My Fathers Place on Coldharbour Lane to become a cocktail bar

[Ms T]

Soft launch is the new pop up. Or something.

Quite common in the restaurant trade. Usually means lower prices while they iron out any problems.

 

[Coldharbourgirl]

A friend did some black and white photos of the shops/Barrier Block/houses in my part of Coldharbour Lane. I have A4-ish prints of some, these "contacts" and the negatives.
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I was born above one of those shops and my Dad ran the shop below for many years. Any chance I could get copies - specifically of Gresham Spares - the big corner shop?

 

[editor]

I was born above one of those shops and my Dad ran the shop below for many years. Any chance I could get copies - specifically of Gresham Spares - the big corner shop?

I did a feature on Gresham Spares here - http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/lost-shops.html

 

[Coldharbourgirl]

He was a tough old bastard. I lived next to my fathers place for a couple of years and me and my flatmate got to know him. That backroom of his was fucking incredible, he wasn't immune to a bit of name-dropping either, worked with some of the greats. He helped my flatmate get his first record pressed too i seem to remember. He was the don of that little block of shops/flats.

I did a feature on Gresham Spares here - http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/lost-shops.html

I did a feature on Gresham Spares here - http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/lost-shops.html

 

[Coldharbourgirl]

I did a feature on Gresham Spares here - http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/lost-shops.html

Oh I didnt know about that. Tony is my brother! He lived in Brixton for a time. My Dad will love seeing all this. I dont think he found it easy leaving Brixton - he was the last of many generations in Lambeth. Thanks.

 

[leanderman]

Quite common in the restaurant trade. Usually means lower prices while they iron out any problems.

In this case, a free cocktail and a bit of food. £5 thereafter, before prices reach normal levels, whatever that is.

 

[leanderman]

Opening tomorrow. I'll report back.

 

[editor]

Opening tomorrow. I'll report back.

I might see you there!

 

[CH1]

How come all the radicals are getting invited to free canapés at the Shrub and Shutter when there has been all this flack in the past? I will be attending the Proms as usual - but fascinated to hear the verdict of the local cognoscenti.

 

[editor]

How come all the radicals are getting invited to free canapés at the Shrub and Shutter when there has been all this flack in the past? I will be attending the Proms as usual - but fascinated to hear the verdict of the local cognoscenti.

I'll always give a new place a fair go, even if I have to drown out the alarm bells in my head.

 

[leanderman]

I'll always give a new place a fair go, even if I have to drown out the alarm bells in my head.

I'm there at 7pm, with Leanderwoman

 

[DietCokeGirl]

If there's free drink, I wanna come.

 

[CH1]

Windows looked steamy when I came past about 30 minutes ago. Reports????

 

[leanderman]

Head hurts too much to type

 

[T & P]

Head hurts too much to type

That counts as a good review, I guess... Unless you meant you got a kicking at the place last night

 

[leanderman]

That counts as a good review, I guess... Unless you meant you got a kicking at the place last night

Very, very good (and large) cocktails. £5 offer price. I expect they'll be £10 after soft launch.

Friendly. Awkward two-room space. Felt quite West London - not something I usually note or care about.

 

[Winot]

Friendly. Awkward two-room space. Felt quite West London - not something I usually note or care about.

Further west than Cla'am?

 

[Rushy]

Very, very good (and large) cocktails. £5 offer price. I expect they'll be £10 after soft launch.

Friendly. Awkward two-room space. Felt quite West London - not something I usually note or care about.

Is that a bowl of cocktail?!

 

[T & P]

The cocktail names are really fucking daft, but other than that they seem rather appealing

 

[Winot]

Is that a bowl of cocktail?!

With a glass of wine chaser by the looks of things.

 

[leanderman]

Is that a bowl of cocktail?!

Yes. And even larger than it looks.

 

[shakespearegirl]

I'm a bit confudled, do the cocktails actually have salmon and venison in them or is it a flavouring

 

[editor]

I went past last night and noticed that the space did look a little awkward. I liked the fact that the frontage wasn't garish at all and there wasn't loud music thumping out. Maybe we'll all get along just fine

Not sure about a "drinks program" though. Does the drink come out of your smartphone?

 

[leanderman]

I'm a bit confudled, do the cocktails actually have salmon and venison in them or is it a flavouring

God knows. I recall nothing much of my gentrification tour last night: 328 bar, Shrub, Brindisa, C&F, Wine Parlour, Kaff, Effra Social. Effra Tavern as well, which had the best mix of people.

 

[SarfLondoner]

God knows. I recall nothing much of my gentrification tour last night: 328 bar, Shrub, Brindisa, C&F, Wine Parlour, Kaff, Effra Social. Effra Tavern as well, which had the best mix of people.

Thirsty work with all the walking you did.

 

[SarfLondoner]

Very, very good (and large) cocktails. £5 offer price. I expect they'll be £10 after soft launch.

Friendly. Awkward two-room space. Felt quite West London - not something I usually note or care about.

Jugged peas looks more suited to the Soup menu.

 

[shakespearegirl]

God knows. I recall nothing much of my gentrification tour last night: 328 bar, Shrub, Brindisa, C&F, Wine Parlour, Kaff, Effra Social. Effra Tavern as well, which had the best mix of people.

8 venue crawl. Hardcore

 

[Winot]

8 venue crawl. Hardcore

Plus the 2 bottles of wine he and I shared at lunchtime...

 

[Manter]

Blimey.

 

[Winot]

Blimey.

To be fair, we had been left in charge of 6 children, so it was necessary rather than through choice.