Sydenham Town Forum

Ah, Taxi... I LOVE hearing the Marseille accent! I used to live in Marseille - one of the chase scenes goes past the road I lived on, and the police station in the film is actually the outside of the Lycée that I used to teach in :) My favourite films are: Jean de Florette/Manon des Sources Amelie M...

I have to say I'm surprised at the number of parents who let their kids play with the gravel in the Dolphin garden, considering the number of foxes in the area. It's probably deeply unhygienic

I suspect the Dolphin was responding to complaints from people who have been showered with dust and grit when kids start throwing the gravel in the garden around! I see no problem with their notices - all it states is please don't let your children play unattended, don't let them run around as they ...

Further down the hill in Queensthorpe Road, last Tuesday morning my Mum was aware of someone walking just behind her, and had a feeling that something wasn't right, so she stepped to the side between some parked cars and let them pass. She then spotted a neighbour and crossed the road to talk to the...

Hi Tim,

My husband is a painter & decorator/handyman, and if he can't do any of the jobs on your list, he would be able to let you have the details of someone who can help. His name is Fredi and his number is 07721 770 292.

Hi,

My husband is a painter & decorator who does a lot of work in the area. He has a lot of reviews over on Virtual Norwood if you want to check him out http://www.virtualnorwood.com/forum/top ... ge__st__60

Claire

Hi Sue, My husband is a painter and decorator - he'd be happy to come and give you a quote. You can contact him on 07721 770 292 and there are some reviews of his work on Virtual Norwood here http://www.virtualnorwood.com/forum/topic/2160-painter-decorator/page__st__60 and here http://www.virtualnor...

I found this: Name DUBBER, ALBERT SYDNEY Initials:A S Nationality:United Kingdom Rank:Civilian Regiment/Service:Civilian War Dead Age:60 Date of Death:07/10/1943 Additional information of 19 Earlsthorpe Road. Husband of F. E. Dubber. Died at 18 Earlsthorpe Road, Sydenham. Casualty Type:Civilian War ...

Browsing on another website, I came across some info about some people being killed by a bomb in Earlsthorpe Rd on 07/10/1943, but I can't find any more about it. Can anyone else let me know some more? Or if anyone has some pics, could you please post them?
Thanks!