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  Thread: Waldenshaw Rd before and after war pics
Post: Waldenshaw Rd before and after war pics

Here's Waldenshaw Rd before the war with St Paul's Church... [img]http://i.imgur.com/e2JaWlj.jpg[/img] ...and here it is today... [img]http://i.imgur.com/seKF3M5.jpg[/img] Enjoy that next ti...
clausy SE23 Topics 6 7,072 03-03-2014, 12:26 PM
  Thread: Waldenshaw Rd before and after war pics
Post: RE: Waldenshaw Rd before and after pics

That's the only pic I can find online. However check out this old [url=http://maps.google.com/gallery/details?id=zs2aHyi7W8Ek.kggHTef2F49I&hl=en]Ordinance Survey overlay of London[/url] on Google Maps...
clausy SE23 Topics 6 7,072 03-03-2014, 02:09 PM
  Thread: Fibre optic in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Fibre optic in Forest Hill

The Honor Oak Rd green switch boxes are advertising BT Fiber but I called (from Waldenshaw) and they said no, not yet. The fiber is ready, but the exchange still needs to be upgraded. They did say the...
clausy SE23 Topics 16 18,321 03-03-2014, 07:14 PM
  Thread: Anyone else lost their mains water around Woodcombe Crescent/Devonshire Road?
Post: RE: Anyone else lost their mains water around Wood...

I just walked down to have a look. there's water pouring out at the corner of the circular and Devonshire with a couple of Thames Water vans on site. Doesn't seem like a huge amount of water alt...
clausy SE23 Topics 27 26,858 08-03-2014, 11:26 AM
  Thread: Anyone else lost their mains water around Woodcombe Crescent/Devonshire Road?
Post: RE: Anyone else lost their mains water around Wood...

Remarkably, they appear to have done it. Our pressure is back up now as of 11.30am
clausy SE23 Topics 27 26,858 08-03-2014, 12:34 PM
  Thread: Idiot drivers rat running
Post: RE: Idiot drivers rat running

Waldenshaw Rd is also particularly bad with people using it to cut the corner off the circular. It's a 20mph zone too. I think I really might draw a couple of lines on the road 10m apart and start fil...
clausy SE23 Topics 31 24,363 11-03-2014, 12:22 PM
  Thread: Fibre optic in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Fibre optic in Forest Hill

They've been installing a new cabinet on Waldenshaw Rd for the last couple of days: fingers crossed... :thumbup:
clausy SE23 Topics 16 18,321 20-03-2014, 01:21 PM
  Thread: Pheasant loose on Sunderland Road???
Post: RE: Pheasant loose on Sunderland Road???

...and I thought April 1st was yesterday...
clausy SE23 Topics 28 26,630 02-04-2014, 09:14 AM
  Thread: Good Morning Forest Hill
Post: RE: Good Morning Forest Hill

I got a good one again this morning too. I think I'll stop now. [img]http://i.imgur.com/RVXqpJK.png[/img]
clausy SE23 Topics 13 13,066 09-12-2014, 10:48 PM
  Thread: Dead cats
Post: RE: Dead cats

Poisoned? On purpose? I hate to ask, but how do you even establish that fact. Sorry to hear about it. We have 2 cats on Waldenshaw and they're always crossing the road and heading up into that area. N...
clausy SE23 Topics 11 10,554 30-04-2014, 04:06 PM
  Thread: Do we need a pedestrian crossing on Perry Vale at the rear of Forest Hill station?
Post: RE: Do we need a pedestrian crossing at the rear o...

A nice solution would be a bridge from the platform level that crosses the road and allowed you to enter/exit the station from the other side. No-one gets held up that way. I also have this other c...
clausy SE23 Topics 113 100,827 01-05-2014, 12:34 PM
  Thread: No Overground or Rail this Weekend
Post: RE: No Overground or Rail this Weekend

Yup, right after they freshly painted the extremely bright double red lines along the road, they've dug it up again. You'd almost think they could co-ordinate these things.
clausy SE23 Topics 43 43,667 03-05-2014, 02:27 PM
  Thread: Sainsbury's Car Park "recycling"
Post: Sainsbury's Car Park "recycling"

Here's what the recycling centre at the back of Sainsbury's looks like this morning. Why do people think it's OK to dump all their crap here? This is a broken window that needs to get fixed asap or it...
clausy SE23 Topics 9 14,032 05-05-2014, 01:58 PM
  Thread: Sainsbury's Car Park "recycling"
Post: RE: Sainsbury's Car Park "recycling"

Done, thanks.
clausy SE23 Topics 9 14,032 05-05-2014, 03:52 PM
  Thread: Sainsbury's Car Park "recycling"
Post: RE: Sainsbury's Car Park "recycling"

And as if by magic, there was a garbage truck from Lewisham there at 4pm. Probably a complete coincidence :) but they cleaned most of it up except for the sofa. Nice job. Had a good chat with the guys...
clausy SE23 Topics 9 14,032 05-05-2014, 05:01 PM
  Thread: Sainsbury's Car Park "recycling"
Post: RE: Sainsbury's Car Park "recycling"

There's a pretty big CCTV unit hanging above the car park which they can use as video evidence. It shouldn't need a 'witness' if it's caught on camera - the cctv footage would be much more reliable an...
clausy SE23 Topics 9 14,032 06-05-2014, 10:17 AM
  Thread: Sushi in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Sushi in Forest Hill

Popped in at lunchtime today to try it out. So yes, they're not focusing on the decor at all, the stock photos sellotaped to the wall are a little cheesy, and the breakfast menus are just plain out of...
clausy SE23 Topics 14 15,213 21-05-2014, 02:29 PM
  Thread: John Surtees in FH
Post: RE: John Surtees in FH

Wow, well spotted. Bit of a shame it's gone all shabby. Someone needs to add some chic. Love the original pic. Very old school cool.
clausy SE23 Topics 14 19,341 27-05-2014, 03:50 PM
  Thread: No Overground or Rail this Weekend
Post: RE: No Overground or Rail this Weekend

While we're on the subject of New Cross trains that always seem to have a maximum of 2 people on them to go the one stop past Canada Water, I wish they'd at least alternate the trains that go South to...
clausy SE23 Topics 43 43,667 30-05-2014, 10:41 AM
  Thread: Ferfect
Post: Ferfect

Seriously... [img]http://i.imgur.com/zakrLLz.jpg?1[/img] Most amusing. I wonder what the story is there. And while we're at it, what's happening opposite with all the heavy duty scaffolding nex...
clausy SE23 Topics 15 17,809 17-06-2014, 09:01 PM
  Thread: Ferfect
Post: RE: Ferfect

At least it's not Furfect.
clausy SE23 Topics 15 17,809 18-06-2014, 01:06 PM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close

Pizza Express? Surely we need a Nandos :thumbup: and to be honest I'm not sure if I'm being serious or not. The cinema would definitely be fab though - I'd love it if that would happen. India Gate cur...
clausy SE23 Topics 238 245,857 25-06-2014, 05:34 PM
  Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol to close

Which reminds me of the famous quote "Don't believe everything you read on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln
clausy SE23 Topics 238 245,857 27-06-2014, 11:56 AM
  Thread: Water leak on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Water leak on Manor Mount

At least they're working on the sinkhole in the middle of Waldenshaw Rd. Although I wonder if that's related to the leak 'upstream' on Manor Mount anyway.
clausy SE23 Topics 41 46,447 30-06-2014, 11:30 AM
  Thread: Water leak on Manor Mount
Post: RE: Water leak on Manor Mount

It's an interesting one... the other side of the road to where they've fenced it off now has a pronounced dip in it too. I wonder how much longer before it caves in there too.
clausy SE23 Topics 41 46,447 30-06-2014, 12:05 PM
  Thread: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - railing removal
Post: RE: Pedestrian crossings: London Road junction - r...

It is far from ideal, I agree. If you're coming down the hill to the station and just miss a green phase, it will take you 3 minutes to get across the street to the WH Smith. Not that I've timed it of...
clausy SE23 Topics 103 91,736 16-09-2014, 09:58 AM
  Thread: Sainsburys in HOP using cycle racks as a trolley park
Post: RE: Sainsburys in HOP using cycle racks as a troll...

So just lock your bike to both the bike rack with a D lock, and the trolleys using a cable. Problem solved!
clausy SE23 Topics 7 9,885 17-08-2014, 10:54 AM
  Thread: Cycling into/through central London
Post: RE: Cycling into/through central London

I was just looking at these. It's a great start. I used to cycle to the City via Vauxhall and the Embankment just for fun (rather than the direct route through Peckham) so I'll definitely enjoy tha...
clausy SE23 Topics 5 6,453 03-09-2014, 03:46 PM
  Thread: Cycling into/through central London
Post: RE: Cycling into/through central London

Details on the Elephant and Castle redesign are here https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/elephant-and-castle
clausy SE23 Topics 5 6,453 04-09-2014, 09:35 AM
  Thread: South Circular closed Lordship Lane to Dulwich College Friday 5th, lunchtime
Post: South Circular closed Lordship Lane to Dulwich Col...

I was just walking back from Dulwich and 2 police cars flew by, followed by an ambulance. As I got to the westbound turn where the Circular splits off at Lordship Lane it's blocked off by a police car...
clausy SE23 Topics 8 10,151 05-09-2014, 11:54 AM
  Thread: South Circular closed Lordship Lane to Dulwich College Friday 5th, lunchtime
Post: RE: South Circular closed Lordship Lane to Dulwich...

I also just did a quick search for #Dulwich on twitter: https://twitter.com/LondonFire/status/507844242018795520
clausy SE23 Topics 8 10,151 05-09-2014, 12:44 PM
  Thread: Southern trains into London Bridge
Post: RE: Southern trains into London Bridge

Just saying, you can cycle to London Bridge in 20-25 minutes from Forest Hill Station. If you count the time getting to the station, waiting for the train etc, you're always quicker on a bike. Cana...
clausy SE23 Topics 85 83,608 27-09-2014, 10:06 AM
  Thread: Southern trains into London Bridge
Post: RE: Southern trains into London Bridge

Of course there are times when you wouldn't want to cycle, and it isn't for everyone, but I'm just saying that as an alternative to the daily train ride, it's usually a much more pleasant option that ...
clausy SE23 Topics 85 83,608 27-09-2014, 11:14 AM
  Thread: BT Infinity - Service Outage
Post: RE: BT Infinity - Service Outage

Chocolate teapots :rofl: Waldenshaw Rd checking in: BT Infinity is fine. Wait - ignore me. You said it's back already anyway. Happy Friday.
clausy SE23 Topics 8 8,322 10-10-2014, 06:58 PM
  Thread: Subway - buggies - improvement?
Post: RE: Subway - buggies - improvement?

It would at least be nice to get those steel runners at the side so you can roll your bike up and down the stairs without having to sling it over your shoulder cyclocross style.
clausy SE23 Topics 8 7,440 12-10-2014, 02:21 PM
  Thread: Good Morning Forest Hill
Post: Good Morning Forest Hill

In case you missed it this morning: :wow: [img]http://i.imgur.com/TpjvVZH.jpg[/img]
clausy SE23 Topics 13 13,066 29-11-2014, 09:35 AM
  Thread: Power out on Waldenshaw
Post: Power out on Waldenshaw

And behind Sainsburys. I am posting this in the hope that as soon as I hit submit it will come back on...
clausy SE23 Topics 3 5,174 02-01-2015, 06:40 PM
  Thread: Power out on Waldenshaw
Post: RE: Power out on Waldenshaw

Jolly good, thanks. Sounds like it's time for a curry round the corner then.
clausy SE23 Topics 3 5,174 02-01-2015, 06:51 PM
  Thread: Keep it classy Forest Hill. Fly tipping outside Pedder
Post: Keep it classy Forest Hill. Fly tipping outside Pe...

Sigh. :mad: Took this today, Saturday lunchtime. How does this even happen. [img]http://i.imgur.com/kITZMXA.png[/img]
clausy SE23 Topics 18 16,557 17-01-2015, 06:39 PM
  Thread: Ferfect
Post: RE: Ferfect

Excellent. Well spotted :)
clausy SE23 Topics 15 17,809 08-09-2015, 08:48 PM
  Thread: Burglaries in FH
Post: RE: Burglaries in FH

That alarm is still going off. By the way, I read your post at 4.20am. Also got no sleep. Seems to be one of the basement flats. Thankfully someone has arrived at the nursery with a 2stroke grass t...
clausy SE23 Topics 22 19,768 23-01-2016, 11:12 AM
  Thread: Burglaries in FH
Post: RE: Burglaries in FH

Splendid, thanks for the update! Hopefully over soon then. If they need to borrow a sledgehammer...
clausy SE23 Topics 22 19,768 23-01-2016, 01:13 PM
  Thread: Burglaries in FH
Post: RE: Burglaries in FH

Win :thumbsup:
clausy SE23 Topics 22 19,768 23-01-2016, 02:15 PM
  Thread: 'Friendly' or 'Divisive' bots
Post: 'Friendly' or 'Divisive' bots

It would seem to me that the local twitter bot account which promises 'friendly retweets' about SE23 related topics may not be entirely automated as it has started editorialising content and adding co...
clausy SE23 Topics 7 5,424 14-09-2021, 02:34 PM
  Thread: 'Friendly' or 'Divisive' bots
Post: RE: 'Friendly' or 'Divisive' bots

My post about the bot was simply a public health and safety warning, it's not meant as a hateful thing, it's a simple fact to point out that the bot is not a bot, it's a person and they're using the '...
clausy SE23 Topics 7 5,424 16-09-2021, 08:03 AM
  Thread: 'Friendly' or 'Divisive' bots
Post: RE: 'Friendly' or 'Divisive' bots

Here's his public advert for his bot technology. Posted without bias. [attachment=4803]
clausy SE23 Topics 7 5,424 17-09-2021, 08:56 AM
  Thread: Old nursery school in Waldenshaw Road
Post: RE: Old nursery school in Waldenshaw Road

As far as I know they're just 'caretaker' lodgers. There has been quite a lot of activity recently (measuring and surveying) as they seem to be preparing it for redevelopment. There's a Lewisham Build...
clausy SE23 Topics 1 2,773 06-11-2021, 05:41 PM
  Thread: London Bridge to Victoria 'Loop Line' trains - update
Post: London Bridge to Victoria 'Loop Line' trains - upd...

Update: FHSoc and SydSoc arranged a meeting with MP Ellie Reeves and representatives from Southern Rail including the Customer Services Director, and timetabling reps on Friday 5th to discuss ongoing ...
clausy SE23 Topics 0 3,167 08-11-2021, 08:44 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Station car restrictions
Post: RE: Forest Hill Station car restrictions

Got to start somewhere :) It’s such a big project. We don’t really have the resources to organise it. We’re always looking for volunteers to put together a team, or if anyone knows a developer wh...
clausy SE23 Topics 47 18,198 11-08-2022, 05:42 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Society AGM - Upcoming on October 13th
Post: Forest Hill Society AGM - Upcoming on October 13th

Hello SE23, The Forest Hill Society’s AGM will take place at the Horniman Gardens Pavilion (near the Bandstand) on October 13th - 7pm for a 7.30 start. This year we are pleased to welcome Damien...
clausy SE23 Topics 1 3,155 28-09-2021, 11:55 AM
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