Earl Aelfheah

I recall a thread about the closure of Soupdragon which suggested the Leaseholder was raising their rent as the result of interest from (da, da, daaaa) 'The chains'. Of course, that could have just been a negotiating tactic on behalf of a greedy landlord, rather than anything substantial. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

Bring on the ribs 'n beer.

Are you sure that it's the same contractors advising as doing the actual felling? If correct, clearly a conflict of interest.

oooh an estate agents would be great. Or and indian take away.

I'm off to grab a heron.

I would recommnet getting an alarmed lock (one of the ones which detect movement). Get a cover and lock it. If they try to move anything, you should hear about it.

It's an improvement in terms of function, without a doubt. In terms of the aethetics, I personally find it pretty offensive to the eye, but that is a matter of personal taste. The fact that the project was so poorly managed and allowed to overrun by more than a year is fairly unforgivable. I would be interested to know how much this overrun cost us. Perhaps some of the money could have been used to provide something a little easier on the eye. Like the idea of a cafe/waiting room.

I don't get all the vitriol directed at Gardens Cafe on this forum. I've always found them really good.

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In Paris you find them at the train > station but here they try to position themselves > as a bit more upmarket. There's one in Waterloo station.

The improvements were funded by central government, through 'Access for All' monies I think. I'm not sure about the overruns, whether Department of Transport pick up those costs, but that would be my guess.

I think the weekend is Swedish

Get a spade under it and with a quick lift and whip motion, you should be able to clear the neighbours fence.

Where did the driver stop on Lordship Lane? Two stops past Toasted?

James - out of interest, do you know what the final cost comes in at?

Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to see it open - that's kind of my point (it's a shame it didn't complete 12 months ago). Personally I think it's ugly and some more thought should have been put into the form. Never the less, it will be good when it's finally finished and the station is 'fully functional'.

Eh? It's a really crucial station, so it's important that works are allowed to overrun by more than a year?

You could try tweeting her @Jo__Brand

It was originally due for completion in July 2012 I believe. In total they've been working on it for over 2 years. I understand that it was originally a ?4.18 million project at Denmark Hill, but in light of the significant overun, this figure will almost certainly have gone up. I suspect we won't know the final cost until it's finished, but certainly it'll be in the millions. I appreciate the need for step free access, but that is quite seperate to the nature of the design, which in my opinion (it is clearly a matter of personal taste), is poor.

I can't believe: (a) how long it's taken (b) how much it's cost © how ugly the whole thing (especially the footbridge / towers) are (d) how no one's head has rolled as a result of a, b and c

Just realised that it has the name CEPT in the top left: http://globalstreetart.com/artists/cept-uk

Welcome to ED. Dont know who the artist is I'm afraid.

Restaurants cannot be expected to cater for everyone, all of the time. As I understand it, the new restaurant had an extremely limited menu on offer the other night as it was a ?dry run?, before they open properly. Their full menu will likely include some vegetarian options - but frankly whether it does or not is up to them. As a potential customer, you consider the type of food on offer and decide whether it?s somewhere you want to eat or not. Should the Blue Brick Cafe cater for meat eaters, or is it up to them what they choose to offer people?

Sounds to me like the work of a tornado.

natty01295 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > when will it be demolished ? The burger?

I think the ice cream in Oddono's is amazing. Shame about the decor (looks like a fast food place).