DeadManWalking
Active Member
An ironmongers? Great.
And a shop that sells all sort of tat, not as good as Khan's Bargain Store on Rye Lane but still.
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An ironmongers? Great.
And a shop that sells all sort of tat, not as good as Khan's Bargain Store on Rye Lane but still.
DeadManWalking
Active Member
DRINK?
bummed by karmachameleon
Who is the urbanite pray tell...I used to know him very well though he dropped off the face of the earth when we left, he'll be gutted he missed our wedding
It was him who made the pub to be honest when he lost interest it all went down hill...am intrigued to know what urbanites used to drink there about 4 / 5 years ago
DRINK?
bummed by karmachameleon
makes sense his daughter was there and spent enough time between the two....lovely bloke
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
Who is the urbanite pray tell...I used to know him very well though he dropped off the face of the earth when we left, he'll be gutted he missed our wedding
not at liberty to say, but you'd probably know them. They may out themself later.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Sounds unlikely. Where's that then?
Have you got a number of friends who are close enough that you can meet them within 20mins of them phoning to ask if you fancy a pint?
Or, if you invite folk round to yours, do they feel it's a big effort to get there (and get home again after)?
Horses for courses... but that's the kind of thing that matters to me, as well as just having the feeling that you're living somewhere with a bit of life going on - whether or not you directly participate in it at any given time. I enjoy the fact that there is "stuff going on" around me whilst I'm going about my daily business, whether that's walking back from the tube station, or simply going to the shop.
These are the things that I missed when I was staying in Nunhead.
DRINK?
bummed by karmachameleon
understood ...if the urbanite is about and you are still in touch with Mr D, pm me and I'll tell you who is asking after to the big man...he's one of the few people who I've lost touch with and regret
teuchter
je suis teuchter
And then change onto the tube if your destination doesn't happen to be right next to the train terminus.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
as you would if it's the wrong tube line. it takes 2 or three mins to get into the underground at victoria or london bridge. the speed of the overland trains is fast, and you get masses more accommodation for your money.
Nunhead is quiet - but not being on the tube line doesn't make east dulwich or herne hill bad places to live at all.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Dull and boring South Norwood. Nothing of note here (although the Country Park is amazing, and the lake is nice) apart from the Palace ground really, but it's incredibly cheap (far cheaper than Nunhead) and one stop from London Bridge.
There's only one or two pubs you'd drink in, and one or two restaurants you'd eat in, but we're 5 mins from all the restaurants in Palace, a bus ride from Brixton, Peckham, Herne Hill, etc, so who cares?
Beautiful 2 bedroom Victorian maisonette with full original features, garden, etc for £194k before the crash.
The same house in Herne Hill would be £300k. I can take a shit area to save £100k.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
Yep, if it gets any more polite you might want to take it to the East Dulwich board. Might I suggest the Drawing Room forum?
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
First question - got a few mates within 20 mins, most within 30 mins.
Second question - yeah, I imagine they do feel it's an effort.
These would matter to me if I was single, but I'm not.
Oh, and re: times, London Bridge is 12 min train ride away. Admittedly I'm 3 mins from the station, so I should revise it to 15 mins.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Indeed, but then I never spend much time in the centre anyway, other than work. Zone 1 is for tourists, or doing touristy things like museums. I don't need to be anywhere on any regular basis, so why wouldn't I save £100k by not being 15 mins away?
One argument is the 'last train' thing. Yeah, that would be a nightmare if a) I ever went out in the centre and/or b) I was single.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
This thread is turning into a polite bunfight.
I remember that before I lived in zone 2, even Brixton seems remote and inaccessible. Then slowly, the longer I lived in London, the more I realised how accessible pretty much everywhere on a tube line or overland is.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
Since it got too expensive in the middle part.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
How does not being single change the "last train" thing?
And since when are museums just for tourists
If I was single I'd go out more, maybe even to zone 1.
I've not said museums are for tourists, I have said that going to museums is a touristy thing to do. Which it is.
Besides, you can be a tourist in your own city, surely?
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
boohoo
No.
and if single means "last train", is this a good spot for single women to find single men???
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
el-ahrairah
forward communism, forward gerbils!
Time to start riding the last train more then, I think.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Single means staying out or night or getting a cab home. Last trains are for the becoupled or married.
boohoo
No.
Ah, so if you want to drum up some wedding business, then that's the train to get.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Uh huh. Especially if you want to guilt trip the drunken, late-home partners who've neglected their other half for a night's drinking.
spanglechick
High Empress of Dressing Up
I used to go out at night more in the west end when i lived further away. When you live in the suburbs (like, zone 5), central london is appealing. Since moving to within easy reach of brixton etc, i never really go much further than that if it's going to be a late one. I am lazy.
anyway, let's be constructive. tecuchter and anyone else - your challenge is: an area easy reach of brixton (one bus plus a bit of a walk at most), plus public transport commute into Borough area. no further out than the zone 2/3 borders. Properties commonly available in the manner of 2+ bedrooms, ground floor with private garden and not on a red route or anything silly (i need to park my car somewhere) £210,000 max asking price (without need for much doing to it).
We reckon we've got: Nunhead, Peck'nam, Tulse Hill, West Dulwich, possibly Crystal Palace, the Tulse hill end of West Norwood.
Strikeout streatham - we're not interested. Apart from anything else, Kanda lives there!
anyway, let's be constructive. tecuchter and anyone else - your challenge is: an area easy reach of brixton (one bus plus a bit of a walk at most), plus public transport commute into Borough area. no further out than the zone 2/3 borders. Properties commonly available in the manner of 2+ bedrooms, ground floor with private garden and not on a red route or anything silly (i need to park my car somewhere) £210,000 max asking price (without need for much doing to it).
We reckon we've got: Nunhead, Peck'nam, Tulse Hill, West Dulwich, possibly Crystal Palace, the Tulse hill end of West Norwood.
Strikeout streatham - we're not interested. Apart from anything else, Kanda lives there!
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
I used to go out at night more in the west end when i lived further away. When you live in the suburbs (like, zone 5), central london is appealing. Since moving to within easy reach of brixton etc, i never really go much further than that if it's going to be a late one. I am lazy.
anyway, let's be constructive. tecuchter and anyone else - your challenge is: an area easy reach of brixton (one bus plus a bit of a walk at most), plus public transport commute into Borough area. no further out than the zone 2/3 borders. Properties commonly available in the manner of 2+ bedrooms, ground floor with private garden and not on a red route or anything silly (i need to park my car somewhere) £210,000 max asking price (without need for much doing to it).
We reckon we've got: Nunhead, Peck'nam, Tulse Hill, West Dulwich, possibly Crystal Palace, the Tulse hill end of West Norwood.
Strikeout streatham - we're not interested. Apart from anything else, Kanda lives there!
All those would have been very unlikely before the crash, but if prices have dropped 20% you should be fine I reckon.
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