Advertising on Londis' Wall - North Cross Road

[Otta]

A plain brick wall isn't "nice".

[the-e-dealer]

Matter of Taste I'd rather that than a Wonder Bra Ad.

[*Bob*]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> Matter of Taste I'd rather that than a Wonder Bra

> Ad.

I'm torn on this one.

[Sue]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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So please

> don't bury your heads in the sand and hope your

> local environment will always be nice - it takes

> work.

xxxxxxx

Yeh, especially now it's full of bright blue wheely bins (6)

:))

[ibilly99]

- "the smokers slowly pickling themselves outside the Palmerston itself" and polluting the roadway for passer bys and the seats intruding onto the pavement - never thought or cared about either but since the Palmerston wishes to throw stones....

[The Palmerston]

ibilly99

I'm not sure we can be accused of throwing stones. Simply raising our concerns and asking for other's opinions. I'm sorry you see it that way.

With regards to the seating on the pavement. Our boundary extends to the point at which the seating ends (You'll notice our cellar hatch and difference in paving marks this point. That's why the seating is narrower than standard benches so as not to protrude further than the boundary allows. I'm not going to address the smoking issue because it's ridiculous to level that at us when it's the same for every establishment.

Otta

I was unaware of the proposed advertising plans at The Bishop. That's not to say that others in the company were not, I personally cannot comment though. Sorry.

[JimmyMc1311]

I have never noticed the advertising on the wall, but then again, I only ever sit outside at the fab Palmerston when the weather is nice and hot. I'll be coming in this weekend so will let you know my thoughts (for what they're worth) on Monday.

[James Barber]

I also think an eyesore and have reported it.

...but Southwark have signed a dealcwith JCDeceux for 80 free standing advertising displays on our pavements. The first for Eadt Dulwich is planning app 11-AP-3314. http://planningonline.southwarksites.com/planningonline2/AcolNetCGI.exe?ACTION=UNWRAP&RIPNAME=Root.PgeResultDetail&TheSystemkey=9542256

[Chener Books]

At least it's invisible advertising...

John K

[the-e-dealer]

And they will have to get planning permission. And the reason Southwark Needs the money is because of the Cuts by the Liberal Con Government. So thanks again James.

[ibilly99]

This is the very thin end to a very long wedge leading ultimately to a Blade-runneresque dystopian future for ED. Ads for Cash not Cuts.The smokers on the Palmerston council regulation sized benches truly have a bleak future to look out on to. A previously award winning Turneresque wall turned into a harlot whore of Babylonian excess. BTW Palmerston you need to paint your upstairs windows they're looking a bit shabby.

[sarahnickharry]

I noticed these last night while sitting in the Palmerston, so it's not just the smokers outside who'll be looking at them!- they are an eyesore especially after so much effort has been made to make that stretch of road look great with the old photos.

[StraferJack]

if the ads are too distracting/spoiling the mood, you can always gaze upon Londis or Iceland instead, from exactly the same seat and with minimal effort

Aesthetic beauty restored - ahh...

More seriously, I generally don't love advertising in public spaces, and most of the examples on the wall are hideous. However, it is on a very unlovely wall and I can't say, in all honesty, it makes that corner look worse

[Sue]

the-e-dealer Wrote:

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> And they will have to get planning permission. And

> the reason Southwark Needs the money is because of

> the Cuts by the Liberal Con Government. So thanks

> again James.

xxxxxxx

Why are you constantly dissing James Barber in your posts, when he does a lot for East Dulwich and its residents?

Or have I taken your post the wrong way?

[*Bob*]

because he took away the fireworks, boo-hoo

(Now we only have the 48 remaining other firework-related events in 'Bonfire Month')

[ibilly99]

I'm slightly concerned the Glazer Delmar advert of the right of the screen is a little too big - much prefer the tranquil karma of a slighlty off white right hand margin ... gotta love #FFFFFF

[James Barber]

I don't believe this advertising conforms to the rules around advertising.

I suspect even Straferjack would be alarmed if advertising was a free for all and allowed anywhere!

I've asked enforcement officers to check this wall - some time ago and will chase.

[ibilly99]

Thanks James - East Dulwich can rest easy in their beds that slightly larger than normal advertising will be banished from non-descript 1970s blank walls.BTW I mentioned it to the Hog Roast folk on Saturday and they said they had never noticed it despite spending all day looking at it. Continual exposure to aromatic pork fumes have obviously clouded their otherwise sound judgements.

[The Palmerston]

ibilly99 Wrote:

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> BTW Palmerston you need to paint your upstairs

> windows they're looking a bit shabby.

You're not wrong. Plans are in motion to tidy up the outside of The Palmerston. The upstairs being a priority.

[ibilly99]

Good news Mr P - they are distinctly shocking was thinking of

[Alexthecamel]

I'm finding it hard to have an opinion on this.

No...still not bothered.

[Jeremy]

Maybe it will become a tourist attraction in the vein of Piccadilly Circus.

[the-e-dealer]

Pity Mr Tanna has gone he could have run the all night chemist!