i know its just banter,but it is getting a bit spiteful now,thing is despite what you say,i bet in person you wouldnt say boo to a goose.
oh and remember when you're in the lofty heights of sydenham hill,make a point of becoming aquainted with your close neighbours on sydenham hill estate,its not all £1,000,000 houses up there you know!
Er... I was actually joking, and I certainly don't have an issue with you. In fact I thought you were one of the nice people who was (were?) going to come and help with the cleaning up of the neighbourhood (another thread) how you were going to do that without mixing with people like me I don't know, anyway I hope you still are. You are obviously having a bad day so I will leave it at that.
Is that a threat GLOBAL THINKER? - I'm sure you'd like to be at the head of the cue. If you ever muster the courage to back up your suggestions rather than cower at the back as always in your life - I'm on the 6.25 Mon-Fri. Look out for me and I can ridicule you in person.
I'll be the one wearing boxing gloves and a mouth guard, waving a copy of the Daily Mail
Oh hang on, my delivery of anaglypta has just arrived can we make it tomorrow?
What's with the 'we' Greg, as in 'when 'we' buy you out'.
Please, for God's sake, don't tell me there is more people like you.
You're about 20 years too late mate, with your views and opinions.
Everything about you is a bit strange, from your views on Sydenham and surrounding areas, to your views on the jobs that people have. I have met secretaries who are far more intelligent than the people they work for.
Please enlighten me as to what your job is, and how 'important' you are, can't wait to find out.
Profuse, huge apologies for my short-sighted, rude and unacceptable views in my post. Please view my most recent post to this where I ask for forgiveness.
It's not a problem if you won't reconsider but I like to think I'm not as bad as I come across. Julwz - I would very much like to help with the clean-up...perhaps you could save the foulest part for me, if indeed you would tolerate me helping out. GLOBAL THINKER - again I was completely out of order.
As per my previous post I am actually rather fond of Sydenham, (N,S,E&W, Upper, Lower, Hill, yadeeyadeeya) Anyway, I may not be around much on the forum from here on in (you may be glad to hear). I am a member of the LTA club, though, so if anyone wants to smash some balls my way and call me a %^&*$
Apologies to Julwz and GLOBAL THINKER in particular for suffering my views - sorry to all others I've over-reacted to and been a chinless wonder with.
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Greg, I was actually being ironic when I said Sydenham is just as nice as that part of Brockley, I should have made that clearer in my post. I live in Lawrie Park Road in one of those Victorian properties and would agree with you that Sydenham, in my opinion, is a nicer place to live than Brockley, and in many parts even better than the two roads in the conservation area. However, when comparing Sydenham, Brockley, and Honor Oak in terms of nightlife, bars, restaurants etc would you not agree that Sydenham falls way behind. I'm not suggesting these bars are the greatest places in london by any stretch of the imagination just merely that Sydenham doesnt really have that much to offer in that department and it would be nice if a decent bar or something similar opened.
Very true JAKES ANGEL. I am nothing but envious of the bars that Brockley and HOP have, I don't mind admitting it.
Not sure if you've read through the post but it was confirmed to me last night when I was in the Dartmouth Arms that the owners of the DA have bought the Dolphin in Sydenham with the aim of turning it into a gastropub. This, I feel, is very good news indeed.
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That is excellent news. The dolphin is not a bad pub at present, its pretty good from afar, but far from good (blatent plagiarism from some innocuous movie) but I would happily support any venture by the people that brought us the Dartford Arms. I think the greyhound would make an equally good venue because despite several attempts at resurrection all have failed. I just dont think a lick of paint and a bouncer will turn the place around. The Dartmouth Arms in its previous life was not a great pub although it was, in every sense of the word a pub which I feel still should have its place in society was not the sort of place you would want to venture on a night out with the girlfriend or friends but that has all changed for the better so lets see what they can do to improve Sydenham. Good luck I say and lets have some more of the same.
I wonder what they're doing with what was the old Hexagon housing association building next door to the Dolphin. I believe the top 2 floors are rental flats, perhaps the bottom half will be Pizza Express !! Maybe a mini-Waitrose ? There's no stopping us now !!
Seriously though, the news on the Dolphin really has made my month (and yes i should get out more).
Well with all the potentionally new places to go in the near future im sure we will all get out more which is no bad thing. Any idea of the time structure regarding the Dolphin takeover. I presume the Dolphins current clientele will then take a stroll over to the Golden Lion and moan about how things are changing round here.
Glad to see everything's okay now! I am also sorry about my 'humorous' comments. Of course you're still welcome to the clean-up, not that I have any say about who attends! I am still awaiting a call from Julie Sutch about when its happening.
Back to the subject in hand – that's great news about the Dolphin – I can't wait!!
All I was saying was that I didnt like your view on things; I cant really dislike you, as we have never met.
The only other person I have found to rub me up the wrong way, was Knighton, and he is no longer on here.
That aside, I do enjoy reading all contributions to STF, and it would be a much duller place without you.
I do not seek any confrontation, life is too short etc etc.
When the Dolphin is up and running, I will gladly stand you a pint. In the meantime, we should all continue our friendly 'banter'.
After all, without friction, nothing moves.
You would have valid reason to feel as such based on some of the posts. Truth be told I may have gone the extra mile to court controversy on occasion. I'm going to ammend a recent where once more I was little bit - well I'll ammend the post.
The site previously owned by Hexagon is now owned by Robert Smith of SG Smith. He is converting the top two storeys into flats - the ground floor will be a showroom (possibly kitchens/bathrooms). Not a restaurant but a good addition to the high street, nevertheless.
Further up the high street at the site previously owned by Nickells Blinds we expect an imminent application to rebuild the block (including the glass-fronted) pound shop into flats above and a large restaurant on the ground floor.
Higher up the road, just down from the bookshop are two "huts" at the top side of the bridge (previously a hairdresser and a dry cleaners?). Permission has ben granted here for a very exciting 20s style block with flats above and retail below. The owner of the site has spent a great deal of money buying out the existing site owners, so we should surely see some progress soon.
The first stage (consultation) on a huge TFL grant to the high street (maybe as much as £2m) to renew pavements, create open spaces etc is just beginning.
I think we'll see the high street change very rapidly in the next two years.
You know, I often scan above the shops and think what a beautiful high-street we have in terms of the architecture (the odd building aside). This investment is really exciting and long overdue.
Annie wrote:
Hiya Syd,
Where has the "Garish "sign gone up? i must have missed something or are you talking about The Dolphin?
hi annie
I was referring to the medeterrain food centre at the junction of sydenham rd and kent house road. but this thread got hijacked by the dolphin groupies!
can we make it tomorrow?
