interesting facts about ED

[philiphenslowe]

John Galliano

[Keef]

Oh come on, taking short cuts is all part of the learning experience, and sets kids up nicely for their futures in the work place... Especially if they're going public sector!

[*Bob*]

Getting your Mum to do the legwork for you shows initiative.

All the girl has to do now is demonstrate that she can function individually as well as part of a team - and her CV will be complete.

[Jennys]

does it have to be strictly East Dulwich - if not how about Phyllis Pearsall, who lived in Court Lane Gardens and who started the A to Z. Didn't William Blake have his vision of angels at Peckham Rye, and there is a blue plaque to the actor Boris Karloff at 36 Forest hill road.

[Jennys]

Oh and I forgot

C.S FORESTER

lived at

58 Underhill Road, Dulwich, SE22

[fish]

Herb Miller, fellow band member and brother of Glen Miller, used to live on Friern Road with his son who, still, tours the country with his swing band.

[jim_the_chin]

why do people think that 'interesting' facts means 'celebrity' facts.

i would think census info would provide more interesting stuff about the demographic of the area. ED has changed immensely over the past 10 years, is any of that reflected in the census data?

[Smiler]

There is a blue plaque for the lady who invented the A to Z - she seems to have lived there all her life. And Enid Blyton lived up near the library.

[quirky]

a visit to the local library or school library would show great initiative and demonstrate research skills. Although sillywoman deserves a gold star for knowing exactly who to ask.

[marge]

Boris Karloff lived on Forest Hill Road and there is a blue plaque above Beauty Plus/Si mangia - hence Si Mangia/2 trees lounge site was called Karloffs under old mgmnt.

[fish]

In 1909, a member of the Women's Freedom League (Mrs Moore of East Dulwich) warned the Metropolitan Police that some women had been polishing up their pistol skills and intended to take a shot at Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, a firm opponent of female suffrage.

[????]

There are no very interesting facts about East Dulwich it was largely farmland until the late 19th century, has had a couple of famous authors and a horror film star born/live locally and now has a smaterring of tv actors and a few comics...it has very little of architechtural merit and is mentioned in a jeeves novel (the mention hinting at the awful drab surburban nature of it). Doesn't mean I don't like it but it's hardly Greenwich...or even Deptford....or even Camberwell for historical/literary merit is it?

[????]

just to add - the previous posts on this thread kind of demonstrate my point

[Brendan]

East Dulwich locals seem to have a certain unkempt, scruffiness to their appearance, which distinguishes them from the folk of the surrounding suburbs.