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>> grew up in Spurling Road (which was designated slum clearance twice) <<


I lived in Spurling Road for a number of years - was it Hyde Housing taking over one side that saved it from slum clearance? And can you throw any light on the "Edenburg" (or however it was spelt) on the corner? Do you recall the corner shop at the junction with Crawthew that was run by two old ladies (well they were old when I lived there!) who were open 365 days a year, whether you wanted a carton of milk on Christmas Day or an Ena Sharples hairnet? :))

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Re: How Long Have You Lived In East Dulwich? new

Posted by: ChavWivaLawDegree Today, 10:05AM



Born Islington then Birkenhead, Islington, Basingstoke, Wallasey, Canada, Wallasey, Birkenhead, Elephant & Castle then in Feb 2007 the Great East Dulwich!!


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How long did you live in Birkenhead? (on both occasions?)

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Annasfield Wrote:

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> Cool - you can't beat a scouse accent.

>

> *waits for bombardment from forumites who

> disagree*


Some scouse accents are the nicest accents in the world... Some are just plain fugly!


I came back to London after 5 years in the pool with a very odd accent indeed... Seems to have cleared up now though.


Oh, and yes, 1978 was a fine year!

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SimonM Wrote:

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> >> grew up in Spurling Road (which was designated

> slum clearance twice)

> I lived in Spurling Road for a number of years -

> was it Hyde Housing taking over one side that

> saved it from slum clearance? And can you throw

> any light on the "Edenburg" (or however it was

> spelt) on the corner? Do you recall the corner


?

> shop at the junction with Crawthew that was run by

> two old ladies (well they were old when I lived

> there!) who were open 365 days a year, whether you

> wanted a carton of milk on Christmas Day or an Ena

> Sharples hairnet? :))


Cannot remember Hyde Housing at all. All I know was that we hoped to be rehoused by the council then we heard that they had changed their mind about 'regenerating' the area. Ours was a private landlord - White and Dent were the agents for most of the street. Was the Edenburg the off licence? - old ladies ran it. it was the first corner shop down Crawthew after the (now) Bishop.The other corner was a grocers shop - I some how think there was also a cobblers near there

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Relative newcomer...... moved to ED in February, so 7 months and 12 days :)


I was in Camberwell for 5 month's prior to moving to ED(scary!) and prior to that was in Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Kent!


*waits outrage from the pro Camberwell posse*


Nothing against Camberwell, amazing houses ...... just let down by certain locals as I discovered last Christmas when one of them took a liking to my mobile so relieved me of it :(

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>>I some how think there was also a cobblers near there<<


Was that a bit further along Crawthew? When I lived around there this shop was a BMW parts place, but I think has now rverted to residential. The Hyde Hyde Housing Association owned all/most of nos 1-13 and had renovated most/all of the houses into flats.

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SimonM Wrote:

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> >>I some how think there was also a cobblers near

> there

> Was that a bit further along Crawthew? When I

> lived around there this shop was a BMW parts

> place, but I think has now rverted to residential.

> The Hyde Hyde Housing Association owned all/most

> of nos 1-13 and had renovated most/all of the

> houses into flats.


I lived at number 16 (or waS IT NO 12)- upper flat, very cold and damp. We had to go through downstairs living room to back garden where loo was. No bath - strip washes boiling up kettles. Baths were taken at Dulwich baths once a week. heating was via coal fire or oil stoves. I used to hate bringing my friends back home as they were not used to outside loos. Vowed that when I started work I would save for a place of my own so that I would not embarAss any future friends or family

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