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Kev424242 said:
As you probably know the river ran as a undeground culvert through Wandle Park from 1967 and 1992. My mate recalls traversing it on makeshift rafts as a kid in the early 70s.
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I remember that tunnel. It was low roofed and long. The sounds and smells were amplified.

The footing was treacherous and other kids told lurid horror stories about kids who go their foot stuck and drowned when the river level rose.

Great fun.
 
I'm Park Hill sorting way so my walking is more Lloyds Park based.
If I'm feeling energetic I do about a 7 or 8 mile walk, up through lloyds to Shirley hills, down Bishop's Walk to be amongst millionaires, past Addington Palace, across Addington Park, past the old forge and cricket ground, along the Mad Mile for a bit, then up through the woods, join up with Shirley Church Road, all the way to the end, go on the path through the golf course back to Lloyd's then home.
Hope you're following!
 
D'wards said:
I used to live in Woodside Green and go down there all the time.

Are the Brickworks still there and still fished?
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Fished there quite a bit years ago. But it's scruffy as fuck and looking over your shoulder all the time type place :(
 
BigMoaner said:
Fished there quite a bit years ago. But it's scruffy as fuck and looking over your shoulder all the time type place :(
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Yeah it was always pretty orrible. I used to fish there from about 1987 when I was at senior school- was always full of rubbish and shopping trolleys. This was before they built the estate even.
When i last lived in woodside, probably late 90s, I used to keep a telescopic rod set up in the shed and go down most nights for an hour or two after work in the summer evenings.
Was quite nice that and the fishermen were all friendly and just local blokes and women who liked a chat.
 
D'wards said:
Yeah it was always pretty orrible. I used to fish there from about 1987 when I was at senior school- was always full of rubbish and shopping trolleys. This was before they built the estate even.
When i last lived in woodside, probably late 90s, I used to keep a telescopic rod set up in the shed and go down most nights for an hour or two after work in the summer evenings.
Was quite nice that and the fishermen were all friendly and just local blokes and women who liked a chat.
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South Norwood Park has a 40lb in and is lovely (just a few years ago the park keeper used to lock us in if there was only a few of us. Climb over the fence at 2am.
Some incredible hardly fished for carp in that lake)
 
D'wards said:
Yeah it was always pretty orrible. I used to fish there from about 1987 when I was at senior school- was always full of rubbish and shopping trolleys. This was before they built the estate even.
When i last lived in woodside, probably late 90s, I used to keep a telescopic rod set up in the shed and go down most nights for an hour or two after work in the summer evenings.
Was quite nice that and the fishermen were all friendly and just local blokes and women who liked a chat.
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It hasn't changed. Full of crays too
 
D'wards said:
I'm Park Hill sorting way so my walking is more Lloyds Park based.
If I'm feeling energetic I do about a 7 or 8 mile walk, up through lloyds to Shirley hills, down Bishop's Walk to be amongst millionaires, past Addington Palace, across Addington Park, past the old forge and cricket ground, along the Mad Mile for a bit, then up through the woods, join up with Shirley Church Road, all the way to the end, go on the path through the golf course back to Lloyd's then home.
Hope you're following!
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That may 'only' be 7/8 miles, but the amount of ups and downs makes that a proper workout. In cycling parlance - a bit lumpy!
 
I walked the beddington farm thing a few weeks back and I am sure there were signs there about doing lots of heavy plant works over the coming week or so. Yes, improvement works still under way.
I had sort of forgotten, I had a flat in Woodside many many years ago :(
 
D'wards said:
I'm Park Hill sorting way so my walking is more Lloyds Park based.
If I'm feeling energetic I do about a 7 or 8 mile walk, up through lloyds to Shirley hills, down Bishop's Walk to be amongst millionaires, past Addington Palace, across Addington Park, past the old forge and cricket ground, along the Mad Mile for a bit, then up through the woods, join up with Shirley Church Road, all the way to the end, go on the path through the golf course back to Lloyd's then home.
Hope you're following!
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If walking, you might want to take a look around Coombe Wood Gardens. It's free, under normal circumstances, has a caff and is often overlooked. I only scratched the surface of it for the first time a few weeks ago.
It's dreadful what I suspect is work being done by Royal Russell, destroying more green spaces.
 
hash tag said:
If walking, you might want to take a look around Coombe Wood Gardens. It's free, under normal circumstances, has a caff and is often overlooked. I only scratched the surface of it for the first time a few weeks ago.
It's dreadful what I suspect is work being done by Royal Russell, destroying more green spaces.
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Oh I love it. Been going my whole life, since it was the Chinese cafe and where they used to stable the police horses.
It didn't sell Chinese food, just tea and cheese rolls, but it was run by a Chinese family who used to work your change out on an abacus, hence it was known locally as the Chinese Cafe.
The gardeners know what they are doing so you always get something in bloom there.

Koi Carp as thick as your thigh in the pond too.
 
Was that in a rented place?

Pal of mine look at a flat there once but said the bathroom was too small lol.

I've always been interested in those houses in Lloyd's Park.
Wonder if they get any trouble, what with being in the middle of a big park
 
From memory, the views out the back of the Oaks Road houses are pretty good and just parkland behind which will not be built on.
I looked at buying a flat above the Sandrock post office many years ago.Too much upkeep required and overpriced.
 
D'wards said:
Was that in a rented place?

Pal of mine look at a flat there once but said the bathroom was too small lol.

I've always been interested in those houses in Lloyd's Park.
Wonder if they get any trouble, what with being in the middle of a big park
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Coombe farm is a disused farm with a rich history going back 500 years. It was a surreal place. I rented a converted stable block. Converted by someone who didn’t think about getting furniture in. It was cheap and directly abutted Lloyd Park. It was a weird time for me. I was consuming fly agaric I picked, well on the doorstep. Amazing to be able to play music as loud as you like.
 
TopCat said:
Coombe farm is a disused farm with a rich history going back 500 years. It was a surreal place. I rented a converted stable block. Converted by someone who didn’t think about getting furniture in. It was cheap and directly abutted Lloyd Park. It was a weird time for me. I was consuming fly agaric I picked, well on the doorstep. Amazing to be able to play music as loud as you like.
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Sounds pretty sweet.

Pop over Coombe Lodge for a mixed grill, nice stroll along Oaks Road for a paper or pint of bitter.

Was this pre-tram?
 
D'wards said:
Sounds pretty sweet.

Pop over Coombe Lodge for a mixed grill, nice stroll along Oaks Road for a paper or pint of bitter.

Was this pre-tram?
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No after tram. I could walk out my door and through a field and on through Lloyd Park to the tram stop. Not touch a road.
No amenities and the owner was or is truely mental.
 
TopCat said:
No after tram. I could walk out my door and through a field and on through Lloyd Park to the tram stop. Not touch a road.
No amenities and the owner was or is truely mental.
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Did you ever get anyone creeping about around the farm, day or night time?
 
D'wards said:
Did you ever get anyone creeping about around the farm, day or night time?
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Thieves and arses day and night initially. The farm owners though mad were really wet. We had people badger baiting. Cut valves off of tyres and call the plod. People stealing shit, chase them about with sticks. After the first month or so it calmed down.
 
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