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ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Old news perhaps, but all put together nicely and concisely in one short video.
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I live just five minutes from Lloyd park, so that is also a familiar route. Even just north of Lloyd park is millionaire central. I've started going even further up to Hutchinsons bank (sheep up there at the moment) and then loop around back though selsdon. A bit roady (not too busy or built up) for the in-between bits, but fine for me as I'm jogging. I want to make
Selsdon wood a proper part of my journey, but my leg got a bit borked just as I was getting familiar with the area.
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Just realized I have completely passed this by. I thought you meant heathfield house. I've jogged straight past Addington palace and park on the other side of the road. Thought it was all a golf course.
I'm a big fan of Geoff and have watched loads of his stuff during lockdown. I would have tried to track him down if I'd known he was local.
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Ha, I was thinking the same thing. I am often up and down all those bit's he's been in that video, I wonder if I would have said "hi, I subscribe to your you tubes". That would probably be quite surreal.
Then I looked at his vid, which was only one day old, and it had loads of views and comments already, so I assume he is a quite popular guy.
D'wards
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If you go down Bishop's Walk then follow the dirt road past Addington Palace then onto gravel Hill, but keep on the left path then shortly you find an entrance to Addington Park
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When I have been up that way (and not going to addington hills) I have just gone up gravel hill to the roundabout and passed addington palace and park on the left without seeing them. Don't think I have ever checked out Bishops walk.
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Some lovely gaffs along there
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Sorry, was Ballard's Way Wright's lucky car smash escape
I actually travelled from Addiscombe to Elmers End, and back, on the last day of the train service in 1997, so that would have been my icebreaker.
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I once saw half a badger's face in Lloyd's Park. In the field next to Coombe farm actually.
Was upsetting- its such a joy to see a badger bumbling about.
Really I think anyone who would send their dog in to tear them apart, often the dogs get awful injuries too, is complete scum who I can only wish the worst on
Puddy_Tat
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I was about 150 miles to the north at the time and not sure I ever even travelled on the Addiscombe branch. I did travel on the Elmers End - Selsdon line on its last day in 1983 (although not the last train)
Chz
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I think the word I'd use to describe him is "exhausting". He's got that Stephen Fry thing going on where you mostly see the barely-contained manic phase. Still a top bloke of course, and there needs to be description beyond "nerdiness" for his railway thing.
That said, I haven't spoken to him in years, so maybe it's a bit more under control since he moved back from the States.
Maggot
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I know that area well, but it's definitely Bromley rather than Croydon.
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Oof never thought of that. Is West Wickham Bromley or Croydon?
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Puddy_Tat
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I'm not sure I've ever been to West Wickham (actually, thinking about it, i probably travelled on a 119 from croydon to bromley once) but everything i can find puts west wickham firmly in kent (now in bromley borough, beckenham borough before they buggered about with the london boroughs in 1965.)
shirley is in surrey / croydon - the river beck forming the historic kent / surrey boundary in that patch
D'wards
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Yah. In that case I put the border at the White Hart, now a KFC drive in.
Bethlem mental hospital is always listed as Croydon
mack
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Got a family of badgers at the back of the garden - usually hear them rummaging around at night and occasionally catch a glimpse.
I forgive them for the slight damage they cause around the garden - live and let live.
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That's well worth a visit and even in normal times visiting is limited
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There is actually a museum there isn't there?That's well worth a visit and even in normal times visiting is limited
Maggot
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The border is near there. The Bethlem is just inside Bromley.
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Step this way Bethlem Museum of the Mind
there's a big redevelopment plan for round there but hopefully the green spaces stay
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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I assume you can't currently visit.
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Thanks. I can't see that very well on my phone but what I see looks worrying.
The A23 used to run through centre of Croydon, Pas Alldees, Deb's, Grants etc. Then the Purley Way became the A23, Croydon bypass. The plan says they don't like the traffic and plan to restrict it, but, where will they send it all.
I remember the Purley Way without the Harris Academy and almost remember the lido but have never walked the circumference before today. Those plans do not look like they include Roundshaw though. Virtual visit. Even outside lockdown, I think it was once a month.
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