Tulse Hill news, chitter chatter and gossip

[T & P]

Looks like our joy at the scaffolding blocking the bus lane on Norwood Road finally coming down was premature. Bus lane still closed as the fence enclosing the property sits a foot onto the bus lane. More worrying, the façade still looks like months away from finished.

How is this allowed? The original completion date has been overshot by many months already, and the extension long gone past. Doesn’t Lambeth have a policy of escalating fines for missing deadlines to deter private developers from taking the piss like this? If it does, clearly the penalties can’t amount to much, because at the end of the day that property is not exactly multi-million Mayfair material.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Looks like our joy at the scaffolding blocking the bus lane on Norwood Road finally coming down was premature. Bus lane still closed as the fence enclosing the property sits a foot onto the bus lane. More worrying, the façade still looks like months away from finished.

How is this allowed? The original completion date has been overshot by many months already, and the extension long gone past. Doesn’t Lambeth have a policy of escalating fines for missing deadlines to deter private developers from taking the piss like this? If it does, clearly the penalties can’t amount to much, because at the end of the day that property is not exactly multi-million Mayfair material.

I wrote to TfL a while back pointing out the dangerous lack of provision for pedestrians, the sub standard fencing/scaffolding, the continual overruns of the licence and the fact there is never anyone actually working on site. They said they would send someone out to inspect the site but there doesn’t appear to have been any action.

I’m amazed no one has been hurt there, as people still walk in the road.

 

[sparkybird]

I wrote to TfL a while back pointing out the dangerous lack of provision for pedestrians, the sub standard fencing/scaffolding, the continual overruns of the licence and the fact there is never anyone actually working on site. They said they would send someone out to inspect the site but there doesn’t appear to have been any action.

I’m amazed no one has been hurt there, as people still walk in the road.

But the bus/cycle lane coming from West Norwood is closed so there's no traffic. I would have thought that the bus drivers having to divert around the Tulse Hill gyratory would be fed up by now......

 

[Smick]

But the bus/cycle lane coming from West Norwood is closed so there's no traffic. I would have thought that the bus drivers having to divert around the Tulse Hill gyratory would be fed up by now......

Not even getting fed up, I’m sure there are penalties for the bus companies for not running their services on time, getting round the gyratory can add on a good few minutes in busy times. Never mind the cost of extra diesel.

 

[Smick]

It’s open! I’ve just boarded a 196 from
The normal bus stop.

 

[T & P]

It’s open! I’ve just boarded a 196 from
The normal bus stop.

 

[Cat Fan]

Walked through where the scaffolding used to be today and it was glorious. (Apart from having to dodge some loose exposed wiring someone left hanging out of their flat window)

 

[GOP]

Looks like the guy with long hair who begs on the Thameslink/Southern trains has taken a bit of beating. He's currently doing the rounds on the St Alban's train. He's usually in cahoots with the older guy who carries a book round but he's nowhere to be seen. Guessing they may have had a falling out.

 

[oldandjaded]

They live in Probin Road. I often found them quite literally rolling around the floor off their tits on the corner of lanercost and Probin. I also woke up one morning to find them trying all the door handles along the street. Tbh I'm surprised they don't get a kicking more often.

 

[T & P]

Does anyone else feel that the building work for the new housing development opposite the THH is progressing at a very slow pace? Not the demolition of the pre-existing houses, but the ground preparation and foundations digging. I swear they’ve had excavators and borehole drilling equipment on site for months now, and the site still looks like a WWI battlefield.

I wouldn’t care much about it if it weren’t for the fact that the bus stop has been closed for ages now, and looks like it will continue to be for a while yet.

 

[oldandjaded]

Longhair begging bloke was trying to start a fight with a couple of police on Tuesday outside the coop. They were called as he had collapsed infront of their door after drinking vodka at 8am.

 

[Cat Fan]

I see a giant skip outside the White Hart and noises coming from inside. Does that mean someone has finally taken it over or is it just works being done on the flats overhead?
Edit: autocorrect

 

[Cat Fan]

Interesting experiment going on at the main Tulse Hill gyratory. The traffic lights are out of commission and it doesn't seem to have caused any immediate problems.

Not great fun for pedestrians mind.

 

[T & P]

I see a giant skip outside the White Hart and noises coming from inside. Does that mean someone has finally taken it over or is it just works being done on the flats overhead?
Edit: autocorrect

Someone told me last week it had been taken over by someone who has a pub in Peckham. Unfortunately I cannot remember neither the name of the pub nor the individual/company who is alleged to have bought it.

 

[Cat Fan]

Someone told me last week it had been taken over by someone who has a pub in Peckham. Unfortunately I cannot remember neither the name of the pub nor the individual/company who is alleged to have bought it.

If the rumours are true then it would be the owners of the Prince of Peckham.

 

[T & P]

If the rumours are true then it would be the owners of the Prince of Peckham.

Ah yeah, that rings a bell so might well be what my friend say. But then again he might have been simply repeating a rumour, rather than having first class information on it.

 

[felonius monk]

If the rumours are true then it would be the owners of the Prince of Peckham.

Yep. Prince of Peckham landlord launches pub group

 

[BusLanes]

Well good luck to him

 

[Cat Fan]

Yep. Prince of Peckham landlord launches pub group

Great stuff. I've been to PoP before and it was not cheap but it had a great atmosphere.

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

They bought it years ago, but the pandemic put the plans for "Queen of the South" (like the name) on hold. The 'solution to gentrification' of this pub won't be cheap food and drink though im afraid, if Prince of Peckham is anything to go by.

 

[GarveyLives]

Looks like the guy with long hair who begs on the Thameslink/Southern trains has taken a bit of beating. He's currently doing the rounds on the St Alban's train. He's usually in cahoots with the older guy who carries a book round but he's nowhere to be seen. Guessing they may have had a falling out.

They live in Probin Road. I often found them quite literally rolling around the floor off their tits on the corner of lanercost and Probin. I also woke up one morning to find them trying all the door handles along the street. Tbh I'm surprised they don't get a kicking more often.

Longhair begging bloke was trying to start a fight with a couple of police on Tuesday outside the coop. They were called as he had collapsed infront of their door after drinking vodka at 8am.

This repulsive duo were stopped and searched by officers from the institutionally racist, institutionally corrupt Metropolitan Police (in special measures) underneath the railway bridge on Norwood Road, shortly before 2.00 p.m. two weeks ago (on 20 July 2022).

Within a few moments, both were freely roaming the nearby streets, unlike a number of other people who have had similar encounters with the same police force.

 

[Me76]

Is there anywhere that the Railway says what they are doing on a Friday?

I go down there randomly and have had good nights. Sometimes reggae, sometime soul, sometime live and an excellent dancing night last week with Editor on the decks.

But I would like to know. I'm following them on Facebook and Instagram but I don't see anything that tells me. Am I missing something obvious?

 

[editor]

Is there anywhere that the Railway says what they are doing on a Friday?

I go down there randomly and have had good nights. Sometimes reggae, sometime soul, sometime live and an excellent dancing night last week with Editor on the decks.

But I would like to know. I'm following them on Facebook and Instagram but I don't see anything that tells me. Am I missing something obvious?

No, they've been a bit rubbish advertising their events recently. I was only given 24 hours notice for my DJ slot last week!

 

[Nanker Phelge]

No, they've been a bit rubbish advertising their events recently. I was only given 24 hours notice for my DJ slot last week!

I had a call for a last minute thing too last weekend. I was already booked.

What's the crowd like in there of late?

I've not been in for ages.

 

[editor]

I had a call for a last minute thing too last weekend. I was already booked.

What's the crowd like in there of late?

I've not been in for ages.

Here's how my night looked:



Pretty much the same kind of crowd. There was another DJ booked to play up to 10pm but there was literally no one inside.

 

[nick]

Maybe it is actually happening:
(old White Hart - station rise)
https://queenofthesouthpub.co.uk/

"Autumn 22"

 

[jimbarkanoodle]

Maybe it is actually happening:
(old White Hart - station rise)
https://queenofthesouthpub.co.uk/

"Autumn 22"

It will be good to give The Railway some competition, with their Trafalgar Square pricing, £6.30 pints of beer.

 

[editor]

Added a piece here The Queen Of The South – a new pub for Tulse Hill, opening in late 2022

 

[StudioBare]

Added a piece here The Queen Of The South – a new pub for Tulse Hill, opening in late 2022

Hey all - I'm the project manager and designer for Queen of the South so if you have any questions, shoot them my way.

 

[nick]

Hey all - I'm the project manager and designer for Queen of the South so if you have any questions, shoot them my way.

Thank you for taking the time to engage.

Are you able yet to give a closer estimate on opening date?