Should Windrush Square be renamed Ritzy Square?
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hiraethified
The'd probably be too distracted by the lovely gardens that used to be there to notice.
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/theatre.html
saltounpepper
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It's all about the subliminal messages 
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hiraethified
Perhaps you prefer the moderne sea of concrete, but I rather like old fashioned things like trees, grass, plants and flowers.
Even this comparatively bleak 1960s view reminds me of how much grass (and trees) have been lost.
Stick some benches around this Victorian view and we'd be sorted:
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hiraethified
So do you prefer the current concrete-tastic, grass-untroubled vista of Tate Gardens to the 1960s view?
Apart from being an extension to the Ritzy's private business, could you remind me what the square's being used for?
Crispy
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The current space is paved with Quite Nice Stone, and there's grass troubling the vista. There are lots of trees in the south side of the space.
The 1960's view has some inaccessible grass, some flowers, and passage across the square is blocked by the raised walls. Rushcroft road cuts it in half.
I have seen: Old boys sitting in the public seats with their guinness. Kids playing. People riding bikes and skateboards. People sitting on the grass in the sun. Various information/market/council etc. gazebos. I'm sure that Brixton Splash will make excellent use of the space this year. It's a vast improvement.
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
Even if the BCA has only a small cafe, there is nothing to stop them appropriating a part of the square, a la Ritzy.
Just spotted the pix of the BCA building on their website. Looks good.
Just spotted the pix of the BCA building on their website. Looks good.
saltounpepper
New Member
Incidentally, what's going on with the BCA? This may have been covered elsewhere on U75 but there seems to be a lack of activity at the moment. Funds dried up? Unexpected structural problems with the building?
Maybe they've read this thread and are having second thoughts about their plans for an outside seating area?
Maybe they've read this thread and are having second thoughts about their plans for an outside seating area?
Crispy
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Well their funding is secure, so the relative quiet on site is probably due to the preliminaries going on inside. Maybe they found asbestos. Maybe they found some structural instability. Hard to know, unless you see a builder and press them for info.
snowy_again
Slush
That sort of survey would have been done prior to lottery funders (& Boris House et al) agreeing it wouldn't it? Can't believe they'd have been offered that amount without a Schedule D or whatever it's called, as well as a surveyors report etc.
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hiraethified
It's pretty much totally trashed inside.
Crispy
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I'd have thought so. Doesn't prevent surprises (or accidents) though.
snowy_again
Slush
Maybe they did provisional surveys and its out to tender for some bits then? Not looked on the BCA site for a while.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
Reigned it in this weekend.
snowy_again
Slush
I noticed that too, but assumed it was because other people were paying to use the square (the Oval Playhouse Routemaster).
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I saw a bat there last night, flying across from the library side into the trees by the church.
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hiraethified
Was it pulling a "COME TO THE RITZY" banner?
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
The Playhouse Routemaster was a temporary use of square. Which is appropriate use of a public square.
Ive noticed the Ritzy encampment has gone. Hasnt been there when ive been past in the last week.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Yeah, I pointed that out a couple of weeks ago and someone said maybe the weather wasn't good (it was one of the nicest days of the year). Maybe they, or Lambeth Council saw this thread
Gramsci
Well-Known Member
Seats are back.
Ive emailed planning in more detail with photos and referances to Rush Common policies from Council website.
The email address on the Rush Common website page on the Lambeth website does not work. So Ive emailed planning directly this time.
Also put in the reference number for my previous query about this as they never got back to me. They are supposed to. Either to say its not a planning issue or it is.
Ive emailed planning in more detail with photos and referances to Rush Common policies from Council website.
The email address on the Rush Common website page on the Lambeth website does not work. So Ive emailed planning directly this time.
Also put in the reference number for my previous query about this as they never got back to me. They are supposed to. Either to say its not a planning issue or it is.
newbie
undisambiguated
My rummage around the Lambeth website for what the Ritzy is paying only comes up with this scale. Do they really only pay a few hundred quid a year for what must be a goldmine?
leanderman
Street Party: July 2
someone flaunting an iPad2 in the Ritzy outer compound this afternoon, and taking pix with it. Brave.
Brixton Hatter
Home is south London mate
Someone at the residents meeting tonight was complaining about the Ritzy using part of the square and "pushing out" the local community etc. There's a bit of a minor bunfight on Twitter about it. I can't say I object to the Ritzy using their bit of space but since the summer has come (sort of!!) it's a real reminder there isn't enough seating in the square for it to be truly used and enjoyed by all locals.
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