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Maggot said:
Probably cos he doesn't understand your cryptic post, cos I certainly don't.
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A new cross landmark for years now
Always makes me smile

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On the site of old pub ... What was it called...malt and hops iirc


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Lived in Deptford 1991-1994 (Goldsmiths student) and just came across these photos that I took before I headed back to Devon. Glad I did, as it's changed a bit. Maybe of interest?

The Creek.

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Rachel McMillan halls on Creek Road, my home for the three years I was there. The pub next door was owned by one of the blokes from the Flying Pickets, as I recall. The Duke of Wellington or something like that? The Hoy, closer to Greenwich along Creek Road saw more of my custom, but I tended to drink closer to the college.
 
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Lived in Deptford 1991-1994 (Goldsmiths student) and just came across these photos that I took before I headed back to Devon. Glad I did, as it's changed a bit. Maybe of interest?

The Creek.

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Rachel McMillan halls on Creek Road, my home for the three years I was there. The pub next door was owned by one of the blokes from the Flying Pickets, as I recall. The Duke of Wellington or something like that? The Hoy, closer to Greenwich along Creek Road saw more of my custom, but I tended to drink closer to the college.
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Great photos @[62].

I have lived in Lewisham for thirteen years now and never explored Deptford Creek. Must do it.
 
oryx said:
Thanks!
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Transpontine is new cross-ish based, and is fairly good for the less obvious bits (including the radical / socialist stuff that tends to get buried) of history round the deptford / lewisham sort of patch. he does occasionally lead a walking tour round the patch, which i'd recommend as and when such things happen again.
 
Puddy_Tat said:
Transpontine is new cross-ish based, and is fairly good for the less obvious bits (including the radical / socialist stuff that tends to get buried) of history round the deptford / lewisham sort of patch. he does occasionally lead a walking tour round the patch, which i'd recommend as and when such things happen again.
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I love Transpontine! Don't go on his blog as often as I should but used to visit every day.

Just spoken to partner (originally from Deptford) and we have agreed we'll do a Deptford Creek walk when the weather is nice. He went there not so long ago with his cousin (originally from Lewisham itself, the tower blocks opposite the hospital, but living in Deptford for 30+ years) and said it was interesting. OH's from the other side of Deptford, the bit north-east of New X Gate station.

Thanks again for your recommendations.
 
:)

i have got an amateur guided history walk through northern deptford, which i did for part 1 (mainly the former royal dockyard) of a south london drinks a year or two back. part 2 got postponed from last autumn to this spring due to pressure of work and of course spring didn't happen this year...

my own attempts at london blogging have pretty much fallen off the pile of stuff to do
 
Puddy_Tat said:
:)

i have got an amateur guided history walk through northern deptford, which i did for part 1 (mainly the former royal dockyard) of a south london drinks a year or two back. part 2 got postponed from last autumn to this spring due to pressure of work and of course spring didn't happen this year...

my own attempts at london blogging have pretty much fallen off the pile of stuff to do
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I'll definitely be up for Part 2 and I think a fair few others will. Did you grow up in the area?
 
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And going back to my OP. I've fallen in love with New Cross. Love the place. Very surprised by that.

Very happy SE14 resident here!
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My New Cross was getting old and dilapidated back in the late 60’s and early 70’ that was when some dickhead group of planners levelled the woodpecker road area and built the Woodpecker estate. They must have designed it in the dark as it was an eyesore and soon turned into a ghetto.
An area I grew up in and where I had my first paper round, watching them demolish the old houses to make way for this estate was heartbreaking. I lived on the edge in Walpole road my parents were offered a place on the estate high rise as part of the rehousing scheme because they developed Walpole road and Achilles St as well, luckily my dad turned that down and we took the option of moving to a nice part of Lewisham. Much later on most of this concrete eyesore was demolished leaving only one tower block standing. What a waste of money, the part of New Cross I grew up in has fond memories but no amount of money could entice me back.
 
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Longshanks said:
My New Cross was getting old and dilapidated back in the late 60’s and early 70’ that was when some dickhead group of planners levelled the woodpecker road area and built the Woodpecker estate. They must have designed it in the dark as it was an eyesore and soon turned into a ghetto.
An area I grew up in and where I had my first paper round, watching them demolish the old houses to make way for this estate was heartbreaking. I lived on the edge in Walpole road my parents were offered a place on the estate high rise as part of the rehousing scheme because they developed Walpole road and Achilles St as well, luckily my dad turned that down and we took the option of moving to a nice part of Lewisham. Much later on most of this concrete eyesore was demolished leaving only one tower block standing. What a waste of money, the part of New Cross I grew up in has fond memories but no amount of money could entice me back.
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The destruction of the old houses of Deptford was evil and corrupt.
 
Orang Utan said:
Anyone been to Little Nan's? It seems to be run by cunts

I thought it was a bit dodgy as there is a stencil of a Young Conservative torch outside and their cocktails appear to be royalist. Eeeeuuuuccch. Let's run them out of town.
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Nice use of language by Orang utan, do we really appreciate that?
 
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