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Thread: Forest Hill Underpass
Post: RE: Forest Hill Underpass
| Good reminder about the German Bridge; really if someone really wanted to climb over I think they will manage it with or without the handrail.
Underpass - I'm sure there used to be a metal banniste... |
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16-08-2011, 08:39 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Underpass
Post: RE: Forest Hill Underpass
| Recall when the handrails were 'replaced' at the WH Smiths end? Lo and behold, no handrails. |
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15-08-2011, 09:45 AM |
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Thread: Gas supply
Post: Gas supply
| Anyone have any issues with gas tonight? Boiler will not reignite, it has only just passed a service so thought it may be the supply. I live on Perry Vale. |
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09-08-2011, 07:05 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| To use an awful phrase from yesteryear, tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime. Ugh, that felt ugly!
Mr missus is a Met office and got back home at 8 this morning after an 18 hour shift so p... |
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09-08-2011, 01:05 PM |
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Thread: Riots in London
Post: RE: Riots in London
| I've just come from the station on the Perry vale side and all quiet but there was a slight smell of burning in the air. I hope everyone is safe.
My tuppence, yes this is mindless criminal violenc... |
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08-08-2011, 11:06 PM |
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Thread: Helicopters over Forest Hill
Post: RE: Helicopters over Forest Hill
| According to the missus who is a met officer, the met only have 2 helicoptors so they are used pretty sparingly. Each borough can only get to use them so much so perhaps it is the turn of Lewisham. |
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15-07-2011, 09:41 PM |
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Thread: Phone Hacking Scandal Reaches FH
Post: RE: Phone Hacking Scandal Reaches FH
| Posted by hasto - 08-07-2011 10:08 PM
I thought he lived in East Dulwich!!
So do many people who live in Forest Hill :rofl: |
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11-07-2011, 11:43 AM |
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Thread: Water supply problems 2/1/2011
Post: RE: Water supply problems 2/1/2011
| A pipe has burst at the highest point of Mayow Road, though that should not affect Devonshire Road. Anything closer? |
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05-01-2011, 02:30 AM |
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Thread: 3-course lunch for £2 ??
Post: RE: 3-course lunch for £2 ??
| I believe it was also Thai for a while. |
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14-12-2010, 02:33 PM |
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Thread: East London Line not running
Post: RE: East London Line not running
| The Dalston flier is stopping at New Cross Gate and going no further south. Southern are running 2 trains an hour from Croydon to London Bridge. I had to wait about 45 mins but managed to get the Lond... |
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02-12-2010, 11:57 AM |
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Thread: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
Post: RE: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
| It all depends on the parking provision. I think we all must have seen the disruption the church at the old snooker hall can cause, or events at the crystal hall. The bizarre thing is there is a perfe... |
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05-11-2010, 10:27 AM |
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Thread: Beltwood House- Nightclub?
Post: RE: Beltwood House- Nightclub?
| A couple of years ago there was a murder mystery event, the attendees were collected from the station so were popping in the Hob whilst waiting. It was very well attended! |
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04-11-2010, 01:10 PM |
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Thread: Beadnell Road
Post: RE: Beadnell Road
| I'd say forest hill, but only ever cut through the area on occasion. |
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26-10-2010, 03:36 PM |
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Thread: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
Post: RE: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
| I suppose the ground floor may be developed for retail then? |
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21-10-2010, 03:33 PM |
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Thread: Honours
Post: RE: Honours
| Brenda Blethyn
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2615403.stm |
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13-09-2010, 01:32 PM |
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Thread: What's it like to live in Forest Hill?
Post: RE: What's it like to live in Forest Hill?
| I have lived here since 2000, back in the day when south east london wsa definitely a no go area for the uninitiated. In all that time I have never seen any crime, and the only thing I can recall hear... |
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17-08-2010, 01:09 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
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11-08-2010, 12:34 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pools
| Based on my recollection of actual real users of the old pool, the majority of the people on the hoardings should be maturing ladies who never hurry anywhere, especially when strung 3 across the pool,... |
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10-08-2010, 09:48 AM |
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Thread: Why is it called overground?
Post: RE: Why is it called overground?
| And one day it will be called the Orbital! |
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21-07-2010, 09:02 AM |
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Thread: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
Post: RE: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
| According to the sage of wiki, Forest Hill is a modern creation of marketing types:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hill,_London |
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12-07-2010, 10:32 AM |
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Thread: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
Post: RE: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
| Some good maps, forest hill exists by 1799:
http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/lewisham/forest-hill/1799-map.htm
Things have changed somewhat in the next 70 years:
http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/i... |
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11-07-2010, 08:32 PM |
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Thread: Dog c**p around Garthorne, Gabriel, Ackroyd & Bovill
Post: RE: Dog c**p around Garthorne, Gabriel, Ackroyd & ...
| How about dog blight?? :laugh:[/align] |
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08-07-2010, 11:39 AM |
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Thread: Dog c**p around Garthorne, Gabriel, Ackroyd & Bovill
Post: RE: Dog c**p around Garthorne, Gabriel, Ackroyd & ...
| Dog *****? Leads? Coats? The obvious words would all be 4 **** :laugh: |
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07-07-2010, 09:41 AM |
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Thread: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
Post: RE: boundary between honor oak and forest hill?
| I would say train stations now generally define the centre of any given area. Before the trains I believe the name for the entire area was Sydenham Hill? Has Steve Grindlay ever enlightened us on this... |
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07-07-2010, 09:36 AM |
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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
| I've been alternating between cycling and catching the ELL to Shoreditch High St, is there a reliability issue with the new trains? The last few mornings there has been broken down preceding trains. J... |
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09-06-2010, 12:14 PM |
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Thread: Car accident Mayow Road/Perry Vale roundabout
Post: RE: Car accident Mayow Road/Perry Vale roundabout
| The roundabout was put in after an accident about 8 years ago. I was walking back from a night at the proms when a car came zooming down Sunderland road and tried to take the junction like a staggered... |
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07-06-2010, 09:49 AM |
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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
| ELL - does the announcer pronounce Brockley as 'Arkley'? |
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25-05-2010, 08:59 AM |
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Thread: Perry Vale accident
Post: Perry Vale accident
| Does anyone know the commotion on Perry Vale this evening? I heard someone was knocked down by a car, I hope nothing serious happened. |
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05-05-2010, 08:45 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 trains were pretty empty this morning, still spare seats. I imagine this will change once the through trains commence on the 23rd May.
It was a joy avoiding London Bridge and the inevitable bu... |
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28-04-2010, 10:31 AM |
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Thread: East London Line
Post: RE: East London Line
| I wondering down to Shoreditch High St to see if everything was going as planned... and it is! Ladies and gentlemen, the line is open! |
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27-04-2010, 12:33 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
| I do not want to sound Mr Upset, but a soft opening date was announced which was then postponed due to the election.
The service is up and running, just without the passengers. |
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22-04-2010, 10:15 AM |
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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
| I went to Shoreditch High St this lunch time, the only date the staff there would mention was 23rd May. Everything is fine, TfL are insisting on more safety tests apparantly.
Not convinced persona... |
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21-04-2010, 04:24 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| As far as I can tell, this is probably the biggest local issue after the trainline. Personally, I am glad we will one get the pool back as the danger was we could have ended up with the land sold off... |
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09-04-2010, 10:02 AM |
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Thread: Power Outage SE23 3
Post: RE: Power Outage SE23 3
| Yes to last night, only for a few seconds at a time. |
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25-03-2010, 02:56 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| Could someone confirm something for me please. I currently get a monthly zone 1-3. If I started using pay as you go, would the maximum charge never be more than the price of the monthly travelcard (as... |
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25-02-2010, 10:07 AM |
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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
| If meeting someone at London Bridge, arrange to meet them at the gate for platform 7. Great fun! |
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24-02-2010, 11:16 AM |
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Thread: No water!
Post: No water!
| Did anyone else lose water pressure last night? Everything ok this morning, but just curious. |
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05-02-2010, 10:31 AM |
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Thread: Oyster Cards and FH Station
Post: RE: Oyster Cards and FH Station
| This is fantastic, I do believe the new ticket machine was installed in the past 6 months... but oyster top up was not considered. Hurrah, time to wait for another machine to be installed in a few mon... |
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02-01-2010, 01:20 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
| Has anyone seen the travel time on the new line? I will be able to take either the ELL or train to London Bridge and then walk to work in the City. I was wondering which would be quicker? If work arou... |
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04-12-2009, 09:56 AM |
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Thread: Oyster Cards and FH Station
Post: The world of oyster map!
| You may have seen a new london transport map recently in the papers. Notice anything missing??
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23773539-one-ticket-for-trains-tube-and-buses-in-oyster... |
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24-11-2009, 09:57 AM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak
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19-11-2009, 02:52 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| The underpass is a joke. We should have a sweepstake on how long before the 'new' hand rails look an absolute state, honestly, who on earth thought putting a few strips of timber would suffice? |
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19-11-2009, 02:51 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
| "Is Southern cutting these services along our line before the ELL starts because of the loss of revenue along the line since TfL/LOROL took over management of the stations from NX Gate to West Croydon... |
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29-10-2009, 11:55 AM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train Service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| Why not designate the station as being on the cusp of zones 1 and 2, e.g. as per Vauxhall? |
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29-09-2009, 11:45 AM |
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Thread: Trains to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oak Park
Post: RE: Train Service to/from Forest Hill and Honor Oa...
| Whilst it would be logical to make New Cross Gate or FH an interchange between fast trains and the ELL, I doubt this will be possible given the fast track / slow track issues which blight us whenever ... |
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04-09-2009, 01:59 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Library
Post: RE: Forest Hill Library
| Why a Monday morning? Shame! |
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27-08-2009, 11:50 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Rail Station
Post: RE: Forest Hill Rail Station
| New bridge?? Must have missed this somewhere! |
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21-08-2009, 12:05 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I think something personal has spilt over into the website!
I see no contradiction is thinking WW an unsuitable location for a swimming pool but suitable for live / work unit. The current site is... |
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15-07-2009, 12:55 PM |
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Thread: A Cinema for Crystal Palace?
Post: RE: A Cinema for Crystal Palace?
| If parking limited, then the church would create the kind of chaos we see outside the old snooker hall on Sundays. Maybe it is the 11th commandment, though may park anywhere at all if going to church ... |
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14-07-2009, 01:21 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill to Greenwich on Public Transport
Post: RE: Forest Hill to Greenwich on Public Transport
| I've found 202 best route if want to avoid London Bridge. I catch it from Perry Hill, but can get a bus to Catford and change there if from posh side of tracks. |
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02-07-2009, 10:01 AM |
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