you know you grew up in ED when...

[Otta]

I remember going to nursery/preschool on the corner of Townly Road and Lordship Lane. And the house on the corner opposite was the GP surgery until they moved further up LL.

[dbboy]

When you went into Osgoods the sweet shop on Forest Hill Road, then next door into the dairy shop, the greengrocers where the Turkish supermarket is now and the little bakers (was part of a local chain of bakers) just slightly further down from what used to be the doctors surgery upstairs.

[Iloveeastdulwich]

When you remember

- the barber shop opposite the police station on crystal palace road (Upland road side), the barber used to shave all the beards of the police officers from the station with his 2 daughters giggling as they lathered the policemen's beards.

- the slipper baths in Dulwich public baths

- Gordons greengrocers (where the turkish greengrocers is now on forest hill road)

- the little indian sweet shop on Forest Hill Road - next to Jonathans newsagents

- the jeans shop at the back of Dulwich police station on Lordship Lane...what went on in the back?

- Waverley school girls having to wear their red netball skirt and kit, on the main road on Peckham Rye

- the butchers shop with sawdust on the floor on Forest Hill Road (along where Beauty Plus is)

- 7.11 opening up and being the cool shop to go to..and yes the slurpies

- the tyres that you would jump on in Peckham Rye Adventure Playground, before the days of health and safety.:))

[Mick Mac]

You know you grew up in ED when...

I'll ask my children. They have grown up in ED and I'm rather envious. I do get to live in the same house though.

[red devil]

I see your point Mick, I suspect most 20 somethings who grew up in ED can't relate to a lot of the examples given. It's become a typical default EDF thread of a lot of old gits reminiscing about the 'good old days'...:)

[red devil]

Perhaps a better title would've been ''You know you've lived in ED too long when...''

[Otta]

Iloveeastdulwich Wrote:

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> - the jeans shop at the back of Dulwich police

> station on Lordship Lane...what went on in the

> back?

Shudder!

[dbboy]

- the butchers shop with sawdust on the floor on Forest Hill Road (along where Beauty Plus is) Was it Linghams

and the bakers which followed

[Iloveeastdulwich]

yes dbboy that's the butchers, Linghams!

I remember the electric fly catchers that they used to have in the shop:)

Later Linghams moved to Peckham Rye (where the Blue Tit hairdressers now is I believe)

I also remember the bakers, owned by the same chap who had a bakery in Dulwich Village.

jeans shop - yeh you're right otta ...shudder to think... :)

dbboy Wrote:

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> - the butchers shop with sawdust on the floor on

> Forest Hill Road (along where Beauty Plus is) Was

> it Linghams

>

> and the bakers which followed

[dbboy]

I believe there used to be a hardware store where the men's barbers is on Forest Hill Road, think it may have been called Chessells.

[Iloveeastdulwich]

There were also 2 Off Licences on Forest Hill Road (on the corners) and a fruit stall in the middle of the pavement outside the laundrette.

[teddyboy23]

When everyone spoke proper

[dbboy]

With all the bits of information add in it brings back memories of how it used to be.

Believe one off Licence was Gallions and the other Unwins with W.Uden the undertakers one door away and a workshop making coffins round the back.

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Ha! I was one of those girls wearing the red jumpers,my friends and I were a lovely bunch but I'll be the first to admit that were some rough scary girls at Waverley.

When my mum used to pop to the shop (where St Christopher's shop next to the cafe is) to pay off for our new beds.

When we used to get videos from Blockbusters.

When the Offie man on the corner of Landells Road/Lordship Lane would sell us booze even though we were underage.

When Hisar was Yilmaz and was constantly visited by the police.

When Waverley School used to have a swimming pool.

Otta Wrote:

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> It was ther Waverley uniform. I never had a

> problem to be honest, but I think my sister did

> one day, and they defo had a bit of a rep.

>

> The P3/184 (later 484) I'd get to Aske's used to

> pass Waverley. I swear all the boys were

> terrified! ;-)

[boyohboy]

Im sorry, is it just me but I'm dying to know about what went on in the back of the jeans shop! Tell us more!

[steveo]

The 'tailor' was a heavily perfumed man in a dark room full of porn and jeans

[KidKruger]

...he paid particular detailed attention to your leg measurements I recall (being told by a friend..).

"No thanks mate, I don't fancy checking out your porn in the back room of this dingey shop - but thanks !"

[Otta]

I went in there as a teenager to buy some 501s. Guy didn't do anything leery, but when I went out back to try them on, there was a small sofa, and it and the floor were covered in porn mags.

All very odd.

[rendelharris]

[Jah Lush]

You peasants. I grew up in Dulwich Village, dontcha know.

[Mick Mac]

Are you old enough to remember the Dog, when it was a working pub?

[New Girl]

https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/you-know-you-grew-up-in-east-dulwich-when-052517

You guys are famous :)

[maxxi]

New Girl Wrote:

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> https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/you-know-you-g

> rew-up-in-east-dulwich-when-052517

>

> You guys are famous :)

A bang up to date article with a photo of... The Draft House!

[Otta]

I hope she wasn't paid for that.