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Thread: Devonshire Road "spooky" house new residents? Post: RE: Devonshire Road "spooky" house new residents?
A quick google showed the following auction details.
http://www.auction.co.uk/residential/LotDetails.asp?A=969&MP=84&ID=969000139 |
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Thread: First time buyer - Greystead Road Flats... Post: RE: First time buyer - Greystead Road Flats...
Watch out for the service charges. It maybe ok for now, but if the council plan to do any extensive work on the block, as a private tenant you could end up paying thousands as your contribution toward... |
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16-04-2017, 04:15 PM |
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Thread: Loud Biker Boveney Rd Post: RE: Loud Biker Boveney Rd
It's several times throughout the day. Isn't it illegal to take the silencer off the bike, hence the dreadful noise?
The noise is similar to a car with a broken exhaust. |
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06-02-2017, 06:06 PM |
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Thread: History of Forest Hill - 25th March Post: RE: History of Forest Hill - 25th March
Does anyone know if Steve will be giving any more talks on the 'History of Forest Hill?' He appears to do this at a local venue each year. |
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28-01-2017, 07:51 PM |
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Thread: The History Of Forest Hill Station Post: RE: The History Of Forest Hill Station
There used to be a Wimpy's two doors past Sainsbury's, where The Teapot now is.
I also remember the green grocers, called Vickers. They were opposite Armstrong solicitors. |
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23-01-2017, 07:52 PM |
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Thread: Loud Biker Boveney Rd Post: Loud Biker Boveney Rd
Has anyone else heard this loud biker? Every night or a couple of times every night the noise is unbelievable. It really spoils such a quiet family road. |
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10-01-2017, 06:47 PM |
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Thread: History of Forest Hill - 25th March Post: RE: History of Forest Hill - 25th March
Does anyone know if Steve will be giving any more talks on the 'History of Forest Hill?' He appears to do this at a local venue each year. |
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18-08-2016, 10:09 PM |
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Thread: Players wanted: Wednesday night 5-a-side football Post: RE: Players wanted: Wednesday night 5-a-side footb...
Is this for men and women?
Also, where do you play in winter when the evenings get dark? |
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15-08-2016, 12:42 PM |
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Thread: Interfaith Walk for Peace Post: RE: Interfaith Walk for Peace
This walk is a great idea. I've always wanted to ask questions about other faiths and have the opportunity to visit where others worship, and discuss these faiths.
What a wonderful opportunity.
When... |
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13-08-2016, 02:05 PM |
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Thread: Looking for football players to join our friendly local side... Post: RE: Looking for football players to join our frien...
Yes, I too would like to know if you accept women in your team. I know there is a mixed team that play at Peckham Rye on Sunday's.
Also do you play on Saturday's? |
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13-08-2016, 01:38 PM |
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Thread: Train Commuter - Memory Lane Post: RE: Train Commuter - Memory Lane
Type out 'Forest Hil' and 182 photos appear, see this link.
http://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/quick-search?q=Forest%20hill%20&WINID=1471001712585 |
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12-08-2016, 12:36 PM |
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Thread: Train Commuter - Memory Lane Post: RE: Train Commuter - Memory Lane
The BBC had a report on its local news yesterday. Collage, a London archive company have added more photos of old London, which are available online. There are 8 of Forest Hill station in this link. T... |
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12-08-2016, 12:22 PM |
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Thread: Train Disruption Due to Sinkhole on Track Post: RE: Train Disruption Due to Sinkhole on Track
I can't believe it's a sewer, why have a sewer so high up on a railway? :confused:
I wonder if it's the old subway where you had to walk from the old middle platform?
The middle platform and subway ... |
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04-08-2016, 06:25 PM |
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Thread: Avoid Devonshire Road - Road Closed Post: RE: Avoid Devonshire Road - Road Closed
Devonshire road is totally unsuitable for large lorries, even more so now that parked cars either side are not allowed to park on the pavement. I wish it wasn't used as a rat run. |
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23-07-2016, 07:30 PM |
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Thread: Avoid Devonshire Road - Road Closed Post: RE: Avoid Devonshire Road - Road Closed
What were they doing, just re-surfacing the road, or making the junction smaller to prevent two cars lining up at the edge of the junction to turn left or right?
If that is the case it will be even ... |
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23-07-2016, 07:41 AM |
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Thread: Avoid Devonshire Road - Road Closed Post: RE: Avoid Devonshire Road - Road Closed
Especially as no lorries are going through there and using it as a rat run from Forest hill to Honor oak park station. |
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22-07-2016, 07:33 AM |
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Thread: Red marking outside house Post: RE: Red marking outside house
It makes me mad when leaflet distributers leave leaflets hanging half way through the letter box. This is a gift to burglars that you are out all day.
What do they think a post box is for? |
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18-07-2016, 11:22 PM |
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Thread: The Capitol to close Post: RE: Capitol to close?
Since this is officially now the case, let's hope that whoever purchases it returns it back to its former glory as a cinema.
As long as a developer doesn't get hold of it and turn it into luxury f... |
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19-05-2016, 04:25 PM |
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Thread: Train Commuter - Memory Lane Post: RE: Train Commuter - Memory Lane
So when was that middle platform demolished? |
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15-01-2016, 01:59 PM |
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Thread: Train Commuter - Memory Lane Post: RE: Train Commuter - Memory Lane
What an incredible story. :ohmy:
I know there used to be fast trains from London Bridge, but I was unfamiliar with the middle platform.
Can you remember when that middle platform was demolished becaus... |
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14-01-2016, 08:30 PM |
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Thread: Train Commuter - Memory Lane Post: RE: Train Commuter - Memory Lane
I did a paper-round from the station newspaper kiosk in the 70s.
I remember the chunky old telephone kiosk with A & B coin boxes where as school kids we used to listen to 'dial a disc'.
Does anyone re... |
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13-01-2016, 11:48 PM |
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Thread: Toe-rag stole my Electric bike at FH pools. Post: Toe-rag stole my Electric bike at FH pools.
Yesterday at 9.37am, cctv caught a hoodie riding my bike towards FH station.
It's an Electric bike, very distinctive, but with a white basket on the front and a grey motor bike box on the back.
H... |
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18-12-2015, 12:03 PM |
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Thread: Local history question Post: RE: Local history question
It could have originally been a ladies and gents toilets. The reason being, there was a similar building in Brockley, opposite the Brockley Jack on the corner of Brockley Grove. That has now been conv... |
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23-11-2015, 10:05 PM |
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Thread: The Capitol - anti-social behaviour Post: RE: The Capitol - anti-social behaviour
Re. The first post. Has anyone heard anymore about whether Witherspoon's are going to renew their lease or whether it is going to open as a cinema again? |
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10-11-2015, 05:49 PM |
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Thread: Burglaries in FH Post: RE: Burglaries in FH
Which area of Forest Hill were they in? |
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11-10-2015, 08:35 PM |
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Thread: Loud street party near Honor Oak Post: RE: Loud street party near Honor Oak
No, it's because I haven't been invited!:cool: |
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29-08-2015, 09:14 PM |
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Thread: Dartmouth Tandoori to become Domino's Pizza? Post: RE: Dartmouth Tandoori to become Domino's Pizza?
Oh, and there's no VAT on drugs right?:laugh: |
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29-08-2015, 09:11 PM |
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Thread: Dartmouth Tandoori to become Domino's Pizza? Post: RE: Dartmouth Tandoori to become Domino's Pizza?
Why did McDonalds disappear? |
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29-08-2015, 08:47 PM |
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Thread: Loud street party near Honor Oak Post: Loud street party near Honor Oak
Been going on all afternoon still on now. Really loud, whose party is it and when will it stop? |
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29-08-2015, 08:26 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Police Newsletter July 2015 Post: RE: Forest Hill Police Newsletter July 2015
I second that, could our local police look into the following matter re. anti-social motorbike behaviour, as in following thread:
http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=11863 |
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23-08-2015, 03:05 PM |
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Thread: Motor Bike Maniac around Forest Hill Post: RE: Motor Bike Maniac around Forest Hill
Agreed, and there was no way this was a teenager's quad bike or low cc moped, this was a heavy duty bike which if there is an accident could inflict serious injuries or death, as a result of the power... |
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23-08-2015, 02:58 PM |
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Thread: Motor Bike Maniac around Forest Hill Post: Motor Bike Maniac around Forest Hill
Just heard this idiot speeding around the streets of Forest Hill. This idiot will end up killing someone. Has anyone else heard or seen him? |
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22-08-2015, 09:45 PM |
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Thread: Shaw Cottages and the Prince of Wales Pub Post: RE: Shaw Cottages and the Prince of Wales Pub
See this Amazon link for books. Scroll half way down the page and you will find a variety of books about Forest Hilll.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1445634929/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_img?_encoding=UTF8&col... |
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13-06-2015, 06:13 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Photos Post: RE: Forest Hill Photos
Does anyone remember when there used to be a toy shop in Honor Oak Park? |
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13-06-2015, 05:15 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Photos Post: RE: Forest Hill Photos
You may find this old thread and photos of old Forest Hill station of interest.
http://www.se23.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=422 |
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12-06-2015, 09:23 AM |
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Thread: Dartmouth Road plans and Forest Lodge Post: RE: Dartmouth Road plans and Forest Lodge
If it is not illegal and no permit is required to park outside Forest Hill Lodge, what is there to stop anyone parking outside there?
Are there any notices to state 'Residents private parking only... |
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09-06-2015, 09:35 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Photos Post: RE: Forest Hill Photos
Does anyone know if there are any plans for Steve Grindlay to give a talk about Forest Hill later this year? Has anyone been to these talks, which I believe are held in the library?
Also, wouldn't ... |
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23-05-2015, 01:33 PM |
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Thread: Swifts - locally extinct? Post: RE: Swifts - locally extinct?
Swifts usually make a shrieking noise as they fly. |
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23-05-2015, 10:50 AM |
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Thread: Swifts - locally extinct? Post: RE: Swifts - locally extinct?
We had Swifts for about 40 years, until 3 years ago when we had a plague of Starlings that got to their old nesting place a few weeks before them. We haven't seen them since.:( |
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22-05-2015, 04:20 PM |
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Thread: Ice Cream Van Chimes Post: RE: Ice Cream Van Chimes
You can buy mini Cadbury's flakes especially for your ice-cream cornet, and you can buy Cornetto whipped soft ice-cream cones, or just traditional ice-cream from the freezer.:thumbsup:[/u] |
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21-05-2015, 10:06 PM |
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Thread: Ice Cream Van Chimes Post: RE: Ice Cream Van Chimes
We had three within an hour last year going around Devonshire and Boveney road.
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Now I don't mind ice-cream vans, but everyone noticed they were far louder than they used to be, and too many ... |
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21-05-2015, 05:05 PM |
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Thread: Sainsbury's Forest Hill - Sunday Opening Hours Post: RE: Sainsbury's Forest Hill - Sunday Opening Hours
Here in the UK, long gone are the days when you earn more working on a Sunday. At one time it was double time, or even time and a half. Now it's just normal pay and part of your normal contract. Anoth... |
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27-04-2015, 09:21 PM |
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Thread: Parliamentary Election Hustings Post: RE: Parliamentary Election Hustings
I'd love to vote TUSC but unless we get proportional representation it will seem a wasted vote. I will vote tactically,anything to stop the Tories gaining power. |
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27-04-2015, 09:10 PM |
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Thread: One bedroom wreck - Honor oak Park Post: RE: One bedroom wreck - Honor oak Park
There's always one. :rolleyes: |
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28-02-2015, 06:21 PM |
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Thread: One bedroom wreck - Honor oak Park Post: One bedroom wreck - Honor oak Park
£280k for this, is the world going mad?
http://m.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/11806201.Is___280_000_for_a__one_bedroom_wreck__in_Honor_Oak_good_value_/ |
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27-02-2015, 05:19 PM |
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Thread: HOP Recreation Ground to Become a Cemetery? Post: RE: HOP Recreation Ground to Become a Cemetery?
All they need to do is have a narrow pedestrian entrance in addition, which is separate from the main entrance. That way pedestrians won't get mowed down by traffic entering or exiting the cemetery. I... |
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13-01-2015, 10:23 PM |
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Thread: Drain smell in Forest Hill Post: RE: Drain smell in Forest Hill
I have just walked down the stairs at HOP station where there were a few left over tiny balls of salt at the bottom of the stairs. I crushed a few, and can confirm that the fishy smell of ammonia come... |
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05-01-2015, 01:56 PM |
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Thread: Crofton Park Trains Post: RE: Crofton Park Trains
I dislike the fact that at Crofton Park there are only two trains an hour after 10.00 am. If a train is cancelled you've had it, especially if you're going to Luton Airport, even though you may leave ... |
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05-01-2015, 02:49 AM |
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Thread: Crofton Park Trains Post: RE: Crofton Park Trains
I agree, Southeastern trains on that route are amongst the dirtiest I have ever seen. |
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30-12-2014, 10:04 PM |
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Thread: HOP Recreation Ground to Become a Cemetery? Post: RE: HOP Recreation Ground to Become a Cemetery?
I understand there was a meeting earlier this month on the long term plans of HOP recreation ground. Does anyone know what proposals were put forward for the future of the park? Are they planning to t... |
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