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I drove past the Railway Telegraph pub today and thought it looked nice. It's a Youngs pub.

Anyone know it?

Or there is the Wetherspoons. I was in there today.

The disabled toilet smelt of piss and the floor was slippy in there.

But, according to my 4 Year old grandson, the pub has got "lovely, lovely carpet" throughout. And he liked the cheesy pasta.
 
The Pawsons Arms has (had...not been in there for a while) a nice greyhound called Mr Big or something similar and sometimes the barman let's you feed the dog pepperamis :D

I like it but I'm not sure it's everyone cup of tea. Think they're quite sport orientated. Dartboards, TVs showing stuff, palace etc.

I would have claimed it as my local because of the dog but it's a bit far to walk for just a pint from mine :D
 
Been past the Lord Napier - not been in it.

Where's the Pawson's arms?

Likewise - The Lord Napier looks alright.

I'm still doing up our house, can't even think about socialising :eek: We had to extend the lease on our flat by a month as there's a shitload of work to do and we can't really live on a building site with a 2 year old who seems oddly attracted to mouldy carpets, wood scraps and sharp screws :facepalm:...it's slowly falling into place and I think this coming week will be a huge improvement/milestone if it all goes to plan (i.e. we'll have a bathroom :hmm: )...

I've learnt a lot about DIY and how flaky tradespeople can be

I've already met a few really lovely neighbours who have been incredibly welcoming and a few shopkeepers in the area who also seem lovely. It's a really mixed area, our road alone is insanely diverse from what I can tell. It's London at it's best, IMO. Having moved from 10years renting in East Dulwich to calling Thornton Heath home, I am feeling very happy and positive :cool:
 
Right inbetween London Road and Thornton Heath Rec. Station-wise it's pretty much equidistant from Norbury and TH.

Where are you?

I am up by Grangewood Park - so the big lots of trees on the hill you can see behind Tescos.

I like the Rec and have had a good wander through the area. I walked from Beulah Spa on Beulah Hill to London Road and then back to mine one day. It's a nice long walk.
 
I walked past there
Likewise - The Lord Napier looks alright.

I'm still doing up our house, can't even think about socialising :eek: We had to extend the lease on our flat by a month as there's a shitload of work to do and we can't really live on a building site with a 2 year old who seems oddly attracted to mouldy carpets, wood scraps and sharp screws :facepalm:...it's slowly falling into place and I think this coming week will be a huge improvement/milestone if it all goes to plan (i.e. we'll have a bathroom :hmm: )...

I've learnt a lot about DIY and how flaky tradespeople can be

I've already met a few really lovely neighbours who have been incredibly welcoming and a few shopkeepers in the area who also seem lovely. It's a really mixed area, our road alone is insanely diverse from what I can tell. It's London at it's best, IMO. Having moved from 10years renting in East Dulwich to calling Thornton Heath home, I am feeling very happy and positive :cool:
by good fortune I met a great builder who was doing up the next door house. He's doing some good work for me for a very good price. He's got a Croydon crew and he's quick ...if you want his number let me know

Also I agree Thornton Heath feels like hackney used to in 1992 ...which means I'm part of the incoming gentrifying posse sadly
 
I walked past there

by good fortune I met a great builder who was doing up the next door house. He's doing some good work for me for a very good price. He's got a Croydon crew and he's quick ...if you want his number let me know

Also I agree Thornton Heath feels like hackney used to in 1992 ...which means I'm part of the incoming gentrifying posse sadly
I want his number, please, particulary if he does demolition - I need a garage going.
 
:D another request for the builder details please!

I've not been in the railway telegraph but wouldn't say no :)

Where's the Pawson's arms?

It's on Pawsons Rd which is off of Whitehorse Rd and near the Queens Rd Cemetery. There's another pub down the road from there called the Lion Inn. Queens Rd Cemetery is worth a wander if you're round that way.
 
I drove past the Railway Telegraph pub today and thought it looked nice. It's a Youngs pub.

Anyone know it?

Or there is the Wetherspoons. I was in there today.

The disabled toilet smelt of piss and the floor was slippy in there.

But, according to my 4 Year old grandson, the pub has got "lovely, lovely carpet" throughout. And he liked the cheesy pasta.

The secret life of Wetherspoon’s freaky carpets
 
It is a shame it clashes. :(
Although it clashes, my daughter has decided that she is going to the Grangewood Park event (she and her partner were founder members of the Friends of Grangewood Park) and taking my sister-in-law and my nephew with her, so I will be leaving the stall at the South Norwood Community Festival to others for a while, and heading over there instead!
 
Well, I will be!

I had never realised that they all had different carpets. I kind of assumed there was a corporate design or something. So I just thought my grandson was being toddlerish. Which he kind of was, but he was also telling the truth, I guess - if he thinks it was a lovely, lovely carpet, then it was :D

ETA It has also made me wonder what happens to these unique and expensive carpets when the pubs close, such as the one down the road in South Norwood.
 
Although it clashes, my daughter has decided that she is going to the Grangewood Park event (she and her partner were founder members of the Friends of Grangewood Park) and taking my sister-in-law and my nephew with her, so I will be leaving the stall at the South Norwood Community Festival to others for a while, and heading over there instead!
My daughter and her lot got there, but my rellies didn't make it to Croydon at all, and I was so knackered after fighting with a gazebo and a load of banners in a strong wind and rain, that I gave up and went home and missed both events! :(
 
lord napier seems okay. never been. i'm not a pub person.

pawson's arms? any one know these two?

Lord Napier used to be quite a friendly pub. Known for it's live Jazz. Big hall and marveless beaten up old piano with it's guts virtually hanging out.

Got taken over a few years ago and went down hill a bit. Less music, bit rougher IIRC. Dunno what it's like now but glad it's still open.
 
Grangewood Park. Just up from where my dad lives. I'm not into flowers and that but remember they always had really impressive beds of various coloured plants.

Well, if you're impressed by seeing a big square of red next to one of blue and so on.

Have they still got a parade of shops along there
 
Grangewood Park. Just up from where my dad lives. I'm not into flowers and that but remember they always had really impressive beds of various coloured plants.

Well, if you're impressed by seeing a big square of red next to one of blue and so on.

Have they still got a parade of shops along there
The parade of shops has gone, but the park is still there. There was an event there yesterday in fact. It is now mostly run by a group calling themselves the Friends of Grangewood Park who have been liaising with the council to get play equipment fixed, and money for plants and trees, and have then been organising community plantings and weedings and litter collections.
 
Just back from Grangewood. Its like my kids back garden in a way. Thornton heath is changing fast. But the more time I spend here, the more I like it as it is. It has lots of charm, beneath the scruffy veneer.
 
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