The Patch/the Mag/The Lordship

[PandG]

I will stay on your case DF- I live here! Support all local business new and old- don't you and your EDF cronies kill such a vibrant area!

[DulwichFox]

PandG Wrote:

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> I will stay on your case DF- I live here! Support

> all local business new and old- don't you and your

> EDF cronies kill such a vibrant area!

MY EDF Cronies.. I don't have cronies. Most people here would probably agree with you.

The Problem is that there are very few actual 'Local Businesses' Businesses' owned by Local people in ED.

Most are outsiders coming to ED for the Rich Pickings.

Places like Franco Manca is not a Local Business. Its a chain...

It's not just a question of supporting Local Businesses. ?

Local Businesses should be supporting Local People by providing what the whole of the local community 'Needs'

and not what a small minority of the local community 'Wants'

Do you see the difference. ?

DulwichFox

[AlexC]

Anyway, ignoring the usual negativity that crops up in these sort of threads, getting back on topic - anyone know anything credible about what's going on?

[LKR]

Wanted to like your comment AlexC - yes i would like to know too. i may pop in and ask the builders!

[DuncanW]

This venue could/should definitely work. Especially with the new cinema.

I liked it when they had the curved booth seats, served pizzas and showed the football, but maybe that was just me.

[jimbo1964]

I went to the Peckham Refreshment Rooms on Sunday. The food in there is delicious and reasonably priced (?5 starters and?10 main courses). Marry that model with a good bar and you could have a winner.

[Jah Lush]

I'm praying that Late Knights Brewery take it over. Beer Rebellion in Gipsy Hill is easily my favourite bar right now. (There is another one at Queens Road, Peckham that I haven't been to yet) They have a superb selection of ales, burgers and finger food is a fiver a pop. If they were to take it over I'm sure they'd make a success of it.

http://www.lateknightsbrewery.co.uk/bars.html

[jimbo1964]

Agreed Jah. That's is the perfect scenario. That would get the punters in.

[Rolo Tomasi]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> I'm praying that Late Knights Brewery take it

> over. Beer Rebellion in Gipsy Hill is easily my

> favourite bar right now. (There is another one at

> Queens Road, Peckham that I haven't been to yet)

> They have a superb selection of ales, burgers and

> finger food is a fiver a pop. If they were to take

> it over I'm sure they'd make a success of it.

Yep.

>

> http://www.lateknightsbrewery.co.uk/bars.html

[reds]

All three of the local Late Knights bars are excellent and would love one in East Dulwich. no chance of them taking over the Mag though. They go for small shop units and would want freehold.

[Jah Lush]

Reds, they have ventured out and have bigger premises in Brighton and Ramsgate and are soon to be taking over the Alexandria pub in Penge once planning permission goes through. So fingers crossed.

[Bovine Juice]

They're also taking over the Fellowship in Bellingham, using it as a partial brewery (either cask or keg, wih the other remainng in Penge)

[Bovine Juice]

They're also taking over the Fellowship in Bellingham, using it as a partial brewery (either cask or keg, wih the other remainng in Penge)

[Sue]

Whoever is taking it over seems to be retaining the tables and chairs, so fingers crossed.

The lady running the launderette opposite yesterday didn't know!

[jimbo1964]

I had a nose through the window yesterday. Nobody doing anything.

[Sue]

jimbo1964 Wrote:

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> I had a nose through the window yesterday. Nobody

> doing anything.

There was definitely activity in there earlier in the week :)

[DulwichFox]

There was some activity earlier in the week..

Just looked like they were clearing out all the junk and old furniture..

I'm sure we will all know as soon as something is planned..

Then another 9 months before anything is likely to open.

Not really bothered what happens to the place...

DulwichFox

[staggydev]

I would have made this my local if there was any beer in the taps that wasn't stale. A lovely building, and if they made something out of it the punters would definitely come.

[DulwichFox]

The problem is that in more recent times, past 4 - 5 years people did not frequent the place.

Each subsequent 're-furb' seemed to make the place less appealing.

The last attempt at re-inventing the place did not live up to expectations.

DulwichFox

[DulwichFox]

Went passed earlier..

Work in progress.. Painting ceilings ...

DulwichFox

[Ron70]

I heard yesterday that the Patch is going to be a "Browns". Sounds unlikely?

Ron70

[Jeremy]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Each subsequent 're-furb' seemed to make the

> place less appealing.

That's exactly the problem isn't it... a large, empty, uninviting space. At least some sort of chain would probably have the know-how and experience to make the place feel a bit more warm and welcoming.

[jimbo1964]

Let's hope so. I'm down that way today, I'll have a nose about.

[Sue]

Ron70 Wrote:

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> I heard yesterday that the Patch is going to be a

> "Browns". Sounds unlikely?

What's a "Browns"??

[Ron70]

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