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clandestino said:
Is that the kind of computer type shop next to Beamish & McGlue? If not, I reckon that might not be long for this world either...

I wonder what the office block next to the salvation army will become. That's up for rent now...
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no.. there's a really old-school camera shop up the road (same side as B&M but the other side of Mine)... that office block next to the Sally Army is a nice building... been wondering about that too...
 
gaijingirl said:
there's a new Portuguese food shop - just noticed it as I went past this evening.. is that in the old mock Tudor shop? If so all the mock Tudorishness has gone..
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Yes that's it. All of the mock Tudorishness has been banished.

What is it about the Portuguese that makes them such successful entrepreneurs? The little deli on the footpath the Tulse Hill station, and the cafe next to the White Hart both seem constantly busy.
 
If you look on google street view, the image is from August 2012 and the mock tudor shop has writing in the window to say he is closing down and all donations are grateful(ly accepted). He might have been forced out. Something similar happened with the guy running the shop which is now the fish spa / cooking without water or oil / christian clothing shop. He was threatening hunger strike because British Gas took him to court for not paying his bill and led to his bankruptcy. He had a coffin in the door and everything.

I presume the camera shop mentioned is the place next door to the mock tudor, Ivor Howell.

The place next to the Salvation Army was, until recently, an office for the probation service, as far as I am aware.

I think that the Castle Delicatessen and Cafe Castelo are owned by the same people. I often wish I were Portugese as they seem to have quite an amount of fun in there. I had threatened to go down to Cruz 5 a day for the WC Qualifiers when Northern Ireland were playing Portugal but I never did it.
 
Pinggoombah said:
Yes that's it. All of the mock Tudorishness has been banished.

What is it about the Portuguese that makes them such successful entrepreneurs? The little deli on the footpath the Tulse Hill station, and the cafe next to the White Hart both seem constantly busy.
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great little places. there's an excellent one up towards selhurst park as well. have a sort of bar/cafe atmosphere which really adds to the area. bet they make 100s of k a year.
 
the park pub has now returned to "old boozer" style. under new management. pool table. sky sports. soooo much better than the attempted yuppie bar it was before.
 
Smick said:
If you look on google street view, the image is from August 2012 and the mock tudor shop has writing in the window to say he is closing down and all donations are grateful(ly accepted). He might have been forced out. Something similar happened with the guy running the shop which is now the fish spa / cooking without water or oil / christian clothing shop. He was threatening hunger strike because British Gas took him to court for not paying his bill and led to his bankruptcy. He had a coffin in the door and everything.

I presume the camera shop mentioned is the place next door to the mock tudor, Ivor Howell.

The place next to the Salvation Army was, until recently, an office for the probation service, as far as I am aware.

I think that the Castle Delicatessen and Cafe Castelo are owned by the same people. I often wish I were Portugese as they seem to have quite an amount of fun in there. I had threatened to go down to Cruz 5 a day for the WC Qualifiers when Northern Ireland were playing Portugal but I never did it.
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Cafe Castelo is always busier than the White Hart next door.
 
Smick said:
If you look on google street view, the image is from August 2012 and the mock tudor shop has writing in the window to say he is closing down and all donations are grateful(ly accepted). He might have been forced out. Something similar happened with the guy running the shop which is now the fish spa / cooking without water or oil / christian clothing shop. He was threatening hunger strike because British Gas took him to court for not paying his bill and led to his bankruptcy. He had a coffin in the door and everything.

I presume the camera shop mentioned is the place next door to the mock tudor, Ivor Howell.

The place next to the Salvation Army was, until recently, an office for the probation service, as far as I am aware.

I think that the Castle Delicatessen and Cafe Castelo are owned by the same people. I often wish I were Portugese as they seem to have quite an amount of fun in there. I had threatened to go down to Cruz 5 a day for the WC Qualifiers when Northern Ireland were playing Portugal but I never did it.
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The fish spa/cooking w out water or oil/christian clothing shop is the weirdest and most confusing business proposition I think I've ever seen. As far as I can tell, they installed all the fish spa stuff and then suddenly for some reason weren't able to trade (licence maybe? there was that virus scare about the fish treatment around the same time). I don't think I've ever seen anybody in there. Shame as its a good visible location.

Cafe Castelo do a good classic breakfast, sausage, bacon, egg, beans and chips (got to be chips). And they have the Portuguese menu too, steak sandwiches w fried egg etc. Pretty decent.
 
discobastard said:
The fish spa/cooking w out water or oil/christian clothing shop is the weirdest and most confusing business proposition I think I've ever seen. As far as I can tell, they installed all the fish spa stuff and then suddenly for some reason weren't able to trade (licence maybe? there was that virus scare about the fish treatment around the same time). I don't think I've ever seen anybody in there. Shame as its a good visible location.

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There was something going on in there tonight. A guy was wearing an apron, presumably to do a cookery demonstration.

I'm not sure what they make money off though. Are they selling food or cookbooks or graters? Something like that?
 
I saw him chopping veg. There wasn't anyone else in the shop though, he might have been cooking his tea.
 
ringo said:
I saw him chopping veg. There wasn't anyone else in the shop though, he might have been cooking his tea.
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Went past last night. They are advertising 'Saladmaster'. Some kind of ultra healthy cooking method franchise thing where you host dinner parties.

It's DEFINITELY NOT pyramid selling. No sir.
 
I see that the signs on the hairdresser in the Tulse Hill island have come down, revealing a branch of Threshers.

Apparently planning permission has been granted for it to become a restaurant.

Hopefully it will not be another café or fried chicken style restaurant. We also have enough good Indian restaurants.
 
Smick said:
I see that the signs on the hairdresser in the Tulse Hill island have come down, revealing a branch of Threshers.

Apparently planning permission has been granted for it to become a restaurant.

Hopefully it will not be another café or fried chicken style restaurant. We also have enough good Indian restaurants.
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They spent a fortune on that place.
 
Smick said:
I see that the signs on the hairdresser in the Tulse Hill island have come down, revealing a branch of Threshers.

Apparently planning permission has been granted for it to become a restaurant.

Hopefully it will not be another café or fried chicken style restaurant. We also have enough good Indian restaurants.
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oh I wondered about that - thought it might be becoming a Threshers but the sign looked old. Also the Indian Spice curry house seems to have just changed hands - the one next to the dry cleaners on the same side as Co-Op..

Also the travel agents has shut down - or gone online or something. But the shop is vacated anyway.
 
gaijingirl said:
oh I wondered about that - thought it might be becoming a Threshers but the sign looked old. Also the Indian Spice curry house seems to have just changed hands - the one next to the dry cleaners on the same side as Co-Op..

Also the travel agents has shut down - or gone online or something. But the shop is vacated anyway.
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I think Threshers went bust. I don't think it ever existed while I have lived in London.

The car showroom is up for grabs too.

The street will be unrecognisable in six months.
 
Smick said:
I think Threshers went bust. I don't think it ever existed while I have lived in London.

The car showroom is up for grabs too.

The street will be unrecognisable in six months.
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really? :D how did I miss that? And Hamiltons going too - that's a massive chunk of that stretch along with all the others! I'm a bit surprised at Hamiltons tbh... it's always busy - he seems (from the untrained eye) to shift a fair few motors!

I hope they do get occupied though - already with the travel agents empty it looks a bit sad and lonely. I used to quite like seeing the big barrels and wondering what would get sent to the West Indies or wherever...
 
gaijingirl said:
really? :D how did I miss that? And Hamiltons going too - that's a massive chunk of that stretch along with all the others! I'm a bit surprised at Hamiltons tbh... it's always busy - he seems (from the untrained eye) to shift a fair few motors!

I hope they do get occupied though - already with the travel agents empty it looks a bit sad and lonely. I used to quite like seeing the big barrels and wondering what would get sent to the West Indies or wherever...
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The guy who seemed to run Hamilton's has gone a while and it seems to be new people. The showroom appears deserted and I think the car lot is still functioning from the building beneath the. Gofamint church. There's a to let sign above the showroom.

The people running the car lot seem to be focusing on automatics.

I notice that there's a to let sign above Threshers. I only arrived in GB in 2008 and a lot of off license chains Threshers, Victoria, Oddbins all went kaput so I might not be entirely right about Threshers demise.
 
CONDEX said:
Not seem, it has..

A person who breaks all the windows in a business, must be known to the people who run the place.
I don't think the Mine Bar is long for this world.
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That corner has never been a great location. Maybe it should become a fried chicken shop.
 
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