Captain Marvel

Much on at the Horseman Museum?

A friend of mine used to live with Rat Scabies

Will Shiva do?

I can't think how many Surma chicken vindaloos have disappeared down my gullet over the years, certainly flocks of poultry and several tureens of highly spiced sauce were involved. From time to time other exotic offerings would tempt me to veer off course but like a meth head I would always go back to the regular - my hot chicken. Vishnu knows how many crates of Mr. Ali's plonk have left me wobbling and stranded at the top of those vertiginous stairs, considering sliding down on my arse. Over many years, he fed me, tolerated my mates, gave us a large brandy at the end of the meal and sometimes aware of my predicament even gave me a lift home, and now my Monday evenings at 6.30 will never be the same. So, goodbye the Surma and Mr. Ali, a great Dulwich institution has passed to be replaced by something I imagine will be considerably less spicy.

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I just found an old Shads cassette and transferred it to mp3. The track is called Skewiff and it's a decent bit of early 80s power pop/rock. I can't be bothered to put it on YouTube but if someone else wants to feel free. PM me and I'll send it over

Electric scooters are all over Europe and everyone enjoys them. Here, they are technically illegal but so far the government/cops aren't doing anything about it. I foresee that the spoilsports will spoil the sport though. Helmets, tax and insurance and hefty fines for transgression are sadly inevitable. We're that kind of society

I hear the do-as-they-likeys are in residence at the Fort this year Bob You'll fit in a treat

It has and I know I'm flogging a dead horse here but what does 'viable' mean? I think in this context it means a bit expensive to repurpose It's one of the last remaining Victorian edifices in the whole area and I reckon it would have been worth a few quid to retain it. And in response to your 'bit of tarmac' comment on the previous page, the council resurfaced and paved the whole of Court Lane completely unnecessarily. The machines were down there for months. I'd love to know how much that cost

> > I do wonder what people think the building should > actually be used for.. I gather you're no fan of monolithic Victorian architecture Fish Perhaps then you appreciate the irony of knocking down a hospital wing to build a health centre

Spice Republic

They had a shelf at the end of the ward with a sign saying 'Crash' on it. On the shelf was a mallet

Mine too

Oh well, never mind You don't know what you've got till it's gone

'It is, of course, a lovely building, and would still be fit for many purposes' Exactly. Some things just need preserving for their own sake. In East Dulwich, there are precious few old buildings and one of them is to be levelled without so much as a whimper Pulling that down is vandalism and demonstrates the same poverty of imagination that permits the construction of identikit flats all over the borough

Poorly built? It's over a hundred years old and the only thing bringing it down is the wrecker's ball

Plenty of money around for resurfacing roads that don't need it, for banners on lamp posts and propaganda magazines. No money to renovate a wonderful old building Welcome to Southwark

Yes it looks like the barbarism is unstoppable. I just tried to get it listed but I couldn't locate the planning permission details https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/apply-for-listing/ If anyone feels like giving it a go

Back to the thread. Why is it being demolished? Does anyone have any facts?

Is the remaining wing really being demolished?

So the remaining wing of the hospital is to be bulldozed? W***ers *** = ank

You're doing a great job there Matt. The building and its 'garden' have been an eyesore for years. I'm in the vicinity. PM me for a contact number. I can help with water

Wrong Franklins

When our two gerbils Ronnie and Reggie died, we buried them at sea If you know what I mean

Lorry loads of super drugs delivered after midnight? That takes me back