Cam123 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jctg Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Define "cool". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Something to do with the higher altitude, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhistory Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 What does "denmark hill" mean?John K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Camberwell is arguably 'cooler' depending on your definition. Denmark Hill is just a train station and street (one of the worst) in Camberwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badger Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Camberwell is younger, artier, edgier and a lot more central. To this degree it could be considered 'hipper'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 ED is 'nicer' (more well ordered, more affluent and suburban). Not 'cool' though IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillychap Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 More drug dealers/ users in Denmark hill!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 John - it is very common in London to refer to areas by the name of a nearby station. Lighten up, stop being such a boring pedant!The area around DH station is nice (i.e. Grove Lane I guess), but there's not really enough there to consider it a district in its own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undisputedtruth Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Denmark Hill used to be called Dulwich Hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Jeremy Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> John - it is very common in London to refer to> areas by the name of a nearby station. Lighten up,> stop being such a boring pedant!> > The area around DH station is nice (i.e. Grove> Lane I guess), but there's not really enough there> to consider it a district in its own right.To be fair, it's hard to address the ops question without clarifying whats meant by 'Denmark Hill' (shorthand for Camberwell, or the few streets in the immediate vicinity of the station, or the street of the same name?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichFox Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 In John Cary's map of 1786 the area is shown as Dulwich Hill. The only building apparent is the "Fox under the Hill". The present "Fox on the Hill" pub is situated a hundred yards or so further up, on top of the hill, adjacent to a triangular patch of land rumoured to be a "plague pit" or burial ground. The name of the area was changed to Denmark Hill in honour of the husband of Queen Anne, Prince George of Denmark, who lived there.More.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_HillFox (Not Under the Hill and crtainly Not Over the Hill) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhistory Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 UDT and Foxy:Thanks for putting Jeremy around the right way.John K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Peckham's where the hep cats are at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 I used to live on Dog Kennel Hill and always wondered where the name came from. Anybody any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 edhistory Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------> Thanks for putting Jeremy around the right way.Yeah, thanks!A map from 1786 is arguably interesting. But not relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhistory Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Jeremy:I thought that Foxy was being helpful in providing the information that the whole hill was once known as Dulwich Hill.John K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Denmark hill has a Wetherspoons, an okay railway pub, a train station, a hospital, and a mental hospital. That is all.Oh, and a big scary tower with a cross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undisputedtruth Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Some fine Georgian houses in the area.And that building, which scared poor Otta, was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otta Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Indeed there are some lovely houses in Camberwell, but if we are being specific about Denmark Hill, I look at that as a pretty small area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamafeelgood Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Wowser, I never knew that there was a direct link between battersea power station/red phone box and William booth building. Thanks for the link...As for the original Q: would have to agree with the comment above that Peckham is where all the cool kids and venues/bars are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undisputedtruth Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 His grandfather, Sir George Gilbert Scott, designed St Giles church in Camberwell and was famous for designing St Pancras station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulwichgirl2 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 There are some gorgeous houses in DH certainly. What is your favourite street? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Aelfheah Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Denmark Hill is a horribly congested and poluted street. Camberwell Church Street has some interesting restuarants and pubs on it / nearby however. Many of the streets leading off it are lovely too (Camberwell Grove being probably the most notable). North of the green, Addington Square is quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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