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Going off topid, but yes, Whitby is a beautiful place with a real sense of history.


http://www.whitbyonline.co.uk/whitbyhistory/


Nothing like climbing the 199 steps to the old chapel and sitting on a bench overlooking the bay, it's a special place.


http://blog.secretescapes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/whitby-David-Speight.jpg


Grimsby... not so much.

Oh, and those "benches" at regular intervals up the steps were apparently for coffins to be rested on when the bearers needed a rest on the way up to the chapel.


Legend has it that a black dog jumped off a deserted ship, swam to shore, ran up the steps in to the chapel and disappeared. Bram Stoker liked that and wrote Dracular.

I am sure there are pockets of jaw-dropping beauty in Grimsby. But putting personal opinion to one side... objectively, the facts are that it's an area with relatively cheap property and relatively high unemployment. Pretty much everything is cheaper there. By London standards, prices at the Sea Cow were about right.
  • 1 month later...

titch juicy Wrote:

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> Might be old news- i've not read the whole thread,

> but Meatliquor have tweeted today confirming

> they're taking the premises.



Yep..


Restaurant magazine ‏@RestaurantMagUK 1h1 hour ago


MEATliquor has bought The Sea Cow site on Lordship Lane in East Dulwich


So they have Bought the site..


what's on offer.


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mmmhm lovley ???


DulwichFox.

edhistory Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > MEATliquor has bought The Sea Cow site on

> Lordship

> > Lane in East Dulwich

>

> Bought the freehold, or taken a lease?

>

> John K


I do not know. My post was from the MEATliquor Twitter page.


DulwichFox

Willard Wrote:

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> Flying Fish Camberwell


Seconded. Surprised I hadn't seen a mention of it earlier.

Consistently spot on. Used to eat here when I lived in Cambers but will happily go out of my way now I'm in ED.


Just don't ask if they have anything 'ready'.. ! The owner will take offence (saw a guy get his ear chewed off!)

The @MEATliquorED tweet :


"Delighted to confirm that we're taking over The Sea Cow site.Won't be open for a while though.It'll be ace coming back to where it all began"


edhistory Wrote:

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> DulwichFox Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > MEATliquor has bought The Sea Cow site on

> Lordship

> > Lane in East Dulwich

>

> Bought the freehold, or taken a lease?

>

> John K

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