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Good article about Crystal Palace from Deserter: http://deserter.co.uk/2014/11/crystal-palace/

Before the invention of the combustion engine, if you didn’t really need to slog it all the way up to Upper Norwood then you would have been content to buy your logs, jerkins, manure, etc, in nearby Forest Hill or Penge. The hills are such that if even your horse got wind that you were going up that way, it would have given you one of those miserable glassy-eyed stares in which they specialise.
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Mapped said:
What is the best pub in South Norwood now? Wetherspoons?

I'm currently a temporary resident of Albert Rd and apart from contributing to traffic congestion I haven't had the time to check out the area properly yet.
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The Alliance no longer exists... If you're not a football head, you can try the Gold Coast, it has a diverse crowd.

I haven't tried the Albert Tavern yet ...
 
Manuka said:
The Alliance no longer exists... If you're not a football head, you can try the Gold Coast, it has a diverse crowd.

I haven't tried the Albert Tavern yet ...
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i don't think there is a decent pub in South Norwood at the moment! :(

The Albert is, I am told, a good pub to go and watch the football in. My daughter's boyfriend goes there with his father for that very purpose.

The Albion is a football pub, as you can tell by the paintwork. I haven't been to the Jolly Sailor for about 10 years, so no idea what it is like now, but am not tempted.

There is a pub at the front of Norwood Junction station which is called the Cherry Tree, which gets quite lively sometimes.

The wetherspoons is a fairly typical nondescript wetherspoons.

We need a decent pub! I wish they hadn't sold the Ship, but had sought to reclaim it as a real ale pub instead.
 
Difficult to know where to put this really as it crosses a fair few chitter chatter threads but on the CP mum's forum these two posts were made yesterday (wednesday)..

"Don't want to scare people but there has been a number of bag snatches in the past week. Today alone I was the fifth one. The gang are on 3 motorcycles with white helmuts with 2 per motorcycle. I had mine snatched outside Sydenham Hill station and the gang headed back up towards CP. Just please be careful."

"Re previously posted mugging by 3 men on mopeds . I have been advised by My daughters school another mum was mugged on croxted road this am by three men on mopeds - please watch out everyone - police advised this was 7th incident. X"

Anyway - it looks like they didn't catch the guys because I just got this email from my daughter's nursery today (Thursday)

"We are alerting parents of a series of muggings / attempted muggings that took place this morning around Turney Road / Croxted Road and Lordship Lane.
We have been alerted to 7 incidents, this includes (parents of my daughter's nursery). The victims were targeted by 3 men on mopeds. Please remain vigilant! "

Yeah.. so hold on to your bags!
 
shall we try that new Antic place then? i love the anerley arms but we've already done that one. the bridge house is full of yuppies and expensive, the crooked billet might be a bit rough for the more delicate amongst us.
 
I liked this article and also more news on Beer Rebellion opening up a branch in Penge..

http://deserter.co.uk/2014/11/the-pick-of-penge/

I very much agree with the last line - knowing both Penge and Beckenham since childhood..

"The irony, given the common perception of Penge over the last 150 years, is that Beckenham is the real suburb, the real commuter town. Penge feels better than that. Penge feels like London."
 
Any preference for christmas drinks in Penge - Thursday or a Friday?

in other news - I think the Lidl at Crown Point threat is back!! Lady in the bakery will be angry!
 
boohoo said:
Any preference for christmas drinks in Penge - Thursday or a Friday?

in other news - I think the Lidl at Crown Point threat is back!! Lady in the bakery will be angry!
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It's definitely back - they put in a new, slightly amended, planning app. I take it you've seen the protest posters around Crown Point!
 
gaijingirl said:
It's definitely back - they put in a new, slightly amended, planning app. I take it you've seen the protest posters around Crown Point!
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yes- only noticed today - I think it could bring business to the area rather than stop business. I think a lot of the shops up there aren't all that great because they don't have to make much effort to get customers. The issue of dangerous traffic is a problem there anyway. But having a car park in the neighbourhood could mean the possibility of businesses serving a larger area.
 
I can't make this.

Is the Tulse Hill Hotel that big pub which used to be the Tulse Hill Tavern?
 
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