Lewisham Neighbourhoods Chitter Chatter

[pocketscience]

it had a brief incarnation as a gay pub around 1991/2 when i was briefly living in S London

(at that time, breweries tended to try giving run down pubs a go as a gay pub rather than flog them off for redevelopment)

'grotty' does not quite do it justice...

Missed that. it was a bit of an old rockers/ stoners pub when I know it - I actually worked behind the bar in there for a bit in 89, as the landlord was sympathetic to us squatters. At the time they put on bands at the weekend but tbf yeah the place was a total dump, the beer was watered down piss and there was a always a lingering smell of rank soapbar hash hanging in the air.
After my mates were evicted from upstairs at the end of 1990 i had no more reason to go there.

One nice memory of the place though was us all meeting up in there after the poll tax riot.

'grotty' does not quite do it justice...

 

[Puddy_Tat]

i can't remember if it was there or somewhere else where some bloke approached me and said "don't i know you from belmarsh?"

 

[clicker]

God The Roebuck I'm sure I saw dumpy's rusty Nuts in there one weekend.. or someone similar and let's face it there were a lot of similar at the time.

Yes Lewisham ODEON was definitely classier than Catford ABC, however we knew somebody who would open the fire escape at Catford ABC so that won hands down... I have strong memories of smoking a pipe in there when I was about 10 God knows why?
I can't remember ever going to studio six or seven , but always thought they looked quite elegant in an odd way, like a pastel painted couple of middle aged ladies.

 

[oryx]

i can't remember if it was there or somewhere else where some bloke approached me and said "don't i know you from belmarsh?"

 

[pocketscience]

God The Roebuck I'm sure I saw dumpy's rusty Nuts in there one weekend.. or someone similar and let's face it there were a lot of similar at the time.

Yeah that sounds about right for the place in the late 80's. I know the technician that mixed their gigs. he was a regular in there.

Yes Lewisham ODEON was definitely classier than Catford ABC, however we knew somebody who would open the fire escape at Catford ABC so that won hands down... I have strong memories of smoking a pipe in there when I was about 10 God knows why?
I can't remember ever going to studio six or seven , but always thought they looked quite elegant in an odd way, like a pastel painted couple of middle aged ladies.

6&7 was a weird place. They always seemed to have a strange choice of American B type trash films. Stuff like Smokie and the Bandit
and those neon lights like a broken Miami landmark transplanted into downtown Lewisham.

 

[clicker]

Oh yes I had forgotten about the neon sign , you are right it was out of place ... those buildings did look like they were just visiting and dropped in from another country.

 

[clicker]

Lewisham’s lost cinemas

 

[Maggot]

From the knowledgeable Transpontine: Transpontine: Lewisham Odeon 1963: The Beatles (twice) and Ray Charles
Transpontine: Lewisham 1956: 'Rock Rock Rock!'

 

[Puddy_Tat]

Transpontine advises there's a couple of free New Cross history walks this Sunday (25 April)

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

Tomorrow night there is free screening of a long form skate film called City of Rats at the deptford film festival. It's a skate film that documents the (mainly) London skate scene, it's trick heavy, street skating film.
I've seen it, it's good and there's a Q&A with the film maker and a professional skateboarder as well.
City Of Rats + DJ Set - Free Film Festivals

 

[Treacle Toes]

BREAKING: Schools and homes evacuated in Lewisham after bomb found

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[Treacle Toes]

Lewisham 'underwater' after heavy rain floods Loampit Vale

I had no idea

 

[bromley]

Must be caused by them messing about with the river! No wonder the DLR wasn't going between Lewisham and Deptford this morning!

 

[Puddy_Tat]

 

[Treacle Toes]

Your Guide To Summer Festivals In Lewisham

 

[Puddy_Tat]

came up on a Flickr account I follow



(for those new-ish to the patch, that's what was where the police station is now. i'd say the photo is somewhere between 1933 - when Tower House was built - and the 1939 war)

 

[Puddy_Tat]

and another -



this bit is now the pedestrianised bit for the market. most of the shops on the left were flattened by bombing in WW2, and the clock tower is now a bit further south (it got moved a few years back)

 

[Maggot]

Lewisham People's Day today: Lewisham Council - People's Day

Misty in Roots are playing.

Just be aware that they are very strict about not allowing you to bring alcohol, or other liquids on site.

 

[bromley]

They weren't that strict!

Trevor and Simon were brilliant!

 

[Maggot]

People's day was good fun. Met up with a number of mates including r0bb0, saw the Pangaea Steel Band who were very good and Misty in Roots who were brilliant. Things looked a bit hairy at the end, with teenagers running around and forming a big scrum, I don't know if it was a fight.

 

[Smangus]

Lewisham to get a 20 mph limit all over!

Lewisham Council - 20mph borough speed limit

from September apparently.

 

[Maggot]

Some twat called the Police cos he was served the wrong type of tea:

Café customer calls police after he was served the wrong type of tea

 

[Treacle Toes]

Some twat called the Police cos he was served the wrong type of tea:

Café customer calls police after he was served the wrong type of tea

Lewisham Lemongrass Altercation Sparks Three Nights of Rioting

 

[bromley]

The festival in Foreham Park was great!

 

[Treacle Toes]

1930s Lewisham – ‘Streets Notorious for Road Accidents’

 

[oryx]

Liked 'cos it's an interesting link, not for a load of car accidents...

 

[Treacle Toes]

London venue Canavan's needs your help

 

[ShiftyBagLady]

A group of people have come together and have been hosting cake mornings (my favourite) to help build and strengthen community relations under the punderful banner of Peace of Cake.
They are a lovely, sincere and friendly bunch.
The next one is Monday 26th September,
Please check the video and pop along and support them if you're free.

 

[Treacle Toes]

Lewisham £20m leisure centre 'one of the worst in London'