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ok ,must be related to the dubious hygiene habits of the other occupant - young male - of the room :)

Umm - but don't they give off rather a strange smell ?

I think if you live in a house on Dulwich estate land - round Court Lane etc - you have to get the estate's permission/approval . But I imagine if you did live there ,you'd know that !

"Just had a knock from my neighbours to tell me that they are building a conservatory in their garden and that this would involve a wall being built on the boundary for which they would require access to my property. They said that they have planning permission, but didn't have any plans that they could show me. I am quite worried about what they have planned especially since they are quite big party people... Would the plans be public anywhere I am in Southwark? Any advice much appreciated." doesn't sound like a neighbour dispute to me . More like someone wanting to know ( and worrying because they don't ) about what the plans for a building next door are .

Maybe by reading the forum the neighbour could pick up tips on how to approach this type of building work and develop good relationships with affected parties ?

Agree is amazingly high handed of neighbour . I imagine it could have occurred to them to approach the OP with offers of friendly chats ,wine . Plans even . Wonder why they didn't ?

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Expensive Christmas card project ?

Train ?

I don't think anyone was suggesting the OP was stupid . We had a pushchair stolen from our car as well ,msny years ago :). I think they are particularly attractive as they can be sold so easily for a few pounds . And I'm afraid that I also think that thieves take note if they happen to see a pushchair being left in a car . It's a bugger ,and all you can do ,as said ,is take a calculated risk .But I suppose people should be aware that it is a risk . Sad but true .

Crikey TE44 ,I rarely come across someone ( like me ), still bitter about Pimlico and Westminster's lies . Remember the ones about the expansion joint in the old building being a giant crack ? And how scaffolding was the only thing stopping the building from falling down .And getting the building delisted ? And Steve Farnsworth sending someone over to collect a ( non existent as it happened ) foundation plaque for his leaving Westminster party ? And his " this is not a rolling ballot ,you can't just vote for what you want " ? Take the politics out of education .Not a chance .

They look lovely lulu ,and not that expensive ? Though I'm not exactly an expert !

Are you popping down there Ladygooner to clean up then ?

Mmm ,dairy seems more likely to me so I think you're memory is probably fine . See what you mean about "deco" tiles . http://www.bluetitlondon.com/

ed history ,thanks for that .I was sure it must be . it has to have been covered up surely to have survived . And ,sorry to bore on ....but do you know what kind of shop it would have been originally ? A butchers ?

I did ask them .They were very friendly .But they didn't know . :)

Do you think the interior is orginal John K ? If you've seen it of course .

Ah ha ... :) . And the thumbs up one ? Ta .

Have a look ,the interior looks original , wall tiles ,tiles floor ,mirrors .But I could be wrong . If I'm not ,I can only think that a lot of it must have been paneled over . It's a hairdressers called Blue Tit . No idea what it's like but they have a gorgeous range of natural hair products and the male hairdresser had beautiful hair ! Honestly worth checking it out for the interior .

I wasn't being sarcy ...just acknowledging that I nearly always agree with your posts -). By the way ..how do you format the post to add the emoticon ? ( not that I still have too much time on my hands ! )

oooh raasaygirl ,I think you've got it !

Could you have one plant growing up through another ? So that although it looks like that clump of leaves you've posted belong to the same plant as the flower ,it doesn't really ?

You're right Sue .( goes without saying -) ) . Though sometimes they're cut in half ,horizontally ,so just the bottom part of window is obscured .

These are what I'd have if I could afford them ,the type referred to by red devil . Dont the plantation shutters block the light ?

Looks like the Fox on The Hill is a Weatherspoons ,and doing Christmas Day Lunch . As is The Capitol in Forest Hill .....huge place ,Art Deco ex cinema . I really like it . If they can't do 25 nowhere can . http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/christmas/the-capitol-forest-hill