Quiz: where in Brixton is this?

[ricbake]

I don't know how famous this is, so I offer it as a quiz.

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This is on Stockwell Avenue opposite the end of Pilcher Place on the back of the Ferndale Road post office.

 

[editor]

This is one of my favourite houses in Brixton. Anyone know where it is?

 

[jonesyboyo]

This is one of my favourite houses in Brixton. Anyone know where it is?

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Brixton water lane?

 

[catriona]

removed

 

[catriona]

This is on Stockwell Avenue opposite the end of Pilcher Place on the back of the Ferndale Road post office.

Just saw this! I remember it well - on the pedestrian bit opposite Fitness First, on the building now done up by Squire & Partners. There used to be baby pigeons in there sometimes. Thanks for the memory.

 

[editor]

Brixton water lane?

Nope!

 

[brixtonblade]

This is one of my favourite houses in Brixton. Anyone know where it is?

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Loughborough Park

 

[editor]

Loughborough Park

Correct sir!

 

[editor]

And where is this?!

 

[brixtonblade]

Correct sir!

Boom!

 

[editor]

A new one:

 

[ash]

The old woolies?

 

[brixtonblade]

The block Mothercare used to be in

 

[ricbake]

The block Mothercare used to be in

That was my first thought but it doesn't have the little lions heads

 

[ricbake]

But maybe it does have some but not the same design...

 

[editor]

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But maybe it does have some but not the same design...

You got it!

 

[editor]

I think this one is too easy

 

[friendofdorothy]

Is it on a door on electic ave to one of the mansion blocks?

 

[editor]

Is it on a door on electic ave to one of the mansion blocks?

Nope.

 

[cuppa tee]

Is that up the side of M&S ?
dorrell place.

 

[editor]

Is that up the side of M&S ?
dorrell place.

Yep!

Next one:

 

[brixtonblade]

That little strip between fujiyama and rushcroft road

 

[editor]

OK. Let's make it tougher. Where is this l'il elephant?

 

[brixtonblade]

I need to go for a run to look!

 

[cuppa tee]

OK. Let's make it tougher. Where is this l'il elephant?

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On a brick column forming part of a garden wall at the end of Wynne Rd.

 

[editor]

On a brick column forming part of a garden wall at the end of Wynne Rd.

Damn you sir!

 

[cuppa tee]

Damn you sir!

It was a lucky guess.

 

[Ol Nick]

So three questions. Where is "North Brixton"? Where is "West Brixton"? And do East and South Brixton exist somewhere?

 

[CH1]

East Brixton used to exist - still on Urban

 

[Ol Nick]

East Brixton used to exist - still on Urban

Not bad, but I'm afraid I do require that the words be carved into a stone capital by a Victorian master mason.