'Future Brixton' Pound Land

[story]

How or where did I give the impression that any of these changes was a source of aggravation or annoyance for me?

 

[Orang Utan]

I guess it's just your use of the word gentry - discussion of gentrification on this board has always been 'lively' to say the least

 

[Pip]

Wasn't it a KwikSave or was that further down?

Kwiksave was in the quieter bit of the market, opposite the public toilets (I'm really selling this, aren't I?). Is that bit called Pope's Road?

In the other bit of the market (if you cross over Atlantic Road), there was a Radio Rentals on the left - I think it's a hair shop now - and a small Dixons a few doors up.

 

[story]

I guess it's just your use of the word gentry - discussion of gentrification on this board has always been 'lively' to say the least

Oh, right.


I'll be more careful in future.

 

[Ms T]

I don't see how the loss of an identikit fried chicken shop and the addition of an independent fishmongers can be detrimental to the local shopping options, especially when there's another fried chicken place still in business a few doors down and a trip into Brixton was required to buy fish prior to the new place opening. I've only been in there once so far and the guy was very pleasant, knew what he was talking about and gave me a great cut price deal on some scallops as he'd run out of what I was originally after. So all good if you ask me.

As for the florist, I'm assuming you mean the flower shop on Dulwich Road, not the lovely lady who sells flowers out of the old barbers (used to have her stall outside the Half Moon, then the timber yard). As far as I know, the Dulwich Road shop mainly focuses on weddings and the like. So a different target market. Again, not sure what's wrong with that, they're obviously not interfering with each other.

I'm not sure another bakery was really needed, what with Blackbird and the one on Half Moon Lane but better than the chicken shop it replaced. And a bit of healthy competition for Mimosa from the new deli won't be a bad thing as it's always been a bit pricey. Moses' move from CHL has already been explained.

If the new fishmongers had replaced a perfectly good old one and just upped the prices then that would be wrong but I think Herne Hill's got a great mix of shops. Some are more upmarket than others but at least they're all independently owned and seem to care about what they're selling. Calling these places "posh" is a bit lazy. Fish, bread, cheese, flowers and fried chicken are things that everyone enjoys from time to time, having a bit of choice is no bad thing.

I agree with most of this, apart from I won't be using the fishmongers because it is incredibly expensive. I regularly go to the flower shop on Dulwich Road (Louise Taylor Flowers) - she's actually been in Herne Hill for longer than the other lady and is always busy. I think she represents very good value for money, and is also extremely nice.

 

[gaijingirl]

I agree with most of this, apart from I won't be using the fishmongers because it is incredibly expensive. I regularly go to the flower shop on Dulwich Road (Louise Taylor Flowers) - she's actually been in Herne Hill for longer than the other lady and is always busy. I think she represents very good value for money, and is also extremely nice.

Really... i'm just about to go and see her about some table arrangements...(to keep the bloody parents happy ) that's good to hear..

 

[quimcunx]

I went in on Monday and didn't see tunnocks teacakes or caramel logs, but I did see their snowballs though, so it's not all bad.

 

[story]

Louise Taylor also does exceptionally good arrangements.

 

[Ms T]

Really... i'm just about to go and see her about some table arrangements...(to keep the bloody parents happy ) that's good to hear..

She's really nice. Hope she does you a good deal!