high street from the library and town hall, all the best for tonight btw !!
Thanks.
I realise those barriers are quite a way away, but even so...
Barriers have been going up the past few days, quite a lot of "tarmac chippings" on the kerb which i think is sufficient evidence to suggest some kind of resurfacing type thing going on but no signs to let people know.
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