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Thread: The Future of London
Post: RE: The Future of London
| A few well designed, unique structures like the Gherkin can enhance our skyline. As long as we don't go all Donald trump I'm happy, as well as they are interesting, fine. Shame that Docklands is looki... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pool
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool
| It would be worth checking to see if the council are getting any grants for the new building. There is pressure on councils to provide new housing. The Eu give out grants for new builds but not for co... |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| Regarding the building, in general lewisham build stuff like this:[attachment=47]
or this:
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New flats generally now look like this:
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22-03-2008, 02:15 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pool
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool
| According to the poll you are in the majority if you want to keep the look of the building.
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[[i]There is a problem which keeps th... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Pool pragmatism
| I think a lot of us don't believe that the decision is final. We don't believe ethat the right decision has been made, and as the council are public servants, if the majority of people dissagree then ... |
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24-03-2008, 01:47 AM |
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Thread: Save Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Save Forest Hill Pools
| I actually went inside the pools today. They are open (a door was was left wide open around the back, no-one seemed to be in there). Not only are they still full of water apparently (I didn't get to t... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Pool pragmatism
| English Hertitage had this to say about the pools:
They (Forest Hill Pools) are of interest in that they retain their original pools, and ancillary structures, such as ticket offices and laundry ma... |
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26-03-2008, 11:20 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Pool pragmatism
| It appears we don't like the building at Downham and that we want something better like the Laban centre.
In February (according to Lewishams own website) it was going to cost ?5 million to refurbi... |
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26-03-2008, 04:39 PM |
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Thread: Looking back at Forest Hill's future
Post: RE: Looking back at Forest Hill's future
| The Horniman Museum is a great example of an historic building, an interesting, well designed museum and a really well considered, modern extension working in harmony with its surroundings. I love the... |
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28-03-2008, 08:52 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| "There are many links in the chain which could affect whether we end up with a good building or a bad building. One important link depends on how committed the architects are to designing a pool with ... |
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02-04-2008, 05:41 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill on the tube map!
Post: RE: Forest Hill on the tube map!
| Because the tube map shows the bus replacement service which runs between the two stations. |
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03-04-2008, 12:47 AM |
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Thread: Travelling from FH to Paddington
Post: RE: Travelling from FH to Paddington
| I travel every day from Sydenham to Marylebone.
I change at London Bridge, get the Jubilee line and change at Baker Street to the Bakerloo (you just cross the platform, 30 seconds).
It takes 50 ... |
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03-04-2008, 05:16 PM |
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Thread: does anyone use streetcar?
Post: RE: does anyone use streetcar?
| I use it, its good. Only problems are making sure you are back in time otherwise it costs ?50 in fines.
I haven't had a problem with it being booked out as there are loads in the area.
You book... |
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10-04-2008, 12:21 PM |
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Thread: Who are the bad people?
Post: RE: Who are the bad people?
| [quote=Toffeejim]
Supermarkets trying to distract our attention with initiatives on plastic bags when the real problem is the enormous amount of excess packaging housing their products.
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19-04-2008, 01:18 PM |
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Thread: Direct Action
Post: RE: Direct Action
| I enjoy getting calls from cold callers from double glazing salesmen who I keep on the phone as long as possible before telling them:
Sorry, I forgot, I don't have any windows
I live in a tent in ... |
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23-04-2008, 01:02 PM |
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Thread: Who are the bad people?
Post: RE: Who are the bad people?
| ^^^true.
Recycling only prolongs the demise of the product. You cant recycle the same product forever (it's about 6 times). The best thing is to reuse. Recycling comes second, Sustainably sourced i... |
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28-04-2008, 01:41 PM |
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Thread: Supermarkets
Post: Supermarkets
| What do people think about TESCO? Are they better/worse than Sainsbury's? Aldi? ASda? What do you think?
If a supermarket COULD come to your high street, what would you want and why? |
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24-05-2008, 01:11 PM |
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Thread: Supermarkets
Post: RE: Supemarkets
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Actually most products that you buy in a supermarket are made in the same factory. So the only difference is convenience, service or price.
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The first part is true. M... |
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25-05-2008, 12:30 PM |
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Thread: Supermarkets
Post: RE: Supemarkets
| MFC-3 in Sydenham Road near Kent House Road/Wesley Hall does have bread and pastry counters and really fantastic tomatoes on the vine. |
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27-05-2008, 02:53 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I agree with Tim about using parts of the old pools stuck onto a new brick box pool and flats to try to appease those who like the current building facades.
We don't want to end up with some corpor... |
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09-06-2008, 06:05 PM |
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Thread: Housing Development next to Capitol Pub - Removal of Trees
Post: RE: Capitol Pub - Housing Development - Removal of...
| Open space? You cannot mean the park, as that land has been assigned a usage and has been developed and maintained as a park for a considerable time.
I wouldn't use the word maintained...have you bee... |
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09-06-2008, 11:01 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I don't think the buildings are ugly. They have been woefully neglected.
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Images of the proposals to replace the pools are on the lewisham website.
Or you can see them and the link to the council website here:
www.poolingtogether.blogspot.com
The words "boring, bl... |
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14-07-2008, 06:50 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| The flats wont pay for anything if you cant sell them.
All the new flat schemes in the area are struggling to sell. |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Options 2 and 3 are horrible. Have a look at the more detailed plans via the links posted above.
It's a shame that the architects involved were not allowed to even contemplate keeping the facades o... |
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16-07-2008, 12:16 PM |
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Thread: Anyone for football
Post: RE: 5-a-side football
| Out of interest, has anyone ever played football in Home Park in Sydenham (near Bell Green).
They used to have posts in there but they have been taken away and the council say that it will cost too... |
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16-07-2008, 03:07 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| RE: keeping buildings because they are old.
I don't think anyone wants to keep it because it's old. They want to keep it because it's interesting and helps define the area.
Euston Station was po... |
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21-07-2008, 02:33 PM |
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Thread: Bowie/Horniman
Post: RE: Bowie/Horniman
| My Ex boss worked with him when they were in the same advertising agency. He said he was a really nice guy. |
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22-07-2008, 03:19 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Period property is worth more than new builds and has risen by 60% since 2002. Victorian flats and houses are the most popular type of housing in the UK. The facades of these buildings would make wond... |
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23-07-2008, 07:12 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| St Pancreas was a 'clapped out old building' given a new lease of life. Lots of old buildings have including the Kentish Town Pools in North London. The Horniman has a modern extension which contrasts... |
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20-08-2008, 11:58 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Central
Post: RE: Forest Hill Central
| I asked various local estate agents what people wanted.
They all said the same thing:
2 bed, outside space if possible, below the 250,000 stamp duty threshold and that 1 bed flats are not sellin... |
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24-08-2008, 12:22 PM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Not sure how you managed to almost click on that Roz, the movies on the first page via the link...but anyway.
The council did screw up the consultation about the pools options.
English Heritage... |
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Thread: 11 Tewkesbury Avenue Development
Post: RE: Tewkesbury Avenue Development
| If it's no11, the plans on the Lewisham website which have been approved as of 2008 are for a side extension to the exisiting house, not to demolish it. The extension looks, in the plans at least, qui... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| MAX WROTE: "Because the petition wants to retain only the frontage and demolish the pools anyway and as this is a departure from the Council's plan it means delays in reproviding a working pool and as... |
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Thread: 11 Tewkesbury Avenue Development
Post: RE: Tewkesbury Avenue Development
| So this isn't no11 (which is a side extension only)?
Which house number is it? Anyone got the link to the planning application on the website?
Apparently it wont be on grand designs. It was reje... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I wrote to EH asking them to consider listing the pools or louise house. I presume many others did too, as is their free will to do so. English Heritage choose to list once something has been brought ... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Sounds like a reasonable, commons sense solution to me.
Lets get on with it. Everyone wins. |
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Thread: Louise House
Post: RE: Louise House - to list or not to list?
| Just an observation. How did Sir Steve not know about English heritage. Surely they must have spoken to someone at the council. Who let them into the building otherwise, clearly they had seen inside. ... |
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10-09-2008, 11:33 AM |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| This is how Southwark council dealt with their victorian pools in Camberwell:
Camberwell Baths development makes a splash
Published on: 20/6/2008
Ref: 5757
Southwark today announced that it ha... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Why didn't the council give an open brief to architectural firms in the first place like Southwark have with Camberwell pools so we either get a refurbishment option, exciting architectural replacemen... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
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| Regarding design competitions, I remember the guy from the council saying that no-one would be interested in such a small fee for the pools for a design competition.
However, this is clearly not th... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| Just out of interest, is the max that calls Louise house and the pools "unremarkable" and wants them pulled down/delisted the same Max that said on video that to demolish the pools is "a crime agains... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| It is my understanding that design competitions are free. I'm not sure why Lewisham Council think they are too expensive.
Surely getting innovative, costed design by pitching one firm against ano... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I hope the 7.5 million is spent on the pools in Forest Hill. I hope Michaels comment above isn't interpreted that anyone from any area, Sydenham included, would try to stop development in Forest Hill ... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Pools
Post: RE: Forest Hill Pool (continued)
| I totally agree with you Nasaroc.
It should have been done in the first place, although for some reason the council said it 'wasn't a big enough project'. This has been proved to be wrong.
Conta... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
Post: RE: Provender To Close
| I'm sorry to see them close.
Unfortunately they weren't in the right place, the pools shutting hurt them and with the other shops being fairly nondescript, they were one of the only reason to visit... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
Post: RE: Provender To Close
| 1. Regarding the pools, even if they had been bulldosed already, they still wouldn't have opened before 2010 AND If the council had properly maintained the building it WOULD STILL BE OPEN.
2. Regra... |
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Thread: Forest Hill Town Centre Management
Post: RE: FH Town Centre Management
| There isn't a town centre policy.
There is a document called a town centre policy but it says stuff like this:
"Footfall in the Town Centre is an important factor in determining its vitality. Th... |
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Thread: Greyhound Pub Fire
Post: RE: Greyhound Pub Fire
| With the correct detailing I think the surrounding buildings will look great. I'm glad they have kept the pub. The contrast between old and new really works and the pub is a needed and ads a historica... |
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