Brixton Village/Granville Arcade indoor market, Brixton

[mrchristopher]

The Friends of Brixton Market article is a month out of date.

I'm being optimistic - it certainly sounds like all three indoor markets have been listed.

 

[netbob]

This looks more promising: http://www.bdonline.co.uk/story.asp?storycode=3161286&origin=BDdaily

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Yes!
Thanks memespring

Culture minister Ben Bradshaw has overthrown his previous decision not to list the south London suburb’s three covered markets, made in 2008.

Following fresh advice from English Heritage, Bradshaw has agreed that the historical significance of three markets at Reliance Arcade, Market Row and Granville Arcade should be taken into account.

Nice to see it's the whole kit and kaboodle, and that Granville Arcade is called Granville Arcade.

 

[Crispy]

well that puts a big crimp on the previous redevelopment plans! (where's the thread for that by the way?)

it also makes an Overground station even more difficult and costly

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Why not just reopen the one on Barrington Road? Medussa (sic) is the old station building iirc. I can't remember how all those lines link up though....is there a problem with Brixton Overground station then? Can you enlighten me?

 

[Crispy]

Why not just reopen the one on Barrington Road? Medussa (sic) is the old station building iirc. I can't remember how all those lines link up though....is there a problem with Brixton Overground station then? Can you enlighten me?

It's a bit far away from the center of Brixton, so interchange with the underground and the other mainline would involve a walk. It would certainly be easier to build, but would probably be under-used. Anyway, there's another thread for that (which details exactly why it's so expensive and hard to put a station on the high-level viaduct at Brixton)

 

[Gramsci]

The Brixton Village is opening late on Thursdays. There was food on last night outside and I saw this Chinese Dragon.

 

[Gramsci]

Liked this Unicorn

 

[brix]

Is Graville Arcade open on Sundays? I'm pretty sure it isn't but a friend just asked and I thought I'd check.

 

[miss minnie]

No, its not. Yet. Chatting to a few of the people running the new shops down there, the opinion is 'give it a couple of months'.

 

[brix]

No, its not. Yet. Chatting to a few of the people running the new shops down there, the opinion is 'give it a couple of months'.

Thanks miss minnie

 

[Ms T]

I had a really great (and cheap!) dinner with a friend at Cornercopia in Brixton Village last night. The whole place was really buzzy and I'd definitely recommend a trip down there on Thursday nights, especially when the weather's nice.

They're having a Studio 54 night next Thursday (27th May) and one of the new shops, Circus, is having a clothes swap if anyone's interested.

 

[editor]

I popped in last night too. Great to see the place buzzing.
We went on the Brixton Pound Shop at the Albert afterwards which was hugely entertaining!

 

[Biddlybee]

Don't often get the chance, but I have Friday off so going to have a wander round... finally try this coffee at Federation Coffee, and treat myself to some lunch

(or might go to and have a pizza to myself somewhere else )

 

[innit]

We had lunch at Cornercopia on Saturday (at last!) - it was fantastic. The set lunch is unbelievable value and you can take your own booze

 

[Biddlybee]

What sort of food is it? The last time I went I'm sure they were only selling a few pickles and jams

 

[innit]

What sort of food is it? The last time I went I'm sure they were only selling a few pickles and jams

Oh god, I can't describe it sort of modern and eclectic?

Yesterday my boyfriend had tomato and cannellini bean soup to start, I had a gorgeous pea and broad bean salad; then we both had aubergine and ricotta cheesecake (really, really good) with a moroccan style salad; our friend had mullet with japanese-esque veg (wasabi was involved). and we shared a chocolate and chilli terrine for pudding.

 

[nagapie]

Last time I was at the Arcade I saw a new place which is apparently going to be a pizza place. They'll need some support if they're going to compete against Franoa Manca.

 

[Rushy]

Last time I was at the Arcade I saw a new place which is apparently going to be a pizza place. They'll need some support if they're going to compete against Franoa Manca.

Except on Thursdays when FM has to close by 5.30 and Granville opens late until 10 or so. If late night openings work I understand the plan is for Granville to be open later more often.

 

[editor]

Brixton Village/Granville Arcade

I'm in the new pizza place in Brixton Village now. Love the open seating an loads of papers to read but they're all over the place.

After being told that they made the best pizzas in the world, we ordered two veggie slices and waited.
And waited.

Eventually went to the counter to ask where they were and were shown a tray of ham pizzas in the oven.

So it's an even longer wait in store. Not a good start, so these pizza slices better be fucking good.

 

[editor]

Brixton Village/Granville Arcade

This is the place:

 

[Ms T]

Except on Thursdays when FM has to close by 5.30 and Granville opens late until 10 or so. If late night openings work I understand the plan is for Granville to be open later more often.

Market Row is opening late on a Thursday too - I got an e-mail about it the other week.

 

[happyshopper]

New pizza place

The pizza's are fine. The service is friendly but rubbish.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Last time I was at the Arcade I saw a new place which is apparently going to be a pizza place. They'll need some support if they're going to compete against Franoa Manca.

I can see plenty of people being attracted by a shorter queue tbh.

 

[editor]

When it finally arrived, the pizza slice wasn't bad at all and I like the space too - there was loads of papers to read (which is handy of they forget your order) and you can watch market shoppers go by.

I like the place (what's it called, btw?) and £1.50 for a slice is good value.

 

[lang rabbie]

I like the place (what's it called, btw?) and £1.50 for a slice is good value.

I think it is the Agile Rabbit - hence the bunny on the chalkboard.

Edited to add: it isn't a chalkboard, is it - is is something to do with the competition this Thursday

 

[Mainframeguy]

Can I put a little plug in here?

this is not spam - when I happen to mention...
not me personally - but Comm-Tech (Alan, volunteers et. al.) will be promoting and offering Linux boxen at Brixton Village this Saturday again, Urbanites welcome and appreciated.
This time we even have a couple of duo core laptops on offer
you can snap them up for a song - with Lucid already on
end of promotion
preferential prices offered to URBAN75 members - just say Paul sent you

really end of promotion!

 

[Orang Utan]

it's nice to see the space being used, but hasn't it become a bit of a white middle class ghetto? it looks like some kind of apartheid is at work.

 

[miss minnie]

it's nice to see the space being used, but hasn't it become a bit of a white middle class ghetto? it looks like some kind of apartheid is at work.

Ghetto? Apartheid?

 

[Orang Utan]

well you know what i mean. i was being a bit tabloid!