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- 25 Oct 2006 22:37
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: ghost stories of sydenham?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 78156
Re: What Would you do?
Well I recently carried out an electrical installations job in an old house in Surrey. I could be in full concentration on what I was doing when suddenly a streaky-flash would catch my eyes. Before I could turn my head to focus fully it had gone as fast as it came. Probably the EDF boys changing th...
- 25 Oct 2006 19:08
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: The Dolphin
- Replies: 37
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Greg The station/pub you mentioned are Penge East and and the Hollywood East respectively. Lynnmurr was describing Penge West and The Bridge House Tavern. Both pubs are pretty average builders' watering holes; I sometimes pop in the BHT after work but not often recently as it's taken [another] nosed...
- 23 Oct 2006 15:35
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: Roadworks in Kirkdale??
- Replies: 31
- Views: 29979
The technology is around (has been for some years now) for all these sets of traffic signals to 'talk' to each other and optimise the flows of traffic and pedestrian cycles. The money spent on the road at Cobbs Corner might have paid for one of these systems as an upgrade to the existing signalled j...
- 16 Oct 2006 14:46
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Sydenham Walkabout (14-Oct-06)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 18032
Illuminance, what do you know of the church at the bottom of Trewsbury Road that's been bombed but quite sympathetically restored (IMO)? Erm, I have absolutely no idea!! Need to pop down that end of Sydenham this week sometime so will make a point of looking. Talking of time, I don't think I'll be ...
- 14 Oct 2006 23:08
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Middle Class Pubs
- Replies: 143
- Views: 168155
- 12 Oct 2006 10:51
- Forum: Town Hall
- Topic: refuse dump nr Sydenham?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18916
- 9 Oct 2006 22:03
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Central Heating experts
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16498
Worcester Bosch are pretty good too :) If you have DHW but no CH I would guess, depending on the system (eg S-plan, Y-plan etc) it could be the motor on your valve has died. May also be the room thermostat or field wiring (external to the boiler). Probably more expense I'm afraid but it's not always...
- 8 Oct 2006 22:25
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: This weekends walk...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 25693
Thanks guys and gals for a fantastic walkabout this afternoon, I learned a lot about the top of Sydenham, especially Wells Park and the springs. Thank you also for putting up with my incessant coughing (bl**dy man flu)- I promise to be healthier next time. Waiting for the secret pictures to be poste...
- 7 Oct 2006 16:13
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: British Library Resources
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2261
British Library Resources
If you haven't already discovered this site, take a look. http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/ If you type 'Sydenham' into the search box, a wealth of photos, books and newspaper cuttings appear. There's a load of Delamotte photos of the Crystal Palace and the Terraces being built, most of which I have ...
- 7 Oct 2006 16:06
- Forum: Town Asylum
- Topic: Town History?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24109
Town History?
Admin
As it seems a few of us have found a common interest in our local history, would it be worthwhile to create a new section in the forum?
Just a thought
As it seems a few of us have found a common interest in our local history, would it be worthwhile to create a new section in the forum?
Just a thought
- 7 Oct 2006 16:01
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Lawrie Park Road Development
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11313
Thanks Steve and Pat for your contributions. Whilst searching for Joseph Fogerty and Edward van Vliet I stumbled across the British Library website and have found a goldmine of information for the whole area. Although not strictly on the topic of this thread, I found this newspaper article about the...
- 5 Oct 2006 22:32
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Lawrie Park Road Development
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11313
Lawrie Park Road Development
Maybe Steve G, Pat or Falkor can help here... Does anyone know of the contractor who built the substantial row of villas along Lawrie Park Road? From old maps I think the original development stretched from 9 (present day access road to Bays Close) to just past St Christphers Hospice. Used to live i...
- 5 Oct 2006 21:45
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Sydenham Walkabout (01-Oct-06)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11101
- 4 Oct 2006 07:58
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: Is Chrisf responsible for soaring coal and metal prices?!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2235
Is Chrisf responsible for soaring coal and metal prices?!
Chrisf
What have you been doing with these tyres?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/b ... res10.html
What have you been doing with these tyres?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/b ... res10.html
- 4 Oct 2006 07:28
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: This weekends walk...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 25693
- 1 Oct 2006 23:00
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: This weekends walk...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 25693
- 30 Sep 2006 20:58
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: This weekends walk...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 25693
- 30 Sep 2006 14:03
- Forum: Town Asylum
- Topic: Who are you?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 55030
- 28 Sep 2006 10:21
- Forum: Town Cafe
- Topic: TRV's and DIY
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3591
To add: It's good practice to keep at least one radiator on the standard valves, typically bathroom or hallway ones. Known as a 'heat leak', it gives the hot water somewhere to go -ie: away from the boiler, prolonging the life of the burners/heat exchanger. Also, do not use a TRV in conjunction with...
- 24 Sep 2006 13:29
- Forum: Town Museum & Gallery
- Topic: VENNER ROAD 'CROFTON LODGE' DETACHED VILLA
- Replies: 36
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Creepy isn't? Looks like something from an 80's horror film. If you look at Stanfords Map of London 1862 it's not there. Judging by the architecture and elevation Crofton Lodge does look like it was the first property to be built along that part of Venner Road, sometime after 1862. It is mentioned i...