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What's happen to hope and anchor (old grand union) it's been shut for what seems excessive amount of time following the fire just as it rebranded. Hope it's not going to vanish into more flats...
 
northeast said:
What's happen to hope and anchor (old grand union) it's been shut for what seems excessive amount of time following the fire just as it rebranded. Hope it's not going to vanish into more flats...
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It's owned by Youngs so I don't think they'd just give up on the venue so soon after it reopened.
 
alex_ said:
Looks from twitter like they'll be opening soon

Hope & Anchor (@HopeAndAnchorSW) on Twitter
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Oh yeah so it seems. i was hoping might be turning into a normal pub. But looks like another themed burger joint, speaking of which ate in the Trinity arms the other day, that was a mistake never to be repeated. For a place the specialise in burgers and burgers only £14 gets you nothing more than a very small handful of chips and crap mass produced reheated burger. Makes Honest burger look cheap !
 
northeast said:
Oh yeah so it seems. i was hoping might be turning into a normal pub. But looks like another themed burger joint, speaking of which ate in the Trinity arms the other day, that was a mistake never to be repeated. For a place the specialise in burgers and burgers only £14 gets you nothing more than a very small handful of chips and crap mass produced reheated burger. Makes Honest burger look cheap !
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Apparently we need to be prepared for a "strong instagram game", whatever that means.

Also
 
northeast said:
Oh yeah so it seems. i was hoping might be turning into a normal pub. But looks like another themed burger joint, speaking of which ate in the Trinity arms the other day, that was a mistake never to be repeated. For a place the specialise in burgers and burgers only £14 gets you nothing more than a very small handful of chips and crap mass produced reheated burger. Makes Honest burger look cheap !
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The Trinity has always been a bit average for food. Shame as it's a nice pub.
 
northeast said:
Oh yeah so it seems. i was hoping might be turning into a normal pub. But looks like another themed burger joint, speaking of which ate in the Trinity arms the other day, that was a mistake never to be repeated. For a place the specialise in burgers and burgers only £14 gets you nothing more than a very small handful of chips and crap mass produced reheated burger. Makes Honest burger look cheap !
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Presumably it will be much the same thing as they are both Youngs pubs and Burger Shack is being rolled out across them. It's not a terrible burger but its nothing special and at the top end price wise.
 
Claudia has moved Pure Vinyl into the Dept Store

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Pure Vinyl Records moves to new premises in Brixton with more space for reggae, soul, jazz and world music vinyl
 
Coming to Elm Park Road. More LUXURY.

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It is one of the oldest quarters of London. It has an energetic vibe that radiates from the one-of-a-kind shops along Electric Avenue to the local markets, pop-up restaurants and art galleries in Brixton Village Market. The market offers a range of products from all over the world, including exotic fabrics and tropical foods, and Brixton also has an excellent cinema, a range of great bars, as well as the green expanse and sports pitches of Brockwell Park.

The residential streets of Brixton are beautiful, with leafy rows of homes and local shops on every corner. These apartments are elegantly designed and we have paid a lot of care and attention to every detail, with top-of-the line appliances, plush carpeting, sleek bathroom fixtures and much more. The designs are spacious, light and airy and there is plenty of room for relaxing, working and entertaining.

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Man, this lot sound unbelievably edgy: Cut-Throat hairdressers who a "A TOUCH OF CUT-THROAT LONDON ATTITUDE SPRINKLED ON THE TOP."

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Just £30 for a shave.

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alex_ said:
Yes, name like a barber price like a hairdressers

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Does your regular barber offer a 'touch of cut throat London attitude sprinkled on top' of your haircut then? How does that feel?

And how often do you pay £30 for a shave?
 
editor said:
Does your regular barber offer a 'touch of cut throat London attitude sprinkled on top' of your haircut then? How does that feel?

And how often do you pay £30 for a shave?
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One of my brothers said to me only yesterday that he no longer gets offered 'something for the weekend'.
 
Something for the Weekend was originally a euphemistic reference used by barbers when offering condoms to their clientele
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Why were barbers more concerned about unprotected sex than other trades?
 
The haircut prices are not cheap but are not particularly out of line with many other hairdressers. I don't bother with hairdressers because I'd rather go to a decent barber and pay less than half the going rate at places like these, but each to their own.

Having said that the shave price does seem eye watering.
 
Thanks for posting up our Brixton City info, Gramsci, and Ed for the other thread. The Mobile Incitement Unit were rehearsing in our car park as I was leaving this evening - some truly wonderful singing. And I agree Potent Whisper is fab . Anyone with kids - bring them to the Bootworks Mobile Jukebox on Sunday, and one of my personal favourites - the hula hooping event in Windrush Sq on Sunday afternoon. Last year 200 hundred people were joining in. I'm not just advertising ;) - I'd love to meet anyone who is dropping in on any of the events.
 
Mr Retro said:
Why would you let another man shave you at all? Does nobody remember Mississippi Burning for Christ sake?
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I was given a wet cut-throat shave voucher once, and it was pretty good. Then again I don't have that many enemies so I guess I'm pretty safe to entrust my neck with a stranger.
 
T & P said:
I was given a wet cut-throat shave voucher once, and it was pretty good. Then again I don't have that many enemies so I guess I'm pretty safe to entrust my neck with a stranger.
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There used to be a "thing to do" on the morning of a wedding in Ireland when the groom and party would meet and go for a shave. Dopey looking fuckers turning up at the altar looking like they'd been flayed.
 
T & P said:
Maybe the price accounts for the fact that nowadays the client is likely as not sporting a massive hipster beard that requires 15 extra minutes of shearing and extra labour :D
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Ah, there is a different price for having a bun-toting man about town's beard plumage trimmed. Just £15 for a bit of scissor action. Haircuts start at £30, so combine a haircut with a shave and - wham! - you're £60 down.
 
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