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  Thread: Architect recommendations please
Post: Architect recommendations please

I'm looking for some local architect recommendations please. It's for a small kitchen extension and would need to be someone who can advise, design, draw up plans, manage any planning permission type ...
ambient Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,376 04-03-2014, 02:29 PM
  Thread: Cleaner recommendations
Post: Cleaner recommendations

Hi, Would be interested to receive recommendations on local cleaners please. If you are kind enough to take the time to PM me, it'd be great to know the length of time you've been using them and whet...
ambient Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,485 10-03-2016, 05:16 PM
  Thread: Collision with parked car on Siddons Road
Post: Collision with parked car on Siddons Road

Hi all Could anyone who may have witnessed a collision with a parked car on Siddons Road between 9pm last night (Monday 21st) and 8am this morning, please contact me via PM. Many thanks
ambient SE23 Topics 0 3,474 22-04-2014, 02:01 PM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: East London Line Phase 2 Gets Go Ahead

Not SE23 related, but nonetheless good news, phase 2 of the ELL extension has been given the go-ahead today: http://www.tessajowell.net/east_london_line_breakthrough http://londonreconnections.blo...
ambient Wider Topics 281 296,331 12-02-2009, 05:43 PM
  Thread: Leather sofa repair recommendation
Post: Leather sofa repair recommendation

I would be very interested to receive recommendations for a trades-person or company who can perform some minor repairs to a leather sofa (small tears, loose stitching etc.) as well cleaning, restorin...
ambient Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 0 2,671 07-09-2016, 11:26 PM
  Thread: Lewisham Environmental Services - experiences of using?
Post: Lewisham Environmental Services - experiences of u...

I'm looking to find positive or negative experiences of using Lewisham's Environmental services for pest control....as opposed to a private company such as Rentokil. Essentially, i'm trying to disc...
ambient Wider Topics 2 4,505 22-02-2010, 05:46 PM
  Thread: Low water pressure?
Post: Low water pressure?

Just wondering whether anyone else in the Siddons Road/Shipman Road area has noticed a drop of water pressure in the last week or so?
ambient SE23 Topics 32 30,568 07-07-2011, 07:24 AM
  Thread: (Supposedly) replacement bus service
Post: RE: (Supposedly) replacement bus service

Ritchy, whilst the ticket may not work in the barrier, it's part of the conditions of carriage that you can do this, you just need to ask to be let out and in....that is, if there is somebody there to...
ambient SE23 Topics 29 31,005 10-10-2014, 01:30 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Access to Forest Hill station

I noticed some cordoned off spaces and some building materials in the Perry Vale car park, adjacent to the platform. Whilst not at all conclusive, it did look like something may be being done to allow...
ambient SE23 Topics 761 706,117 15-03-2008, 05:38 PM
  Thread: Air ambulance landing in Forest Hill
Post: RE: Air ambulance landing in Forest Hill??

National Rail enquiries reporting someone hit by a train at Forest Hill....seems a likely reason for the air ambulance. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/today.html
ambient SE23 Topics 21 24,182 05-12-2011, 05:06 PM
  Thread: Bakerloo Line Extension
Post: RE: Bakerloo Line Extension

Better than nothing I suppose, but still somewhat underwhelming, least of all from the 2040 thing but mainly because of the persistence with the "easy option" of taking over existing surface lines. If...
ambient Wider Topics 89 91,388 31-07-2014, 11:05 AM
  Thread: Bakerloo Line Extension
Post: RE: Bakerloo Line Extension

Take your point michael about the "easier" developments, and i'm not all doom and gloom about it anyway, anything is better than nothing. But, we're already seeing that the lifetime of an "easier"...
ambient Wider Topics 89 91,388 31-07-2014, 12:39 PM
  Thread: Barclays Bank Forest Hill
Post: RE: Barclays Bank Forest Hill

In 5 to 10 years time, the bank branch as it is known today won't exist, and those that remain will be glorified coffee shops on high traffic streets full of tablets offering digital services. I'm not...
ambient SE23 Topics 18 18,460 22-01-2015, 12:21 PM
  Thread: Bed and Breakfast/ Hotel
Post: RE: Bed and Breakfast/ Hotel

Other options are Travelodge Penge, or Inn keepers lodge @ Eden park which are a bit nearer but not any lovelier!
ambient Offered, Wanted, Lost & Found 3 6,640 08-01-2013, 10:44 PM
  Thread: Bus Route 194: Reinstatement of Leg from Lower Sydenham to Forest Hill
Post: RE: Bus Route 194: Reinstatement of Leg from Lower...

I think both of these suggestions are excellent ideas. The 356 is hardly reliable, but may benefit from the Mayow Road "short cut".
ambient SE23 Topics 8 10,697 29-02-2012, 03:45 PM
  Thread: Extend 63 Bus to Honor Oak Park Station?
Post: RE: Buses to Honor Oak Park station

I think that it would be great if the 63 could be extended through Honor Oak. However, I expect that the response to Brockley Rise as a proposed terminus will be that there is insufficient room given ...
ambient SE23 Topics 85 93,424 20-03-2008, 04:24 PM
  Thread: Clapham Junction by Southern Trains or London Overground?
Post: RE: Clapham Junction by Southern Trains or London ...

Get the next LO to Crystal Palace, and pick up another Southern train from there?
ambient Wider Topics 5 7,208 07-12-2012, 12:00 PM
  Thread: Closure of London Bridge (upper station) in 2015
Post: RE: Closure of London Bridge (upper station) in 20...

[quote]I don't know if the New Cross branch trains are heavily used in the peak, but it may be worth for those locals to use that service instead of crowding already packed trains at New Cross Gate du...
ambient Wider Topics 36 40,553 29-11-2012, 11:34 AM
  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 on Perry Vale...

Clearly we've all missed the sightlines around the bend being improved?
ambient SE23 Topics 113 100,677 25-04-2016, 06:11 PM
  Thread: Does Perry Vale need a coffee shop?
Post: RE: Does Perry Vale need a coffee shop?

I'd definitely appreciate a good coffee shop on the Perry Vale side of the station, the optimal place being one of the retail units in the Forest Hill Central. I'd probably use it at the weekend too, ...
ambient SE23 Topics 17 18,407 30-05-2008, 09:56 AM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line

[quote]I would also be nervous about going home late at night via Canada Water because if anything went wrong I'd be stuck there with hardly any other transport options to Forest Hill[/quote] It's ...
ambient Wider Topics 281 296,331 02-06-2010, 09:55 AM
  Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line Closure

Incidentally, there was a taste of things to come today as the ELL was suspended from New Cross Gate today at around 9:20am. A relatively "quiet" and "comfortable" train from FH was then predicatably ...
ambient Wider Topics 281 296,331 20-12-2007, 02:20 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central

Whether it is sold or completed by BH, I think the bigger concern for all is whether the subway refurbishment goes ahead as planned on the schedule that was communicated (i.e. before the end of this y...
ambient SE23 Topics 289 274,004 14-08-2008, 11:40 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central

Not suprised about the extra fee for car parking. I looked into new build flats a few years ago and a parking space tends to cost 4%-5% of the sale price of the flat!!
ambient SE23 Topics 289 274,004 15-08-2008, 06:20 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central

According to BBC News, those figures might be a bit low there Brian. Lewisham has somehow shown a 2.2% growth in housing prices in the last quarter, contrary to neighbouring boroughs. Lewisham A...
ambient SE23 Topics 289 274,004 22-08-2008, 03:51 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central

I was suprised about those averages and quarterly growth too!
ambient SE23 Topics 289 274,004 23-08-2008, 06:32 PM
  Thread: WH Smith & Post Office, Forest Hill
Post: RE: Forest Hill Post Office

The post office is closed today due to a "security incident". Does anyone have any more details?
ambient SE23 Topics 157 174,745 14-02-2009, 02:52 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

The National Rail website lists engineering work affecting Forest Hill on Sunday 25th with busses replacing trains between London Bridge and Croydon via Sydenham. See: http://www.nationalrail.co.u...
ambient SE23 Topics 761 706,117 16-10-2009, 11:45 AM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

There is nothing suspicious in the lack of NR symbol, baboonery is correct, this is a convention amongst most TfL maps. Think about if you wanted to travel from Crystal Palace to London Bridge (and ig...
ambient SE23 Topics 761 706,117 18-03-2010, 11:19 PM
  Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station

[quote]I wish I had time to pore over maps and debate their contents like some of you good people. Perhaps when I'm 65... [/quote] :laugh: Roz, for me, I just kinda notice these things...some kind ...
ambient SE23 Topics 761 706,117 19-03-2010, 12:33 AM
  Thread: Large Police Presence - Sunday night
Post: RE: Large Police Presence - Sunday night

Check the last line of this article: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/09/14/promising-footballer-19-is-london-s-26th-stabbing-death-this-year-115875-20736863/
ambient SE23 Topics 21 23,689 16-09-2008, 10:28 PM
  Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...

WBD, it's a not unusual situation lately. Was there a train that passed through the station on the slow tracks (i.e. next to the platform) rather than the fast ones? I've been at the station a couple ...
ambient SE23 Topics 333 287,731 21-01-2015, 01:27 PM
  Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...

Nick, there is no platform to platform transfer now, but when it is finished, all 15 platforms will be accessible via a giant undercroft - the way I envisage it is a bit like St Pancras. So escalators...
ambient SE23 Topics 333 287,731 07-02-2015, 12:26 PM
  Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...

National Rail site now stating that disruption will last "until the end of service". Plan an alternative route, folks, lest you want to be crushed again!
ambient SE23 Topics 333 287,731 09-03-2015, 01:03 PM
  Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...

TfL on Twitter: "We expect Canada Water stn to be very busy this evening due to @SouthernRailUK disruption. Please avoid/take alternative routes if possible"
ambient SE23 Topics 333 287,731 09-03-2015, 04:45 PM
  Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...

[quote]When was LB supposed to be finished again?[/quote] The full project finishes late 2018, so a while yet. However, my understanding is that the Southern side of the station will effectively be...
ambient SE23 Topics 333 287,731 19-03-2015, 09:59 AM
  Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...

So today there has been a lineside fire at NXG taking out the Overground and electrical supply problems at Clapham Junction accounting for the 70 min delay described above (see: http://www.nationalrai...
ambient SE23 Topics 333 287,731 30-04-2015, 09:32 AM
  Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...

In no way am I suggesting that you shouldn't post about it. I'm just suggesting to start a new thread is all. And I most definitely am not suggesting that I set the rules - I don't.
ambient SE23 Topics 333 287,731 30-04-2015, 10:09 AM
  Thread: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the worst peak services
Post: RE: London Bridge trains - here's the best and the...

Didn't have the best commute home either, but the delays were due to someone having a heart attack whilst on one of the Overground trains, which kinda made me think that things could be worse than bei...
ambient SE23 Topics 333 287,731 18-05-2015, 10:43 PM
  Thread: Low water pressure?
Post: RE: Low water pressure?

Thanks, good to know, i'm having the same problem with our boiler. Having now checked the Thames Water site, there is a broken water main in Brixton showing today which is supposedly affecting SE23, b...
ambient SE23 Topics 32 30,568 07-07-2011, 07:35 AM
  Thread: Low water pressure?
Post: RE: Low water pressure?

Is anyone still having any problems with this? Not on the scale of when the main in Brixton went, but in general just lower water pressure than what you'd consider normal?
ambient SE23 Topics 32 30,568 13-07-2011, 10:46 AM
  Thread: New Bus Countdown Online Tracker Live
Post: RE: New Bus Countdown Online Tracker Live

I think they've scaled back the data they're providing on the service from 30 mins ahead to 15 mins ahead. Possibly as a result of the URL of the beta service leaking to far more "test" users than the...
ambient Wider Topics 9 10,120 12-09-2011, 04:34 PM
  Thread: No water!
Post: RE: No water!

Yes no water at all at around 10:30pm in Perry Vale area. It came back again briefly a little later and then went off again. But all fine this morning.
ambient SE23 Topics 9 8,846 05-02-2010, 11:23 AM
  Thread: Parking problems questionnaire
Post: RE: Parking problems questionnaire

We received one of these today too. They are obviously surveying the whole of Perry Vale. It's going back with a big fat No on it too!
ambient SE23 Topics 31 34,715 22-10-2008, 10:34 PM
  Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: RE: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbu...

Can't see what the fuss is about myself. It's simple enough. Adopt a simple rule of checking and double-checking the signs and restrictions *wherever* you park in London. If you get it wrong once, you...
ambient SE23 Topics 22 27,256 05-03-2013, 11:52 AM
  Thread: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbury's) car park....
Post: RE: Parking ticket woes at Pearcefield Av (Sainsbu...

Sympathies Sibelius, I do agree that people lurking around the car park looking to nab you is a bit much!
ambient SE23 Topics 22 27,256 05-03-2013, 05:28 PM
  Thread: Perry Vale - Road Issues
Post: RE: Perry Vale road closures

It doesn't really look like there is much chance of Perry Vale reopening within the 3 months originally indicated (i.e. by Sep 9th). Does anyone know how the work is progressing?
ambient SE23 Topics 348 293,577 12-08-2008, 10:17 PM
  Thread: Perry Vale - Road Issues
Post: RE: Perry Vale road closures

Cheers snazy! Not too bothered either way actually - as a driver i'd like the road open again, but as a pedestrian i'm actually quite enjoying the more peaceful walk to the station in the mornings!
ambient SE23 Topics 348 293,577 14-08-2008, 10:50 AM
  Thread: Perry Vale - Road Issues
Post: RE: Perry Vale road closures

I bet that they are ready to resurface the road. It's just that it requires a few dry days in a row, which have been in very short supply lately....
ambient SE23 Topics 348 293,577 09-09-2008, 11:07 AM
  Thread: Perry Vale - Road Issues
Post: RE: Perryvale diversion.. whats wrong with people.

I too am stunned at this! Even this morning at 8:20am, after all the changes to signs, I witnessed three drivers ignoring the closure, forcing oncoming drivers onto the pavement, which obviously at th...
ambient SE23 Topics 348 293,577 11-06-2008, 10:50 AM
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