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It was a second hand shop that always had a large number of buggies on the forecourt. Agree with post that Cheese Block predated ED Deli. There was though another delicatessen a few doors up, possibly where Headnizm is now.

Thank EDP, the remark about Grade II listing baffled me

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The proposal is for part of the site to be used > for a school and part for a community medical > centre. Is there a strategic, coherent proposal for the site? The LibDems are working hard to ensure part of the land is used for a new secondary school but as KK has posted above, the land doesn't belong to them or the Council. Don't get me wrong, I fully appreciate the need for a new school and am supportive of the site being used for one IF there is sufficient land left over after the medical facility is built and the health needs of East Dulwich have been met.

cle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oggy, I found it interesting and exactly what the > board is about. Ignore the coal-digging chicken > eaters and tedious class obsessives. Nothing to do with eating chicken or class, more a desire for an accurate description of what East Dulwich was like before, well, let's call it gentrification.

Oggy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cora - I have lived locally with my family for 15 > years. It has changed a lot. Did you prefer the > Lane when it was full of fried chicken shops, > betting offices, hair salons and looked like every > other neighbourhood shopping street in south > London? Can you remind me when this was?

Robert Poste's Child Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think Alex K has a point though it may be that > standards in this area have shifted culturally in > the last fifty years and people channel that > attention into other areas of life. If you compare > ED to Dulwich Village, for example, you can see > what he (?) means, perhaps due partly to the work > of the Dulwich Estate. Houses in East Dulwich are much better maintained now than when I moved here 30 years ago. There has been a cultural shift in that time, houseowners are more aware of their homes as a capital asset, and invest in them more. Comparing ED to DV is a bit of a red herring.

I find the original post very peculiar, its whimsy and exaggeration seem more appropriate for a creative writing assignment than as an accurate description of the houses in East Dulwich. To describe ED as a slum reflects a very sheltered life!

and there's Nunhead Cemetery and One Tree Hill

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And to add further spice to this new application, > I contacted Waitrose who told me they had " No > confirmed date yet for the opening of an East > Dulwich store but keep checking out the website > for updates." If this is the case, where on earth > will they be locating? I can't think of anywhere? > > > Louisa Waitrose isn't necessarily saying that an ED store is in the pipeline, more I see their reply as a bland, cover all eventuality response.

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Second site for what? Is Harris opening 2 > secondary schools in the area? Did they get > enough support from parents for this? Or are you > looking for a site for another free school? See EastDulwichSE22 post of 31 January which I think is lifted from James' website.

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fook me! What a nostalgia fest. It's always been > good to me and I've lived in and around Dulwich > all my life. I figure most of you here are harking > back to some golden period in your life when you > were young before you settled down, got married, > had kids and got mortgaged up to the hilt. Life is > still fun if you want it to be. Don't look back > with rose tinted glasses. It's all good. **Like**

Someone was working on it on Thursday. From the glimpse I had it's looking good, will be a lovely addition to Peckham Rye. Must be difficult to work on it with all this rain.

http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2014/01/21/the-redevelopment-of-peckham-rye-railway-station/

lemerson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dear Souzie thank you for your response which > suggests you have a great deal of knowledge on the > subject. Could you clarify whether you represent > the council, political party or contractor for the > record so we all know where we stand? > > Many thanks Actually, I'm curious who you, lemerson, represent. It's very strange that such hostility should be shown towards these proposals which, as far as I can see, may result in parts of the park being unusable for very short periods of time at very infrequent intervals. And good luck with your idea that not only should the "flood meadow" be located on the open fields south of the south circular which may be owned by Dulwich Estate but that they should also pay for the works. Thank you Siouzie14 for giving context and background information to the consultation.

Lots of old houses needing constant maintenance

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Check your guttering. Usually helps. Totally agree. A recent leak through the ceiling of our house was a result of a defective gutter installation which Russell Perring fixed quickly and inexpensively. (A forum search should bring up his contact details)

Roundabout Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Going back some 45 years: less than that, 30 years ago was a Sainsbury's combined freezer centre and off license.

edcam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If there's a petition I'll sign it. So I expect > would the people running the ample number of > charity shops already in ED. I'm shocked at such an uncharitable attitude, and I doubt anyone running one of the few charity shops already in East Dulwich would in fact sign any such petition. Thankfully any petition would have little chance of success. Who would it be addressed to?

For those, like me, who didn't have a clue what a Mary Portas Charity shop is: "Mary Portas charity shops were first regarded as a crux of the High Street ? in 2009 she embarked upon revitalising Save the Children charity shops with gusto, creating a ?different? sort of charity shop in the form of ?Mary?s Living and Giving Shop? (be warned of hyperbole!) Portas seemingly disregarded what many see as the beauty of the charity shop ? its uniqueness. The stores became diluted and clinical, less individual and more like any other retailer. ?Living and Giving? shops can be found today in suburban gentrified neighbourhoods, with inflated prices where profit is paramount. So what ? as long as they are operating for charity? Isn?t modernising a positive step to remain competitive? There is definitely an argument for the cause here, as surely more profit equates to a greater benefit for the parent charity and the greater good? On the flipside however, by locating in affluent areas, potential customers who could actively benefit from affordable second-hand goods at a local level are excluded. People who really need access to cheap second-hand items are thus priced out of the market by the organisations which are arguably supposed to be there to help them." Full article http://ihurerblog.org/2013/05/22/780/

"This discussion is entirely missing the point" EDF has form on this re planning issues - see the endless M&S v Iceland thread where many thought the planning application would be decided by showing support for their favoured store like it was some great X Factor vote.

Oh my, such pain. Am also glad I don't have to endure them any more or come up with a believable excuse why I couldn't attend.

EPB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the new owner is applying for planning > permission for change of use, surely it's down to > the council to decide whether the street needs > another estate agent more than it does a > greengrocer? I'm unable to see on the planning application anything to do with change of use and no it's not down to the council to decide whether the street needs another estate agent more than it does a greengrocer. As has been stated on the thread already the application will be granted or refused on what the proposed building alterations are.

Is it known if they will have to vacate permanently or just while the works are being carried out?

steveo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are magnolia trees in bud in Woodwarde Raod and there are daffodils showing an inch above the ground in my garden

DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > An extraordinary alarmist post with essentially no > hard info at all. As with the endless Iceland > thread, the one thing that's clear is that an > application for planning consent will be decided > by reference to conventional planning > considerations, and views based on the identity of > a tenant will not be relevant Agreed. Whether Pretty's remain or not is governed by their lease, or lack of. I would though be very sorry to see them go. When I moved here 30 years ago there was a greengrocer there which Chris later took over and successfully turned into the popular business it is today. The previous incarnation was really old fashioned: on requesting some parsley one time, the reaction was if I'd asked for something really quite shocking!