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Thread: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak
Post: RE: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak
| Good stuff.
We're also wanting to buy a house in Honor Oak Park. For us it's got it all: we can still cycle to work; the transport is good and will get better; there's a good balance of shops; t... |
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08-11-2011, 02:26 PM |
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Thread: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak
Post: RE: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak
| Cheers Shimmymister.
Am starting to understand things a bit better now - about catchment areas.
It's going to be a battle to get a place where we want, but a battle we haven't yet started |
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08-11-2011, 09:23 PM |
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Thread: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak
Post: RE: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak
| Nutfield - some fair points, but a bit too idealistic for my taste I'm afraid.
Just to be clear, I'm not yet a parent, although I hope to be. We're trying to plan for the future, in a loose way.
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10-11-2011, 12:52 PM |
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Thread: Shooting on Forest Hill Road 3rd Nov 2011
Post: RE: Shooting on Forest Hill Road
| "can't just cry 'gang' and close the case."
Oh really?
From the story you linked to:
Last week, Detective Superintendent Gordon Allison, of Operation Trident, said the boy whose funeral it ... |
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11-11-2011, 03:59 PM |
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Thread: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak
Post: RE: We want to buy a house in Honor Oak
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11-11-2011, 04:00 PM |
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Thread: Shooting on Forest Hill Road 3rd Nov 2011
Post: RE: Shooting on Forest Hill Road
| Hmmm. And yet it appears there were gang links on both the levels of the guy who was shot having gang contact and the funeral outside which he was shot being a gang one. There's also the general backg... |
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11-11-2011, 04:37 PM |
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Thread: Shooting on Forest Hill Road 3rd Nov 2011
Post: RE: Shooting on Forest Hill Road 3rd Nov 2011
| But as he wasn't the intended victim that's hardly the end of it. What about the guy pulling the trigger? |
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14-11-2011, 04:48 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park Station Upgrade
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Station Upgrade
| That's an interesting idea, about ski-sloping the edge of the platform nearest the train upwards to make an easier train exit/entrance for people.
Would it bring up issues of skidding in slippery ... |
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09-12-2011, 04:10 PM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
| 'The good news is that the plans (although not finalised) include at least some of our services operated by Thameslink and running through to Blackfriars, Kings Cross and beyond.'
This is the b... |
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09-12-2011, 04:06 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I thought it might be Fusion running this, just from what's on this page (I scrolled back a couple of forum pages to check).
Judging by how they've been handling the new pools in East Dulwich, whi... |
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13-08-2012, 10:59 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| I notice FH pools are part of London Open House.
So that's going to be interesting. |
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24-08-2012, 05:23 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Went swimming last night. Water temperature is a real triumph - at last, a pool that isn't that bit too cold. Liked the overall design very much. There aren't enough showers and they're in an odd plac... |
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18-09-2012, 11:04 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| If you two fancy chilly pools then you have your pick - East Dulwich, Peckham, Brixton... |
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18-09-2012, 04:20 PM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank
| Bit annoying really. It's hardly secret if you have to just email someone. Anyway I've done that but had no reply. |
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20-09-2012, 09:46 AM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: The Old Bank
| Now had a reply so get the concept a bit more. Totally agree it's nice to have but not much of a help for the area per se. Also see that big rent plus high refurb costs is a daunting start with banks ... |
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20-09-2012, 04:00 PM |
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Thread: Forest Croft
Post: RE: Forest Croft
| If what Bt says is right about the freehold having been acquired then the situation should be reasonably positive.
We bought out our freehold a year and a bit ago. While it hasn't been an always-e... |
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26-09-2012, 10:55 AM |
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Thread: 63 Honor Oak Park (ex White Wood Shop)
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Parade
| I'd rather a different business rather than yet another estate agent, but better a business than none.
Completely against any lying to the Council in the application.
Most of the off licences ... |
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18-10-2012, 02:14 PM |
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Thread: 63 Honor Oak Park (ex White Wood Shop)
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park Parade
| Totally agree that clarity is what's needed. |
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25-10-2012, 04:45 PM |
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Thread: Morning travel experiences?!
Post: RE: Morning travel experiences?!
| You won't get a seat on the Overground at that time, but it won't be unbearably crowded either (plus the carriages are air conditioned and the journey to C Water relatively short).
You'll find the... |
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16-01-2013, 06:51 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park station staff
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park station staff
| Will be semi-interesting to see what LO come back with.
Seems ironic at a time of station staff being cut in lots of places that our problem doesn't seem to be the quantity but the quality. |
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24-01-2013, 04:27 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park station staff
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park station staff
| Agree with the consensus here on this - matches my experience. I quite often find I know more about which train tickets to buy than they do, too.
Please do complain to London Overground. If we don... |
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09-01-2013, 11:15 AM |
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Thread: Location Location Location
Post: RE: Location Location Location
| We moved to just off Garthorne in April and love the area, having been in Honor Oak (i.e. where Honor Oak station used to be - over One Tree Hill in the direction of E Dulwich) before.
The high st... |
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04-01-2013, 01:33 PM |
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Thread: Morning travel experiences?!
Post: RE: Morning travel experiences?!
| And on top of all this, it's an ace area anyway!
Crofton Park is an option, depending on where you are in HOP and so how close you are to CP.
Similar way of doing the same thing is to ride the ... |
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18-01-2013, 01:09 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park station staff
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park station staff
| Yes, how did they manage that?
Also enjoyed watching the gateline guy watch me pretty much fall through the ticket gates, where the floor was very slippy. He just stood there, watching impassively,... |
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22-01-2013, 02:33 PM |
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Thread: Kids on motorbikes on blythe hill fields
Post: RE: Kids on motorbikes on blythe hill fields
| I heard this on BHF at the weekend and then saw one of those miniature bikes with two teenage lads on it careering down Honor Oak Park from One Tree Hill and scorching down the high street bit of Hono... |
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20-02-2013, 11:16 AM |
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Thread: Speed of cars from Honor Oak Park/Forest Hill road - does it bother anyone?
Post: RE: Speed of cars from Honor Oak Park/Forest Hill ...
| There's no effective speed enforcement from the speed camera at the southern end of Peckham Rye Park all the way to the traffic lights where Honor Oak Park joins Stondon Park.
Consequently enraged... |
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21-02-2013, 12:10 PM |
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Thread: Cycle routes from HOP to Oxford Street/West End
Post: RE: Cycle routes from HOP to Oxford Street/West En...
| That's pretty much my route, although beware that Camb N Cem shuts at night.
I use Portland, up the side of Walworth, rather than Walworth itself - which is OK but not great.
And why detour in... |
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19-09-2013, 04:09 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill - Pros and Cons?
Post: RE: Forest Hill - Pros and Cons?
| For the avoidance of confusion I talk about the ELL since 'overground' includes services to Barking, Watford, Clapham Junction, Olympia, Stratford, and Euston.
- True enough, although it's Londo... |
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03-10-2013, 04:42 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| I've sent my email in and hope I can help in some way. Think it's a great idea, and if done right I believe it should thrive. The Ivy House example and FHS involvement are encouraging.
The comments... |
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04-10-2013, 10:26 AM |
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Thread: Cycle routes from HOP to Oxford Street/West End
Post: RE: Cycle routes from HOP to Oxford Street/West En...
| I'd also recommend the London Cycling Campaign planner:
http://routes.lcc.org.uk/journey/ |
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04-10-2013, 10:27 AM |
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Thread: Which doctors?
Post: RE: Which doctors?
| I had the impression you could now choose, or there was more flexibility than before - worth checking.
I moved to the Jenner when I moved over the hill from Honor Oak. Disastrous place, chaoticall... |
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19-10-2013, 01:36 PM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Planning: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (was The Old Ba...
| Boy oh boy can I not wait for this to open... |
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13-12-2013, 05:56 PM |
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Thread: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
Post: RE: A plan to save the Honor Oak pub?
| Punch Taverns not having the right idea...whatever next? |
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18-12-2013, 10:56 AM |
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Thread: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (ex Old Bank)
Post: RE: Planning: 76-78 Honor Oak Park (was The Old Ba...
| Ach, why can't it be sooner! (I know, I know - you can see them working in there). I'm just impatient. |
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10-01-2014, 11:15 AM |
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Thread: To the owners of the pizza place @ The Old Bank
Post: RE: To the owners of the pizza place @ The Old Ban...
| Given they look to have more demand than they can quite cope with still, the signage is probably not their priority.
The food and service are consistently excellent and good respectively. Surely t... |
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14-04-2014, 03:05 PM |
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Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...
| Indeed - but that's FROM the Jubilee line TO the Overground.
The crush point is the other way around - FROM Overground (particularly northbound) to Jubilee. Where there is only one escalator. |
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Thread: New Councillor for Crofton Park
Post: RE: New Councillor for Crofton Park
| Hello.
Help us get the two trains per hour service from Crofton Park improved! |
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09-06-2014, 10:12 AM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close
Post: RE: Capitol will revert to a cinema.
| I agree about chain pubs, but I make a distinction for Wetherspoons. They have good beer, fair food, nice atmospheres, good staff, great prices, fabulous buildings that they do an alright job of looki... |
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24-06-2014, 10:24 AM |
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Thread: Parking controls in HOP
Post: RE: Parking controls in HOP
| I agree with the be careful what you wish for points.
Having our house renovated at the moment, and tradespeople just being able to park is a Godsend.
We don't have a car, we use the Zipcar. T... |
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21-01-2014, 11:40 AM |
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Thread: That impossible question: how safe is Honor Oak Park?
Post: RE: That impossible question: how safe is Honor Oa...
| I also echo what's above. I'm a bloke, but have lived in Honor Oak (i.e. P Rye Park side of One Tree Hill) and then Honor Oak Park (south of the station) for most of the time since 2007.
No incide... |
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20-03-2014, 11:10 AM |
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Thread: New coffee shop
Post: RE: New coffee shop
| If we're talking wine bars then the quintessential one locally for me is in Crofton Pk - Mr Lawrence.
Next door is the much-bearded beer haunt, London Beer Dispensary (where Mr L wine bar was, som... |
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29-07-2014, 05:18 PM |
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Thread: Why i moved to SE23
Post: RE: Why i moved to SE23
| Dear me, can we be a bit more accurate about place names please?
Honor Oak Park has the train station (and is to my mind quite distinct from Forest Hill).
Honor Oak lost its train station long ... |
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25-07-2014, 02:14 PM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park - photos from 19th century and now
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park - photos from 19th century and ...
| Agree about One Tree Hill - it's rather over-vegetated. I think there could be more of a balance between vegetation/wildlife haven and views. But it all costs money to manage - easier and cheaper to l... |
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29-07-2014, 10:37 AM |
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Thread: Honor Oak Park - photos from 19th century and now
Post: RE: Honor Oak Park - photos from 19th century and ...
| Agree about the high st. Shop fronts also an issue, as all over the UK. |
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29-07-2014, 12:17 PM |
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Thread: McLarens/Coffee Bay in HOP Closed?
Post: RE: McLarens/Coffee Bay in HOP Closed?
| Agree with poster above. Went recently and it was very average indeed. |
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30-07-2014, 04:43 PM |
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Thread: Cycling into/through central London
Post: Cycling into/through central London
| TfL consultations are out.
North South mostly segregated cycle track from Elephant to King's Cross:
https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/cycling/northsouth
East West mostly seg. track from Tower Hi... |
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Thread: Cycling into/through central London
Post: RE: Cycling into/through central London
| Yes, think E and C is a separate effort.
I think the key thing about these 2 new routes is that they are a start. If they can be done and shown to work well enough then hopefully there can be more... |
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Thread: Royal Mail Delivery Problems
Post: RE: Royal Mail Delivery Problems
| I've complained as well. We're on Agnew Road, south of HOP station. No post then other people's post - all got much worse recently.
Got the standard reply about how concerned they were etc etc and... |
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Thread: (Supposedly) replacement bus service
Post: RE: (Supposedly) replacement bus service
| Make sure you complain to both Southern and TfL and tell them each that you are complaining to them and the other. Compensation vouchers should be your due at teh least I would think |
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Thread: Lifts at Honor Oak Park station
Post: RE: Lifts at HOP Station
| The rate of progress is staggeringly slow. |
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