Camberwell news and chitter-chatter

[Onket]

Anywhere that had the motto of Alls Well gets my respect!!!

Plus the bits of old Southwark I have lived in have been shite, buts the bits of old Camberwell (well apart from Valmar Road - tho the cheap offy was OK) have been ace

When did old Camberwell become Southwark?

There's a street sign near my house which has London Borough of Camberwell on it.

 

[fogbat]

Is Camberwell / Peckham borders talk allowed on this thread, by the way?

 

[mango5]

If you think you're hard enuff

 

[Maggot]

When did old Camberwell become Southwark?

There's a street sign near my house which has London Borough of Camberwell on it.

1965

 

[Onket]

I'm going to take a picture at some point. Brace yourselves.

 

[hipipol]

The threads title says Camberwell

It does not say just that litle bit by the green
So technically Peckham IS part of Camberwell, all of it not just 'borders'

 

[Onket]

It does not say just that litle bit by the green
So technically Peckham IS part of Camberwell, all of it not just 'borders'

Good post.

 

[fogbat]

Goodgood.

In that case, I just wanted to whinge about the Wishing Well, a fine traditional pub, seen in the film Last Orders, that closed a while back.

I knew that it had been purchased by the owners of the Bishop in E Dulwich and the Florence in Herne Hill.

Now they've apparently decided to rename it The Victoria Inn

 

[hipipol]

Goodgood.

In that case, I just wanted to whinge about the Wishing Well, a fine traditional pub, seen in the film Last Orders, that closed a while back.

I knew that it had been purchased by the owners of the Bishop in E Dulwich and the Florence in Herne Hill.

Now they've apparently decided to rename it The Victoria Inn

It used to be my local for about 5 years, though that was early to mid 90s, they had a full size3d billiards/snooker table back then, my quiz team got banned from playing there in 95 or 96 cos we won too often, so as far as I'm concerned it was never perfect!!!
It'll just become another pile of shite like the Bishop then
This creeping Wandsworthisation oif the entire area is well depresing.....

 

[ringo]

Blimey they've got Wadsworth 6X, reckon I'll try it out at the weekend.

The Wadsworth 6X is very good.
I know old primary school furniture is quite trendy in pubs but theirs is right at the bottom end of the spectrum. Looks and feels too cheap to be nice.

Tried to go in there for lunch on Bank Holiday Monday, unsure if they allow babies, but they were shut.

 

[se5]

I see that the bigger 99p shop (former Woolworths) has shut down and when I went past yesterday had had the 99p shops signs taken down to reveal the old Woolworths shopfront - presumably they only had it on a one year lease. I imagine that is where the Peacocks (of which we have previously spoken) is going to open

 

[mango5]

In Camberwell & Peckham, one person does not really have one vote, they have the equivalent of 0.009 votes.

voterpower.org

 

[Crispy]

Spectacularly burned out car on the high street outside co-op. Still dripping with water at about 2pm, so must have been burning in the morning

 

[DeadManWalking]

Goodgood.

In that case, I just wanted to whinge about the Wishing Well, a fine traditional pub, seen in the film Last Orders, that closed a while back.

It was a good pub, I saw a Kraftwerk cover band called man machine in the back room there about 2 or 3 years ago, full on with lasers and smoke machines.

 

[Sweetpea]

When did old Camberwell become Southwark?

Some parts of Camberwell are in Lambeth.

 

[Onket]

I nearly took a picture of 'the sign' yesterday, but it was in shadow.

Sorry to keep you all waiting. I hope you can stand it.

 

[ExtraRefined]

In Camberwell & Peckham, one person does not really have one vote, they have the equivalent of 0.009 votes.

voterpower.org

My housemate sent me that link, it's fucking annoying. The obvious solution is of course to vote / campaign for the lib dems - if they're at least closer to a majority, our votes might be worth something next time. It's hard to think of much that might stick to Harman in her own constituency except the fact that she's pro-pedophillia, and is white middle class and middle aged in an area that's largely none of those things.

 

[sir.clip]

Camberwell road shut off.
Young boy Stabbed outside Bingo hall..

 

[Onket]

It's hard to think of much that might stick to Harman in her own constituency except the fact that she's pro-pedophillia,

That is proper scraping the bottom of the barrel, that article.

It happened over 30 years ago and what she says actually makes sense.

 

[sir.clip]

Camberwell road shut off.
Young boy Stabbed outside Bingo hall..

Not sure if he was Young or not, But he died.

 

[BoxRoom]

Last I heard he was okay.

Doesn't bode well for that new church if they're attempting to sacrifice virgins there already!

 

[fogbat]

Last I heard he was okay.

Doesn't bode well for that new church if they're attempting to sacrifice virgins there already!

Another exorcism gone wrong, I imagine

 

[DeadManWalking]

Out of idle curiosity does anyone know what the building on Peckham road opposite the town hall is? It is the place next to the registry office and by the bus stop, it looks like it was once a school but I'm not sure what it is now. Someone had recently put a sign on the fence saying 'hello Camberwell' in coloured string.

 

[Thimble Queen]

maybe theres more than one building that says this but the one I've seen is part of the art school... its inbetween dagmar rd and wilson rd

 

[mango5]

Yeah, I think the Arty types rescued the building from rapacious redevelopment when the Council offloaded it last year.

 

[se5]

Breaking news - Labour gain control of Southwark, a move that will I hope benefit Camberwell

 

[Onket]

The sign I've been banging on about^

 

[Maggot]

Camberwell and Peckham bigged up by the New York Times!

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/travel/09surfacing.html?src=tptw

 

[DeadManWalking]

Camberwell and Peckham bigged up by the New York Times!

http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/travel/09surfacing.html?src=tptw

That's great

But now as young artists flock to Peckham, attracted by large spaces and low rents, and Camberwell’s residential boom has led to a commercial one, the area is emerging as a go-to cultural destination.

 

[fogbat]

We could be the new Deptford