Making a documentary of Peckham - any contributors?

[marcushessenberg]

Hi all!

I am currently working on a film for the past year, about Peckham and the many sides to the area. The film touches on Little Lagos, the new art scene and the food scene as well as the history and views on recent changes.

I am currently looking for people who would be up for talking about what they like about the new restaurants and bars etc - maybe you have seen all the changes and see it as a positive - maybe you have thought about buying or relocating from ED to Peckham? Do you find your self going to Peckham more than ED now?

Also Maybe you are new to the area and new to Peckham - what do you like about the area?

I am looking for open opinions and hoping to end up with a finished piece full of a wide range of views. It is a long term project, documenting communities in the boundary.

Please do get in touch!

Marcus

[email protected]

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

What/where is Little Lagos?

[sweetgirl]

Choumert road I guess! 😊

[marcushessenberg]

Its Peckhams nick name in the Nigerian and African community

[PohSuan]

Hi Marcus,

Sounds like an interesting project.I have sent this link to our local residents association ARARA in Peckham to see if anyone is interested in taking part.We've been featured in the Peckham Peculiar a few times.There's quite a mix of new and old residents here so am sure they'll be a wide range of opinions on Peckham.

Look forward to hearing more about your project.

Thanks

Mel

[Louisa]

Marcus,

How about a reference to Peckham's 'barrow boy' era which was mostly cockney and working class throughout most of the 20th century. I would advise popping to Manzes Pie and Eel house in Peckham where you will find numerous contributors. The whole Del Boy thing wasn't a million miles from the truth back in the 60's and 70's.

Louisa.

[marcushessenberg]

Hi Louisa. Many thanks for that. Already have the Pearly king in the pie and mash!lovely man. He claims Del Boy was based on him.

Mel, much appreciated! Look forward to hearing more.

M

[DulwichFox]

None of Only Fools and Horses was filmed in Peckham. It was mostly filmed in Bristol.

http://findthatlocation.com/Television-Show/Only-Fools-and-Horses

The only Market in Peckham proper was on Choumert Road..

Del Boy's flat in Only Fools And Horses was in fact Harlech Tower in Acton, West London.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/23/article-2029098-003D1AA500000258-199_306x423.jpg

Not the blocks of flats on Commercial Way / Old Kent road as some people seem to think.

Those do not have balconies..

Foxy

[bob]

I remember the riot's up rye lane in the 80's

Bob S

[DulwichFox]

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> I remember the riot's up rye lane in the 80's

> Bob S

1985 ? I know there were riots in 2011..

Foxy

[bob]

Yep 1985 got as far as the Heaton arms.

Bob S

[richard tudor]

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> Foxy

Cannot remember any such thing in the 80"s.

Maybe my memory is going.

The only "Riots" if you can call them that, more like street punch ups was when the fair came to Peckham Rye on the last Saturday in the middle 60's there was the punch up between locals and the dumb dumbs, all good clean fun.

[bob]

Started on Brawdwater farm Tottenham Spread all over London PC Keith Blakelock killed mob tried to cut his head off.

Bob S

[geneie]

i remember it well, though as far as I can recall, it didn't spread to Dulwich, it was mostly 'my end' of Peckham, the High Street, Hill Street and North Peckham estates.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/1/newsid_2486000/2486315.stm

[JohnL]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Foxy

In 2011 I was having a drink - then all the pubs all shut, thrown

onto the street - barricade of police at the bottom of Rye Lane so

couldn't get home so had to wander.

A load of boys had broken into Tesco on East Dulwich road and were

sharing out beer amongst themselves - I really wanted to take photos

(worked for a media company then) - but it would have provoked them.

Strangely not a very threatening atmosphere - just chaotic.

Not really history though (2011).

[bob]

Geneie.

It stopped at the top of Rye Lane just before the Morning Star all the pubs were ringing each other to report how far it had reached sort of jungle telegraph.

Bob S

[marcushessenberg]

Hi Dulwich Fox,

Would you be interested in recounting these punch ups? I have a little on the 80s, but less on the 60s - maybe we could walk and talk about these if you did not mind? Maybe you could tell me your feelings about Peckham then and now.

Thanks

Marcus

[bob]

DF.

Yes the only ruck's from the 60's I can remember was from the fair's with any one including the Dum, Dum's.

50's Teddy Boy's from Peckham, Elephant and Bermondsey had a go now and then but every one left the Rockingham Est well alone but before my time

[spider69]

There is another who remembers these days. You must be thin on the ground

Posted by richard tudor January 13, 05:42PM

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> bob Wrote:

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> > I remember the riot's up rye lane in the 80's

> > Bob S

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> 1985 ? I know there were riots in 2011..

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> Foxy

Cannot remember any such thing in the 80"s.

Maybe my memory is going.

The only "Riots" if you can call them that, more like street punch ups was when the fair came to Peckham Rye on the last Saturday in the middle 60's there was the punch up between locals and the dumb dumbs, all good clean fun.

[bob]

And Thin on the top

Bob S

[richard tudor]

Still got the hair.

You have to agree that those were good times.

Cannot believe that the Temple Bar is now a ? shop.

Magic times. Fear these times are lost on current residents. They think now is trendy and hip. Dream on

Still times move on, good job I bought my 5 bed house in 1974. William Penn must have taught me something.

[bob]

You a Billy Biro Boy

Bob S

[Otta]

richard tudor Wrote:

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> Still times move on, good job I bought my 5 bed

> house in 1974. William Penn must have taught me

> something.

Looks like it taught you how to gloat and be bitter.

[richard tudor]

No way my man.

Local and stayed here. I have no reason to gloat and be bitter.

I stayed when Southwark was pissing on the hood. Can you remember when the west way high way was proposed and the Channel tunnel dig was proposed. I doubt it

No mortgage lender would entertain you.

Property went down the tank. If you had bought a property you were looking at having a property that was unsalable.

Bitter about what? I love the area. Local born and bred.

[richard tudor]

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> You a Billy Biro Boy

> Bob S

100%. Went to the school when it opened in 1958. Bessemer house under peg leg Hocking.

And you?