you know you grew up in ED when...

[TarnRodgers]

Hi everyone, I'm writing a listicle for a London publication with the title 'you know you grew up in East Dulwich when...'

So far I have:

You know that the best view of London can be found from Dawson?s Heights field or Nunhead reservoir

You supported Dulwich Hamlet FC before they were cool

You've probably lied about being from Peckham at least once

You bought all your gifts at either ED or Willow on Lordship Lane

Interested to hear your suggestions!

[Earl Aelfheah]

ED and Willow aren't on Lordship Lane.

How about:

You know you grew up in East Dulwich when you can no longer afford to live here?

[JoeLeg]

When you remember being excited about 7-11 opening up...

[uncleglen]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> ED and Willow aren't on Lordship Lane.

> How about:

>

> You know you grew up in East Dulwich when you can

> no longer afford to live here?

I think that can be extended to the whole of London......

[Pugwash]

You remember when Woolworths were in the building where Foxtons now occupy.

When North Cross Road market was famed for getting cheap items and operated during the week.

When there were at least 3 or 4 butchers in the lane.

When you got money from the office licence for bringing back empty pop bottles.

When there were corner shops on most corners.

[Mystic Mog]

When Peckham Rye Park felt like a secret place.

[Lynne]

When you could go fishing on Goose Green

[TarnRodgers]

Haha doah, you wouldn't think I've spent my whole life here...

[TarnRodgers]

Wow really? When did you stop being able to do that?

[Seabag]

When Lordship Lane was actually Lord Shipping Lane, and Spanish Galleons played their trade up it.

[maxxi]

You remember when Burro e Salvia spurned the use of freeze-dried sage in their agnolotti.

[red devil]

If you can remember growing up in ED, you weren't really there...maaaaaan

[teddyboy23]

When lordship lane was a proper shopping centre.is men's clothes shops record shop sports shop proper cafe not these poncy ones Woolworths which was mentioned above tramps and packs of stray dogs those were the days.

[rendelharris]

When you looked at the baby born a day after you in the maternity ward and thought "Oh God, another blow-in..."

ETA Oh, apparently the phrase that rhymes with toe-win gets edited!

[adonirum]

When Brenda Blethyn was the only famous resident (but not seen in Sainsburys cos it hadn't been built).

[adonirum]

Actually just thought, when you used to see Francis Rossi walking his Great Dane up North Cross Road.

[steveo]

rendelharris Wrote:

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> When you looked at the baby born a day after you

> in the maternity ward and thought "Oh God, another

> @#$%&..."

>

> ETA Oh, apparently the phrase that rhymes with

> toe-win gets edited!

I've read this a few times Rendel... but no. Nothing.

[JoeLeg]

Blow in, I suspect...I think Lousia caused admin to class it as an insult.

[rendelharris]

As Joe says...

[womanofdulwich]

When people said "Where is that? "

[sally buying]

When you never found labels insulting

[stringvest]

When: you got chucked in Peckham Rye Pond, went to the R Whites Disco, when your expectant friends skipped boroughs for their delivery to get a better location on their paperwork, when you went swimming at the baths then undone it all with chips over the road. When people in East Dulwich, leave "east" out, like they are in the posh bit! When you could drive all through the back turnings "outlander rd".

[kiera]

When you can remember the 78 bus going up Barry Rd to The Plough and when you could go from Croydon to Shepherds Bush on a number 12.

[adonirum]

When the building on the corner of North Cross Road/Archdale Road was the primary school you went to and not ?1million flats.

[Earl Aelfheah]

maxxi Wrote:

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> You remember when Burro e Salvia spurned the use

> of freeze-dried sage in their agnolotti.

Ha! Very good.