Sydenham Town Forum

I am with The Eagle on this one. The sooner they knock it down the better. Having had the misfortune of living behind the Greyhound - (which I assume all those that have gone on about it being an 'historic building' and the 'Gateway to Sydenham' do not), for nigh on 26 years all I can say is hoorah!...

Does anyone know what happened tonight in Jews Walk/Kirkdale area? - we went for a walk about 6.45pm and there were armed police on the corner of Jews Walk and Kirkdale. They were not allowing cars down Jews Walk and we saw at least two armed police officers standing guard. When we came back at abou...

Although Twilights had an early morning licence I do not recall loads of people packing the road side to park their cars and then waking those unforutunate enough to live in the near vicinity at 4, 5 and 6 o'clock in the morning when they left. People should at least have the manners to exit these a...

My other half has just phoned Lewisham Council who informed him that the site has always had a licence to operate, etc until 6.00am in the morning most nights of the week and Sunday up to 3.00am. I guess it is the licence that Twilights had and just has not been revoked. We have requested a review f...

We have been woken up both last night (Easter Sunday) and the night before (or should I say early morning) by noisy people exiting the old Twilights club. Loads of cars parked in Peak Hill Gardens, Spring Hll, the Greyhound car park and all up Kirkdale. My other half went round to investigate at abo...

Have you got a picture of Kizzy you can post on this site and we can then keep an eye out for her. When our Charlie went missing a few years ago, my son posted pictures of him around the locality and offered a small reward. He soon turned up - another couple had 'adopted' him and he had made himself...

Just got back from TD and have had a thoroughly enjoyable evening. First time we have been in there and it won't be the last. The food was great and good value for money. I agree with earlier posts on this thread in that I hope they vary the menu every so often - judging by what others have said, it...

Annabel - do you know I could just visualise that tiled bar being the site of the much talked about coffee/tea bar with lovely cakes, etc being served. The bar has it's own entrance so it would be perfect. Or am I just being sentimental for all things past? I am sure I will be shot down in flames by...

Just wanted to correct my final paragraph - I meant sound proofing, as well as triple glazing especially in the back of the pub. I think legal requirements on an environmental level demand that in a residential area, you should not be able to hear the music from a certain distance outside. However I...

Leaf - I truly think that the clientelle that the Greyhound was attracting was a direct result of the previous owners (Mitchell & Butler) not putting the money in needed to create the proper atmosphere and ambience. Also the previous Manager, whilst she did her best, was not supported by M &...

Hey Annie - no please not the jazz in the back of the pub - our house backs right onto that back function room! There is no sound insulation and for us it was hell on earth as they also used have the back door open. We went to Lewisham council specifically when they were attempting to change the lic...

In response to Annie's query about the Greyhound - I can confirm that, having spoken to the new Area Manager just the other day, the son of the former Manager is being given a go at managing the Greyhound now. I can report the rubbish in the rear garden is in the process of being cleared - it is now...

In response to Nasaroc's last post, and the comment 'knocking down a pub simply because there has been trouble there' is a slight understatement. Spare a thought for those of us who have had the misfortune of living next to it for the last 20 odd years. Before you go on about us having choices in wh...

Discussions like this help to engender the debate. I am not seeking to blame anyone for the problems of Sydenham but realistically what has been tried so far has not worked. If you bothered to read my earlier post, the opening of the gate to platform 1 only benefited those who found it convenient to...

I agree with Knighton - get rid of both the Greyhound and the bridge and build something else. It would be easy to knock the pub down. It is almost falling down anyway judging by the condition it is in. The bridge is another matter. The incident that ocurred recently at the station highlights the ne...

Leaf - I have lived here since 1981 so I know this road we are referring to was very rough in the past and to be honest, although improving, is still grotty. The opening up of the gate to the station on this side has not improved matters - sorry Sydenham Society - for us residents it is a disaster. ...

Sorry Jakes Angel - we say bring on the flats. If you think the front of the Greyhound is bad enough you want to see it from the back! Living in the road behind this pub we get a really delightful view of their garden or should I say rubbish dump (complete with large TV on top). This pub is never go...

I can understand the concern regarding this, however I do think that we have to put things into perspective. The 3 unrelated incidents to which Jeannie referred to, the Nat West attack, the Gold Shop hold up attempt and now this, are spaced fairly far apart in terms of time. I would like to think Sy...

Anyone know what was happening in the Greyhound this morning? A delivery man told me there were loads of police cars outside and the whole pub was taped off. However when I went out to get the paper half an hour later there was only a couple of police cars parked on the opposite side of the road and...

You only need to raise your head a little to see the 'stunning' architecture of the buildings above most of the shops in Sydenham Road. If you are talking about demolishing the shops, I cant see how the buildings above could remain standing. I went through Beckenham and Crystal Palace yesterday and ...