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View Pete53's Profile Pete53 Flag Hassocks 22 Aug 18 12.48pm Send a Private Message to Pete53 Add Pete53 as a friend

Last year I was surprised to find a smart new cafe open at the exit of Norwood Junction Station. I've used it a few times and it's quite pleasant. The main thing is it is not another pizza, chips, burger joint - instead it sells a range of coffees, teas (including herbal!), cakes, paninis etc.

Then, when attending the Toulouse game, on turning left into the High St., what should there be but a craft-beer "cabin". Afterwards I did wonder if I was dreaming, but, sure enough, it was still there on Monday night.

And now I see Costa have opened a new shop on the corner opposite the clock tower.

Is this the start of something?

 

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View Harpo's Profile Harpo Flag Oxfordshire 22 Aug 18 8.48pm Send a Private Message to Harpo Add Harpo as a friend

I tried that café by the station.
The service was dreadful, so I asked to see the manager, only to be told 'I am the manager'. A young girl scarcely out of puberty.
Never again.

Now I know there is a bit more effort going into the area, I shall have to try alternatives.

 

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chateauferret Flag 23 Aug 18 12.20am

Originally posted by Harpo

I tried that café by the station.
The service was dreadful, so I asked to see the manager, only to be told 'I am the manager'. A young girl scarcely out of puberty.
Never again.

Now I know there is a bit more effort going into the area, I shall have to try alternatives.

You should count yourself lucky. Up here she's more likely to have said "I'm your MSP".

 


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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 23 Aug 18 1.03am Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by Harpo

I tried that café by the station.
The service was dreadful, so I asked to see the manager, only to be told 'I am the manager'. A young girl scarcely out of puberty.
Never again.

Now I know there is a bit more effort going into the area, I shall have to try alternatives.

Did she sound like that stupid sounding young woman on KFC advert? God kids sound stupid speaking and sounding like that.

 


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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 24 Aug 18 4.03pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

The idea of gentrification hitting South norwood seems ludicrous

 


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View iheartcpfc's Profile iheartcpfc Flag SE25 24 Aug 18 5.01pm Send a Private Message to iheartcpfc Add iheartcpfc as a friend

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

The idea of gentrification hitting South norwood seems ludicrous

3 craft coffee places around
a new craft beer shop in Selhurst rd
a new fancy pizzeria near the clocktower
house prices rising and young families moving here
etc

the evidence is there man

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Online Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 24 Aug 18 5.58pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by iheartcpfc

3 craft coffee places around
a new craft beer shop in Selhurst rd
a new fancy pizzeria near the clocktower
house prices rising and young families moving here
etc

the evidence is there man

Not forgetting the impressive upgrade to the stadium !

 

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View YT's Profile YT Flag Oxford 24 Aug 18 6.37pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Not being a pedant (that’ll make a change, I hear you say) but am interested in the word “throes”.

I always took this to refer to struggling with something or suffering pain or distress from something. But as HOLers often point out, a joy of the English language is that it can change and adapt.

 


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View Harpo's Profile Harpo Flag Oxfordshire 25 Aug 18 11.23am Send a Private Message to Harpo Add Harpo as a friend

Originally posted by iheartcpfc

3 craft coffee places around
a new craft beer shop in Selhurst rd
a new fancy pizzeria near the clocktower
house prices rising and young families moving here
etc

the evidence is there man

There will be a Waitrose there soon!


 

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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 25 Aug 18 11.38am Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by Harpo

There will be a Waitrose there soon!


I doubt soon. Maybe some Waitrose online delivery vans though.

 


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Tom-the-eagle Flag Croydon 25 Aug 18 11.59am

Don't see it myself.

That said, it's now so rough that the only way it can go is up.

The only way I see it changes is if it has a huge increase in house prices/rents so that it's current crop of residents can no longer afford to live there.

it has good transport links and some nice housing stock but some rough locals, this is particularly prevelant after dark.

No way on earth I would let my kids loose round there and I live in Croydon!

 


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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 25 Aug 18 12.09pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

It’ll probably be more like a mini South Croydon with it all crammed into a small area than Dulwich. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with South Croydon btw.

 


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