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When the Plough was called the Goose & Granite, the bus stop there remained "The Plough" and I seem to remember that there was a stop on Streatham Hill called "The Cat's Whiskers", years after that club became The Studio, then The Ritzy and finally, Caesars.

Stop on Kirkdale still called the Woodman, even though the Woodman sadly closed and became a feckin estate agents a good couple of years back.


People just tend to think of places by landmarks even afyer they're gone. I still think of the crossroads by Peckham Rye as Kings Arms even though it hasn't been that for a very very long time.

Bricklayers Arms.

Forest Hill Tavern was of course once the Royal Oak.

My fave is the Sun in the Sands, as on the radio when they report on traffic congestion the Blackwall Tunnel is always backed up to there. And then one day I found there was a pub called the Sun in the Sands (think it may now be shut); how excited was I.

Anyone for pub cricket?

I still call the junction of PR/EDR 'King's Arms'. Historic association with a hostelry going back to days of old. I often wonder if had the original pub survived the blitz would the building still be a pub today? Probably some gastro joint.


Louisa.

One thing I love about London (any city, I guess) is how geography gets distorted. Towit, you have one geographical feature - a hill - but depending on your direction of approach it's known as Dog Kennel Hill, Champion Hill, Denmark Hill, etc.

rememberwhen Wrote:

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> It really annoys me when the bus announces

> "Champion Hill" as it goes down Dog Kennel Hill.

> IT'S NOT!



I feel like a champion at the top when I cycled up it

Louisa Wrote:

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> I still call the junction of PR/EDR 'King's Arms'.

> Historic association with a hostelry going back to

> days of old. I often wonder if had the original

> pub survived the blitz would the building still be

> a pub today? Probably some gastro joint.

>

> Louisa.


Yeah most probably, and run by 'blow ins' ... whatever next, jeez! . on a different subject - 'the next bus stop is closed' . How can a bus stop be 'closed' ? , out of use, not in use , that's fine but not closed - sorry to be a pedant

rememberwhen Wrote:

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> It really annoys me when the bus announces

> "Champion Hill" as it goes down Dog Kennel Hill.

> IT'S NOT!



But surely you don't want every single bus stop on Dog Kennel Hill to be announced as "Dog Kennel Hill"? That wouldn't be terribly useful to people who don't know the area, would it?


It's announced as "Champion Hill" because it's the nearest stop to Champion Hill.


Same as the stop in Lordship Lane nearest to North Cross Road is announced as "North Cross Road" rather than "Lordship Lane" :))


ETA: Or do you mean that they are announcing it in the wrong place, in which case ignore the above :))

Jeremy Wrote:

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> malumbu - on a similar note, Staples Corner..

> named after the old Staples bed factory.



And Cobb's Corner, Sydenham. Named after Cobb's Department Store.


http://sydenhamforesthillhistory.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/cobbs-department-store-sydenham.html

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