Dulwich in the 1970s

[Sue]

There was also a cobblers on North Cross Road, a pet food shop and a greengrocer, all now gone.

[Jan15]

The most fun times in the Magdella the music and the atmosphere. Goose green in the 1970s had a playground I am going to get out my photos it?s lovely to hear all about the area sorry to hear so many places closed or changed wish I had my old house but moved many times since then I used to work in a small law firm in the 80s in Peckham Rye and also shop in the high street. There was a cafe bar in Forest Hill ti go to but don?t remember the name and a solicitors in the corner. Lots of photos of Dulwich park when my children were young very happy days

[JohnL]

Just about remember the Magdala - when it was painted yellow (maybe 10 years ago). I quite liked it.

[Jan15]

I remember the Grove Tavern too sitting in the sunshine at the tables in the lovely garden

[Jason painter]

The policeman was stabbed in a sweet shop opposite the coop George Hammond?, He had a Joe Brown haircut and was old school, he sadly died of his injuries.

Foxtons was Woolworths, huge and empty, then it became a dole office for a time.

[kiera]

Jan15 - The St John's and St Clement's school building is still there but has been converted into residential accommodation, so its appearance has scarcely altered, except it now has plants and greenery all around the playground and buildings.

The much loved (by school children) ice cream/sweet shop, Guiliano's, on the opposite corner, is now a Thai restaurant.

There are fewer shops than there used to be, as some properties have been converted into housing, including the old police station on the corner of Upland and Crystal Palace Roads. The new police station in Lordship Lane which replaced it has been demolished and been replaced by a new primary school, so we no longer have a police station in East Dulwich. Nor do we see the mounted police or police horses which were a regular sight in the local streets and in Dulwich Park while the horses were stabled there.

[KidKruger]

In fact we don?t see police at all in ED !!

(Unless they are in Johnnies cafe on Lordship Lane having their full English of a morning)

[Jan15]

Kiera that's so interesting I used to love to see the horses in Dulwich Park that's a shame that that's gone I am pleased the little sch4ool St John's and st. Clement's

[Jan15]

Thats so funny

[Jan15]

I also remember Ruskin Park I looked out on it from King's College Hospital

[Pugwash]

George Hammond was our local police officer = he recovered from his injuries but died many years later. He was well liked and the East Dulwich Community Centre which was originally the Alleyn Community Centre, had a fund raising evening to raise money for a scanner at KCH in his name. Around ?1000 was donated to the Appeal. It took place in February 1986 - I remember it as I was one of the organiser and held the drinks licence and was at the event 2 weeks after giving birth to my daughter. Our next 'beat officer' was Mike cannot remember his surname but was a colleague of George and kept us informed of his health. After Mike Adrian Crust became the beat officer.

[lilolil]

Mike Ward was the local beat officer. There was another called Bruce who was well liked in the area too. He knew most people by name.Bruce was before George Hammond I think, probably 1970?s.

[Clutterqueen]

I remember the Magdala pub and going there with my sisters and friends in the early 1980s (must have been 1980-1984ish)

Lots of happy times and listening to the DJ in the central square area.

[Jan15]

Yes clutterqueen those were great nights may have been in there when ai was I went with a friend called Violet and knew a guy called Barry that?s all I remember of the people there were always parties afterwards

[Cafcax]

Is it a coincidence that E.Dul has a pub called The Actress & another called The Bishop?

I've never known if the two pubs shared owners or some other connection.

[Siduhe]

There was a kind of competition on the forum to name the Actress. The Bishop came first and the Actress was by the same team. The name was a runaway winner. Not sure the thread still exists but will have a look.

[Jan15]

Is that the pub that was originally the East Dulwich Tavern in the 70s on the corner of Lordship Lane I didn?t bother with that one as there used to be fights there I remember

[Sue]

I think The Bishop was The Foresters Arms?

On a corner of Lordship Lane but not "the" corner by the roundabout (that's the EDT). The first pub you come to after the EDT, and before The Palmerston.

Very rough pub, and you could smell the Gents toilet as soon as you walked in the door.

When it became The Bishop, the owner had a dog who had a seat by the window permanently reserved for it, even when it wasn't in the pub ....

The Actress is at the junction of North Cross Road and Crystal Palace Road, opposite where the old police house used to be.

[bob]

The owner was Scott and the dog's name was Clarence

Bob S

[bob]

The actress was originally the Upland tavern had some great times there back in the 70s live bands and DJs.

Bob S

[bob]

Anyone remember the Niglers Arms I'll give you a Clue that that was it's nick name nobody used it's real one.

Bob S

[Jan15]

I don't remember that one

[Jan15]

Yes the Foresters Arms that's what I remember the pub

[Lynne]

There was a jewellers somewhere near Chener's Books, two antique shops in Grove Vale, a charity shop somewhere around Moxon's. The Thai restaurant in North X was a second hand shop briefly

[DulwichFox]

I remember the Foresters Arms. I liked the pub.

At one time it was run by an elderly chap whose name I cannot remember.

It was much narrower in those days.

To the left was another shop. Cannot remember what it was. ?

There were steps going up to a raised area.

The Local Labour Party used to meet there.

It got refurbished to some extent and got a bit rough.. But I still liked it. It was cheap.

There were some Characters there..

One was an Elderly chap. He was known as 'Mr. Biscuit' He used to bring biscuits in to the pub

and share them around. Lovely old fellow.

The likes of which will never be seen in these parts again.

It became the Bishop and the rest is History.

Foxy