Belvedere is a proper village....it has 7 mens hairdressers and 7 pubs and 4 churches.
I can only count 6 Pubs?
I thought that, but the Harry has a Belvedere address so it is 7. As far as I know all the pubs in the village + the Harry are still going, but all the ones down the hill have closed.
They spent an absolute fortune importing that granite but failed to make the most of the Square at that time. The underground electric boxes for traders were a big mistake. Impossible to maintain, constantly letting in water (who knew?!) and the hydraulics on the boxes are rarely repaired which is why skateboarders use them as ramps in the evening !
Hopefully, this new project will lead to a better design for the market stalls.
Talking of things going wrong in Woolwich, I remember years ago, (early sixties), they built a auto-stacker multi-storey car park, it was never used and eventually pulled down in 1965-66. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Stacker
Talking of things going wrong in Woolwich, I remember years ago, (early sixties), they built a auto-stacker multi-storey car park, it was never used and eventually pulled down in 1965-66. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Stacker
It was officially opened by Princess Margaret. When you say it was never used that was because they couldn't get it to function.
I only remember 4 cinemas in Woolwich that were opened at the same time.
Granada, Odeon, Century in Beresford Square, and the Regal which has just been pulled down.
Plumstead had 3 cinemas at one time, Century, Plaza and the Savoy on Plumstead Common
Had a quick chat with me mother.
Bearing in mind she is in her late 80's and memory isn't what it was.
She is fairly sure she remembers 5 cinemas - the 3 that were still operating when I was a lad; Odeon, Granada, Regal (ABC).
She said there was also one in Powis Street near corner of Hare Street that was bombed out in the War. She doesn't remember the name.
The fifth was in New Road along from where the Tramshed is and opposite the Post Office. She doesn't remember its proper name, but says it was known locally as the "Bug Hutch"
@Six-a-bag-of-nuts The Bug Hutch (The Globe?) rings a bell from stories my Dad used to tell as his family lived nearby. The Empire Theatre in Beresford St was a music hall, used to show films for a while but withstood the war and was demolished in 1959.
Hey @RedChaser, remember this conversation? I finally managed to solve the mystery of "The Bug Hutch" - correct name was The Palace Picture Theatre, in Woolwich New Road. Was actually opposite the station on the junction with Vincent Road. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32765 Found out from my Mum (still going strong at 90) that my aunt was actually an usherette there. My aunt is also still alive at 95, but has dementia, so sadly I will never get any stories from her
I only remember 4 cinemas in Woolwich that were opened at the same time.
Granada, Odeon, Century in Beresford Square, and the Regal which has just been pulled down.
Plumstead had 3 cinemas at one time, Century, Plaza and the Savoy on Plumstead Common
Had a quick chat with me mother.
Bearing in mind she is in her late 80's and memory isn't what it was.
She is fairly sure she remembers 5 cinemas - the 3 that were still operating when I was a lad; Odeon, Granada, Regal (ABC).
She said there was also one in Powis Street near corner of Hare Street that was bombed out in the War. She doesn't remember the name.
The fifth was in New Road along from where the Tramshed is and opposite the Post Office. She doesn't remember its proper name, but says it was known locally as the "Bug Hutch"
@Six-a-bag-of-nuts The Bug Hutch (The Globe?) rings a bell from stories my Dad used to tell as his family lived nearby. The Empire Theatre in Beresford St was a music hall, used to show films for a while but withstood the war and was demolished in 1959.
Hey @RedChaser, remember this conversation? I finally managed to solve the mystery of "The Bug Hutch" - correct name was The Palace Picture Theatre, in Woolwich New Road. Was actually opposite the station on the junction with Vincent Road. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32765 Found out from my Mum (still going strong at 90) that my aunt was actually an usherette there. My aunt is also still alive at 95, but has dementia, so sadly I will never get any stories from her
Vaguely mate, blimey 5 years ago! Thanks for the info 👍
I only remember 4 cinemas in Woolwich that were opened at the same time.
Granada, Odeon, Century in Beresford Square, and the Regal which has just been pulled down.
Plumstead had 3 cinemas at one time, Century, Plaza and the Savoy on Plumstead Common
Had a quick chat with me mother.
Bearing in mind she is in her late 80's and memory isn't what it was.
She is fairly sure she remembers 5 cinemas - the 3 that were still operating when I was a lad; Odeon, Granada, Regal (ABC).
She said there was also one in Powis Street near corner of Hare Street that was bombed out in the War. She doesn't remember the name.
The fifth was in New Road along from where the Tramshed is and opposite the Post Office. She doesn't remember its proper name, but says it was known locally as the "Bug Hutch"
@Six-a-bag-of-nuts The Bug Hutch (The Globe?) rings a bell from stories my Dad used to tell as his family lived nearby. The Empire Theatre in Beresford St was a music hall, used to show films for a while but withstood the war and was demolished in 1959.
Hey @RedChaser, remember this conversation? I finally managed to solve the mystery of "The Bug Hutch" - correct name was The Palace Picture Theatre, in Woolwich New Road. Was actually opposite the station on the junction with Vincent Road. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32765 Found out from my Mum (still going strong at 90) that my aunt was actually an usherette there. My aunt is also still alive at 95, but has dementia, so sadly I will never get any stories from her
Try asking your aunt if she remembers. My dad had dementia and could'nt remember what happened 10 minutes ago but could tell with detail what he was doing 70 years ago.
I only remember 4 cinemas in Woolwich that were opened at the same time.
Granada, Odeon, Century in Beresford Square, and the Regal which has just been pulled down.
Plumstead had 3 cinemas at one time, Century, Plaza and the Savoy on Plumstead Common
Had a quick chat with me mother.
Bearing in mind she is in her late 80's and memory isn't what it was.
She is fairly sure she remembers 5 cinemas - the 3 that were still operating when I was a lad; Odeon, Granada, Regal (ABC).
She said there was also one in Powis Street near corner of Hare Street that was bombed out in the War. She doesn't remember the name.
The fifth was in New Road along from where the Tramshed is and opposite the Post Office. She doesn't remember its proper name, but says it was known locally as the "Bug Hutch"
@Six-a-bag-of-nuts The Bug Hutch (The Globe?) rings a bell from stories my Dad used to tell as his family lived nearby. The Empire Theatre in Beresford St was a music hall, used to show films for a while but withstood the war and was demolished in 1959.
Hey @RedChaser, remember this conversation? I finally managed to solve the mystery of "The Bug Hutch" - correct name was The Palace Picture Theatre, in Woolwich New Road. Was actually opposite the station on the junction with Vincent Road. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32765 Found out from my Mum (still going strong at 90) that my aunt was actually an usherette there. My aunt is also still alive at 95, but has dementia, so sadly I will never get any stories from her
Try asking your aunt if she remembers. My dad had dementia and could'nt remember what happened 10 minutes ago but could tell with detail what he was doing 70 years ago.
Haven't seen my aunt for a number of years and we are geographically distant, so I am unsure of her current status. I agree that dementia can follow an unpredictable pattern though. My dad, who died from it in April aged 92 had dementia for 20 years (despite being given a 5 year prognosis at the outset). In the middle of it all he suddenly and completely out of the blue re-found his artistic muse and started sketching again, despite having no memory of the wonderful sketches he once did that the care home staff had hanging on the wall in his room.
Very horrible scene getting off the train last night. This is absolutely ridiculous... 14/15 year old kids stabbing each other to death in the streets in broad daylight. Just beyond senseless.
Very horrible scene getting off the train last night. This is absolutely ridiculous... 14/15 year old kids stabbing each other to death in the streets in broad daylight. Just beyond senseless.
Saw the pictures last night & felt awful. That part of Woolwich ‘looks’ so much safer than when I was a teenager knocking around there. Looks can be very deceiving can’t they. That poor kid & his family 😞
Very horrible scene getting off the train last night. This is absolutely ridiculous... 14/15 year old kids stabbing each other to death in the streets in broad daylight. Just beyond senseless.
Saw the pictures last night & felt awful. That part of Woolwich ‘looks’ so much safer than when I was a teenager knocking around there. Looks can be very deceiving can’t they. That poor kid & his family 😞
You don't want to be around there at school chucking out time.
Very horrible scene getting off the train last night. This is absolutely ridiculous... 14/15 year old kids stabbing each other to death in the streets in broad daylight. Just beyond senseless.
Saw the pictures last night & felt awful. That part of Woolwich ‘looks’ so much safer than when I was a teenager knocking around there. Looks can be very deceiving can’t they. That poor kid & his family 😞
You don't want to be around there at school chucking out time.
Very horrible scene getting off the train last night. This is absolutely ridiculous... 14/15 year old kids stabbing each other to death in the streets in broad daylight. Just beyond senseless.
Saw the pictures last night & felt awful. That part of Woolwich ‘looks’ so much safer than when I was a teenager knocking around there. Looks can be very deceiving can’t they. That poor kid & his family 😞
You don't want to be around there at school chucking out time.
My sister works in Powis Street, but was off yesterday thankfully. She would usually walk home past the station. She saw all the cordoned off area this morning and we had a chat. She said it's a nightmare there every evening with the kids coming in on buses from various schools all over and then waiting on other buses to move on home. I remember seeing an increased police presence when I was sometimes on my way home early after meetings, but have been working from home now for so long you just don't realise that it's still needed and more so by the sounds of it.
I honestly don't know what you can do to change these kids mindsets, when they seem to give so little value to life.
Very horrible scene getting off the train last night. This is absolutely ridiculous... 14/15 year old kids stabbing each other to death in the streets in broad daylight. Just beyond senseless.
Saw the pictures last night & felt awful. That part of Woolwich ‘looks’ so much safer than when I was a teenager knocking around there. Looks can be very deceiving can’t they. That poor kid & his family 😞
You don't want to be around there at school chucking out time.
My sister works in Powis Street, but was off yesterday thankfully. She would usually walk home past the station. She saw all the cordoned off area this morning and we had a chat. She said it's a nightmare there every evening with the kids coming in on buses from various schools all over and then waiting on other buses to move on home. I remember seeing an increased police presence when I was sometimes on my way home early after meetings, but have been working from home now for so long you just don't realise that it's still needed and more so by the sounds of it.
I honestly don't know what you can do to change these kids mindsets, when they seem to give so little value to life.
I’m no expert and could well be working on uninformed opinion but. Kids don’t think about death in the same way as adults. They either believe they’re immortal and fear nothing or they’re thinking about death incessantly. Either way there’s little thought of consequences for those who partake in violence. I don’t know how that circle is squared but something needs to happen so that knives are not in the equation any more.
It’s not going away and it’s going to get worse. The fact that this has generated so few posts in 24 hours suggests that no ones surprised anymore and we’ve become accustomed to it. It’s not a shock anymore and we will all probably have forgotten about it in a weeks time. So depressing but that’s the reality of London and the burbs now. RIP to the lad.
Don't stay in London often, but i stayed in Woolwich last weekend (Travelodge) when i was catching up with some old Charlton buddies whom i hadn't seen for nigh on 15 months.
Before i went out for the afternoon/evening as i was going to be home late, i only took out enough money for the day and left my train pass and phone and wallet in the room before i went out. mainly due to the dodgy looking characters hanging about Powis Street during the day.
Sad times when you have to think and act accordingly.
Don't stay in London often, but i stayed in Woolwich last weekend (Travelodge) when i was catching up with some old Charlton buddies whom i hadn't seen for nigh on 15 months.
Before i went out for the afternoon/evening as i was going to be home late, i only took out enough money for the day and left my train pass and phone and wallet in the room before i went out. mainly due to the dodgy looking characters hanging about Powis Street during the day.
Sad times when you have to think and act accordingly.
I don't feel this, but I do totally get why some people do.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Stacker
When you say it was never used that was because they couldn't get it to function.
I finally managed to solve the mystery of "The Bug Hutch" - correct name was The Palace Picture Theatre, in Woolwich New Road.
Was actually opposite the station on the junction with Vincent Road.
http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/32765
Found out from my Mum (still going strong at 90) that my aunt was actually an usherette there.
My aunt is also still alive at 95, but has dementia, so sadly I will never get any stories from her
I agree that dementia can follow an unpredictable pattern though.
My dad, who died from it in April aged 92 had dementia for 20 years (despite being given a 5 year prognosis at the outset).
In the middle of it all he suddenly and completely out of the blue re-found his artistic muse and started sketching again, despite having no memory of the wonderful sketches he once did that the care home staff had hanging on the wall in his room.
Woolwich Station, Elizabeth Line, London
The North Woolwich Railway: A Series of Unfortunate Events
That part of Woolwich ‘looks’ so much safer than when I was a teenager knocking around there. Looks can be very deceiving can’t they.
That poor kid & his family 😞
literally mental that this happens in broad daylight at rush hour
I never thought I'd see a machete fight in broad daylight in hyde park but seems to be everywhere at the moment.
I honestly don't know what you can do to change these kids mindsets, when they seem to give so little value to life.
Kids don’t think about death in the same way as adults. They either believe they’re immortal and fear nothing or they’re thinking about death incessantly. Either way there’s little thought of consequences for those who partake in violence. I don’t know how that circle is squared but something needs to happen so that knives are not in the equation any more.
Before i went out for the afternoon/evening as i was going to be home late, i only took out enough money for the day and left my train pass and phone and wallet in the room before i went out. mainly due to the dodgy looking characters hanging about Powis Street during the day.
Sad times when you have to think and act accordingly.