Chase Dulwit

Sorry , the car break-in rant has nothing at all to do with the tyre place; I'm still bitter about it.

Interstingly, I live very close to the tyre place and have noticed a few, very long (new) nails nearby. However, I used to get punctures regularly and haven't had any since they opened up (tempting fate now). Although. I did have by car broken into and completely cleared out in Tyrell Rd directly opposite a couple of months ago.

Selfridges have stocked their stuff for years, as well as John Lewis; Waitrose for a while, and I hear that it has just gone into World Duty Free at Terminal 5! They also supply other, very exclusive stores, but re-branded with that stores' packaging.

>:D< Gray's Herbal Tablets went on the shelves last week.

I completely agree. I was in a queue there on Sat afternoon and someone further back started honking, which led to four men getting out of the car in front of him, then generally intimidating him, tapping on windows etc. Remember, this is a main route out of Peckham, god knows what could happen given the right (or wrong) mixture of people and circumstances.

Was she Ray Davies' (Kinks) mother? I know he has a daughter called Eva.

How about Charles Barry (jnr) for whom the road I dwell is named? although I don't know if he lived here. Michael Faraday, Henry Bessemer, Camille Pissaro, Margaret Thatcher were all involved with ED, but lived close by (Walworth, Camberwell, Crystal Palace, Dulwich). I'm not sure that Dickens ever lived here (mainly Bankside), but his involvement was more with Dulwich Village and the gallery. Maybe the most important name is Edward Alleyn, who also lived at Bankside but moved to Dulwich (not East Dulwich specifically). None of this ranting answers the question and perhaps "The most important (deceased) person associated with East Dulwich" surely was the bloke with all the dogs on a hill separating us from Camberwell and the Jenny's (Eclair and Agutter).

I was friends with Gerry and Tony Lavelle who managed that branch throughout the 70's (moved to Hove branch in eighties). Inside was tiny, as well as the flat above; so god knows what they can squeeze in there - an estate agency??

Did Bon (not Ben)Scott of AC/DC live in ED? I was a fan of theirs and at the time of his death (1980) was living in Woodvale. I remember hearing that he died outside 67 Underhill Rd, in a friends car whilst visiting the area. Officially the story goes: On February 19, 1980, Bon Scott passed out after a night of heavy drinking in a Camden club now known as KOKO London, and was left in a car owned by an acquaintance of his named Alistair Kinnear. The following morning, Kinnear rushed him to King's College Hospital in Camberwell, where Scott was pronounced dead on arrival

Well it's more a small 'super' market nowadays

Seen Adrian Lester and kids a couple of times in the Barry Rd Off License opposite. Jo Brand and kids recently by what used to be Dulwich Hamlet School (when my wife went there). Don't know what it' called now, even though I drive past it every day! Look at this link for more faces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Dulwich#Notable_residents. you can add your own spottings.

How about paying someone to remove all the trees in Barry Rd (controversial), so our cars, carpets etc, stop getting covered in that sticky crap!