Camberwell news and chitter-chatter

[mango5]

Just a few days left to respond to the consultation on improvements to Camberwell 'town centre'
http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2015/07/proposed-improvements-to-camberwell-town-centre/

 

[editor]

Joiners Arms was brilliant last night. Great pub, great live music.

 

[mango5]

Joiners Arms was brilliant last night. Great pub, great live music.

Pretty sure it's just "The Joiners" these days.

 

[editor]

Pretty sure it's just "The Joiners" these days.

Their Facebook page says Joiners Arms. https://www.facebook.com/TheJoinersArmsPub

I might be doing some nights there soon.

 

[mango5]

Ah yes, the lag between the Internet and real life. I'm guessing locals won't be looking it up on Facebook. As far as I know you'll be the third Urbanite to be putting on nights there.

 

[BoxRoom]

Not sure if closed, or having major refurb, Safa is all gutted inside. No sign of activity though.

 

[mango5]

Yeah I peeked under the shutter the other day, floor was up and furniture stacked in a corner so some kind of refurb but not sure if it's going to be Safa2 or summat else.

 

[mango5]

Camberwell's BA illustration students are fundraising for their graduate show with specially brewed beer http://blogs.arts.ac.uk/camberwell/...dia-pale-ale-hits-the-shelves-of-south-london

 

[buscador]

Old Dispensary. Obviously a very drunk transwoman, with a pen, has been in the toilets several times recently. I can only think she was not sufficiently inspired by the artwork currently fastened to the toilet door which is of a quality I can only describe as "could have been purchased from the much-lamented Robills, featuring a cat." It's brilliant.

Oh, and the redscouse are currently 2 nil down on an illegal telly feed.

 

[BoxRoom]

Old Dispensary. Obviously a very drunk transwoman, with a pen, has been in the toilets several times recently. I can only think she was not sufficiently inspired by the artwork currently fastened to the toilet door which is of a quality I can only describe as "could have been purchased from the much-lamented Robills, featuring a cat." It's brilliant.

Oh, and the redscouse are currently 2 nil down on an illegal telly feed.

Going to miss the Old Dispensary, was in there a fair bit over the last few weeks. Got a job now so don't need a daytime pub. Some right characters you get in there!
Am over the road at The Tiger at the moment.

 

[buscador]

Going to miss the Old Dispensary, was in there a fair bit over the last few weeks. Got a job now so don't need a daytime pub. Some right characters you get in there!
Am over the road at The Tiger at the moment.

If you're there for a bit we may drop in. FoD says she needs to go to TFC but then wants more beer.

 

[buscador]

BoxRoom If you see a red hat and psychedelic top, accompanied by a dull person in blue hoodie, make yourself known!

 

[BoxRoom]

BoxRoom If you see a red hat and psychedelic top, accompanied by a dull person in blue hoodie, make yourself known!

Will keep an eye out!

 

[BoxRoom]

BoxRoom If you see a red hat and psychedelic top, accompanied by a dull person in blue hoodie, make yourself known!

Are you in here now? I'm at the back bit looking all intelligent on my computer and I've spotted a red hat.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Open day at Camberwell Bus Garage on Sat 5 September - more info here

(That's the 1920s building on the south side of Camberwell New Road, not to be confused with the 1950s building on the north side)

 

[friendofdorothy]

Are you in here now? I'm at the back bit looking all intelligent on my computer and I've spotted a red hat.

Have only just seen your reply - the connection kept cutting out. As I was the only red hatted person in there as far as I could see - why didn't you say hello?
We had to resort to reading papers and talking to each other.

 

[BoxRoom]

Have only just seen your reply - the connection kept cutting out. As I was the only red hatted person in there as far as I could see - why didn't you say hello?
We had to resort to reading papers and talking to each other.

Argh! Sorry, I'm a shy old fool.
Next time!

 

[friendofdorothy]

Argh! Sorry, I'm a shy old fool.
Next time!

Well I don't blame you, we do look a bit odd. Never mind. We don't othen make it to camberwell these days - except rare forays to pick up missed deliveries for the post office and to get supplies from the Turkish supermarket. Both of which seem to be impossible to go to without falling into the old dispensary.

 

[friendofdorothy]

BoxRoom If you see a red hat and psychedelic top, accompanied by a dull person in blue hoodie, make yourself known!

I wouldn't describe you as dull. peculiar maybe, but never dull.

 

[BoxRoom]

I wouldn't describe you as dull. peculiar maybe, but never dull.

I saw someone in a blue hoodie when I went out for a ciggy too.
I am useless!

 

[friendofdorothy]

Open day at Camberwell Bus Garage on Sat 5 September - more info here

(That's the 1920s building on the south side of Camberwell New Road, not to be confused with the 1950s building on the north side)

I think that sounds interesting. I used to live not far from there - but can only remember one garage don't remember it being 1920s is there a pic of it somewhere?
buscador didn't sound impressed til I read out the bit that said:

Take a ride through the bus wash

This is on the same day as the Cider Bar at LJ. That might be fun after after a pint or two.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I think that sounds interesting. I used to live not far from there - but can only remember one garage don't remember it being 1920s is there a pic of it somewhere?
buscador didn't sound impressed til I read out the bit that said:


This is on the same day as the Cider Bar at LJ. That might be fun after after a pint or two.

This one (between Warner Road and Station Road) is Camberwell bus garage which is the one that's having the open day. It may be earlier than 1920s now I come to think about it. The frontage on Camberwell New Road is quite small - there's a doorway big enough for a bus just to the right of this.

This one (north side of Camberwell New Road) is Walworth Garage - built in the 1950s to replace and on the site of Camberwell tram depot (London Transport had to rename some tram depots when they got converted for buses rather than have two garages with the same name - hence what's now Arriva's garage on Streatham Hill (opposite Telford Avenue) being 'Brixton')

 

[friendofdorothy]

This one (between Warner Road and Station Road) is Camberwell bus garage which is the one that's having the open day. It may be earlier than 1920s now I come to think about it. The frontage on Camberwell New Road is quite small - there's a doorway big enough for a bus just to the right of this.

Oh thats why I'm confused - I thought that this one looked like a 1950s austerity plain building
and the other one looked more like an art deco, flat rooved, 1920s building.

I think there was a lot of bomb damage around the railway lines in the war, hence lots of rebuiding in the 50s.

 

[han]

Open day at Camberwell Bus Garage on Sat 5 September - more info here

(That's the 1920s building on the south side of Camberwell New Road, not to be confused with the 1950s building on the north side)

Ace!!

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I think there was a lot of bomb damage around the railway lines in the war, hence lots of rebuiding in the 50s.

Camberwell tram depot got a direct hit from a V1 or V2 in 1944 so was not in the best of condition by the 1950s. Having said that most of the tram depots got rebuilt in the early 50s for buses.

Camberwell bus garage got bombed in 1940 - the current building is a mix of post-war and older structures - see this picture in the LT Museum collection.

Having done a little more research, I think you may be right - the Camberwell New Road frontage is probably 1950s. Some of the structure dates from 1914 (although it was not used as a bus garage until 1919 - it got requisitioned for use by the army) - the building on Warner Road looks like it could (in part) be the original.

 

[friendofdorothy]

That is the kind of attention to detail that I love about your posts! thanks, Puddy_Tat .

buscador still very keen on the idea of going through the bus wash. Hopefully on a bus.

Are you going to the bus garage open day? or the cider bar, or both?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Are you going to the bus garage open day? or the cider bar, or both?

dunno really. maybe the bus thing. think i'll pass on the cider, thanks

 

[mango5]

In other news, continuing the slow decline of once abundant barber/nail bar provision, it looks like there will be an evening/weekend pop-up deli coming soon to the former Queen's nail bar on Camberwell Church Street.

Using modern parlance, there appears to have been a 'pivot' here, with a trendy new restaurant opening in October. They're still raising money if you wanna be part of cool Camberwell https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikeandollie/mike-and-ollie-45-camberwell-church-street

 

[editor]

Using modern parlance, there appears to have been a 'pivot' here, with a trendy new restaurant opening in October. They're still raising money if you wanna be part of cool Camberwell https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikeandollie/mike-and-ollie-45-camberwell-church-street

All the on-trend keywords present and correct:

Fusion. Foraging. Craft. Community. Pop Up. Rustic. Organic. etc etc
WHAT WE DO

 

[mango5]

Yes, my heart did sink. The pigeon hole café is still banging on about selling recycled furniture, though I'm not sure how. Thing is, it's totally possible to be on-trend, premium artisanal, gain support locally AND avoid wankery. The Hill Bakery does this beautifully.