railton road... the frontline etc

[TopCat]

Rose? My memory is hazy regarding her name.

I remember her but can't confirm the name.

 

[Maggot]

It wasn't the Dogstar then. It was called the Atlantic. IIRC the conversion to the Dogstar happened after it was burnt out in the riot in around 95.

The Atlantic turned into the Dog Awful way before 1995 IIRC.

You're both wrong!

The Dogstar opened just before the 1995 riots. Like weeks before.

 

[Winot]

You're both wrong!

The Dogstar opened just before the 1995 riots. Like weeks before.

That's my understanding too, although I had only just arrived in Brixton that summer. In fact cycling down Acre Lane pissed at 2am after the rioters had gone to bed and gradually noticing the burnt out cars/timber merchant is one of my first Brixton memories.

 

[Ground Elder]

managed to get a copy of that book about 6 months ago off Amazon - it's a great read. It was a couple of quid iirc. The ironic thing was I was just finishing it on the plane on the way back from holiday in croatia when i heard about the recent London riots. Got back to Brixton and saw the high street smouldering. So much of the background in that book was so similar to what's happening today that it was pretty depressing

I had a copy on order from Amazon for a couple of quid, just as the riots kicked it off. The seller withdraw the book from sale and refunded me. Next time I looked the price for a 2nd hand copy had shot up to £20

 

[Brixton Hatter]

I had a copy on order from Amazon for a couple of quid, just as the riots kicked it off. The seller withdraw the book from sale and refunded me. Next time I looked the price for a 2nd hand copy had shot up to £20

cheeky buggers!

 

[jbengry]

Hi Aurora,

I just saw your amazing photos of the eviction of 121 Railton Road. I'm doing research for a Historic England project called Pride of Place: England's LGBTQ Heritage that seeks to explore and celebrate England's lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer history. 121 Railton Rd features in our upcoming online exhibition. I wanted to discuss whether you would give us permission (with credit and linkback) to use your images. Our project is educational and non-commercial.

Thanks!

Justin Bengry
jbengry@gmail.com

121 is still much missed. I went to many a varied function there over the years, met many friends that are still close to me, but the most memorable day of all for me there was the wonderful street party held in April 1999, shortly before Lambeth mad finally managed the eviction...

 

[Maggot]

Hi Aurora,

I just saw your amazing photos of the eviction of 121 Railton Road. I'm doing research for a Historic England project called Pride of Place: England's LGBTQ Heritage that seeks to explore and celebrate England's lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer history. 121 Railton Rd features in our upcoming online exhibition. I wanted to discuss whether you would give us permission (with credit and linkback) to use your images. Our project is educational and non-commercial.

Thanks!

Justin Bengry
jbengry@gmail.com

Hi Justin,

Aurora doesn't post here any more.I don't know if anyone here is in touch with her still.

 

[angusmcfangus]

I bumped into a fella in anjuna yesterday who said he used to own the frontline theatre. Said the press used the upstairs of his club as a telephone office during the riots! Anyone know him? I forgot his name though - oops!

Brixton Bob. Still running a bar in shapora Goa. I think the friend he was on about was Irish Dez. Who sadly passed away last year.

 

[sealion]

I think the Atlantic shut down in 1994 and reopened shortly afterwards as the dogstar. It took a hammering in the riot of 1995.

 

[editor]

Hi Justin,

Aurora doesn't post here any more.I don't know if anyone here is in touch with her still.

She logged on to the boards on Monday! I saw her last night and told her.

 

[editor]

I think the Atlantic shut down in 1994 and reopened shortly afterwards as the dogstar. It took a hammering in the riot of 1995.

Yep. I was outside and saw the place being set on fire in '95. Locals kids were coming out with crates of booze.

Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – bar review and history

 

[sealion]

Yep. I was outside and saw the place being set on fire in '95. Locals kids were coming out with crates of booze.

Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – bar review and history

Rightly or wrongly it was seen as a yuppie pub by some at the time.When my dad drank there in the 80's the customers where predominately west indian and irish.

 

[editor]

Rightly or wrongly it was seen as a yuppie pub by some at the time.

Oh it definitely was and the people that ran it got up everyone's noses.

 

[BigMoaner]

Is that Jamaican cafe still there on railton road, about half way to Herne hill, near poets corner I think. Was an "interesting" place, to say the least.

 

[BigMoaner]

Circa early noughties

 

[uk benzo]

Is that Jamaican cafe still there on railton road, about half way to Herne hill, near poets corner I think. Was an "interesting" place, to say the least.

Staff of Life?

 

[BigMoaner]

Staff of Life?

God knows the name. Was a little cafe. I am pretty sure it'll be gone by now. Om phone otherwise id check google maps.

 

[BigMoaner]

I had to duck behind a car once as a car drove past the cafe and waved a gun out of the window.

 

[dbs1fan]

I think the 'interesting cafe' was something like Red Post cafe - maybe named that because of the pillar box near the entrance- it was closed by police due to drug dealing, I believe, about 5-6 years ago

 

[sealion]

Yep. I was outside and saw the place being set on fire in '95. Locals kids were coming out with crates of booze.

Dogstar, 389 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – bar review and history

Confirmed in this interesting blog,,,Apartheid in London pubs

 

[organicpanda]

Oh it definitely was and the people that ran it got up everyone's noses.

I see what you did there

 

[Gramsci]

Hi Aurora,

I just saw your amazing photos of the eviction of 121 Railton Road. I'm doing research for a Historic England project called Pride of Place: England's LGBTQ Heritage that seeks to explore and celebrate England's lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer history. 121 Railton Rd features in our upcoming online exhibition. I wanted to discuss whether you would give us permission (with credit and linkback) to use your images. Our project is educational and non-commercial.

Thanks!

Justin Bengry
jbengry@gmail.com

Have u seen this

You will need to ask editor about use if it.

 

[happyshopper]

Is that Jamaican cafe still there on railton road, about half way to Herne hill, near poets corner I think. Was an "interesting" place, to say the least.

Yes, it's still there. Don't know how 'interesting' it is, but the saltfish and ackee I had there a couple of months ago was fine.