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Brixton news, rumours and general chat - November 2013

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I love the trinity. Second best pub in brixton behind the crown and anchor. It's perfect in winter particularly.
 
cuppa tee said:
There's a kid clothes shop on Station Road, in the row on the ground flor of the rec and just down from the halal butchers opposite where the blue roti caravan used to be, you could have your lunch from one of many places around there too.
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I didn't realise until recently that there are actually loads of cafes on Brixton Station Rd, on the railway line side. I've never tried any of them. Ms T was recommending one of them, I forget which. What are the rest like?
 
Perhaps Trinity regulars could help identify this weird creature that was climbing the toilet wall. It was about an inch and a half long and weird enough for me to take a photo of it it. I looked away for a second and then - du du du duuu - it was gone, just like in a scene from a horror movie.

I had a good check to make sure it hadn't decided to nest in my barnet but it was nowhere to be found. But what the hell was it?

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Isn't that the lesser-spotted dread-burrower? I believe they build their nests deep in the locks of long-cultivated dreadlocks and can very occasionally be spotted coming up for air - unusual at this time of year though when they begin their long winter hybernation before mating season in spring.
 
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gaijingirl said:
Isn't that the lesser-spotted dread-burrower? I believe they build their nests deep in the locks of long-cultivated dreadlocks and can very occasionally be spotted coming up for air - unusual at this time of year though when they being their long winter hybernation before mating season in spring.
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Uually only sighted in the SOAS student bar.
 
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Had a drink in the Trinity today. It truly is a Brixton pub like no other.
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:confused: Always thought that you thought it was a bit bland and Claphamish?

We were there on a drag-meet this Saturday. Lovely place and staff, got to say that it seems to have gotten even more white/middle-class than before. Still a nice pub mind you, but still felt like it we were someplace else.
 
TruXta said:
:confused: Always thought that you thought it was a bit bland and Claphamish?

We were there on a drag-meet this Saturday. Lovely place and staff, got to say that it seems to have gotten even more white/middle-class than before. Still a nice pub mind you, but still felt like it we were someplace else.
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It's never really been my kind of pub, but I arranged to meet a friend there last night to see if it had changed at all. And, as you say, it appears to have gone even whiter. 100% white in fact, which felt a little strange for a Brixton pub.

The staff were friendly though, although the drunk old guys who always seem to be at the bar were annoyingly shouty. I wouldn't say it's Claphamish so much as Home Counties.
 
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It's never really been my kind of pub, but I arranged to meet a friend there last night to see if it had changed at all. And, as you say, it appears to have gone even whiter. 100% white in fact, which felt a little strange for a Brixton pub.

The staff were friendly though, although the drunk old guys who always seem to be at the bar were annoyingly shouty.
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I think it was quimmy who said on Saturday that during the riots it had to bar all the doors and windows cuz it was known to be quite the no blacks no dogs no Irish kinda place. Not saying it's like that at all today, but IME it's always been a bit of an outlier on the Brixton scene.
 
The staff are always nice and Becky is great. Used to go there all the time when they did 2 burgers off the menu for a tenner and had the bandit (then replaced by the quiz machine). Used to love a pint of Youngs Special in there.

No deal on the burger menu and no machines, plus attempting to eat & drink a bit healthier means I rarely go these days but we (me & Brixton Hatter) did start the pre Dulwich Hamlet pub-crawl there towards the end of the summer.
 
The Trinity is great if you've got little kids in tow. When my brother & sister have been down to visit, with the niece or nephews, I always take them there for lunch. Might not be a very "Brixton" pub, but it's very family friendly.
 
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Perhaps Trinity regulars could help identify this weird creature that was climbing the toilet wall. It was about an inch and a half long and weird enough for me to take a photo of it it. I looked away for a second and then - du du du duuu - it was gone, just like in a scene from a horror movie.

I had a good check to make sure it hadn't decided to nest in my barnet but it was nowhere to be found. But what the hell was it?

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I think it's a damsel fly. There are loads in my shed- trying to find warmth.

E2a ordinary garden fly, eat aphids, get eaten by birds, odd looking but don't bite, burrow or anything else freaky.
 
TruXta said:
I think it was quimmy who said on Saturday that during the riots it had to bar all the doors and windows cuz it was known to be quite the no blacks no dogs no Irish kinda place. Not saying it's like that at all today, but IME it's always been a bit of an outlier on the Brixton scene.
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Sounds like maybe back then it used to be like Brixton's version of that pub on Cleaver Square where posh old gents in brass buttoned blazers drink?
Almost (like the famous 'School of English') an actual bit of 'South Chelsea'.
 
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