Brockley Road Archives - Page 3 of 6

Featured local business - Clubtek

Forest

SE23

Hill

I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Brockley Road shop saved

Jun

2016

Some encouraging news for the future of our high street.The restaurant space at St Cyprians is not the only stretch of Midtown Brockley Road that has been under threat. The former home of Gogi's off licence had been subject to an application to convert it into a studio flat, but BCer Jennifer has confirmed that ...

Co-op plot to co-opt St Cyp crypt

Jun

2016

An application has been made by the Co-Op to convert the restaurant space created by the St Cyprians Hall redevelopment (294-296 Brockley Road, Midtown) into retail space, so that it can open another small supermarket. The submission is for:The change of use of part of the ground floor of the former St Cyprians Hall, Brockley ...

Mandy Pandy, 252 Brockley Road

Jun

2016

Mandy Pandy is a new children's clothing and flower shop at 252 Brockley Road. Click here for more details on Facebook and post your reviews below.With thanks to Paul.

Just Thai Thai closes

May

2016

Brockley Road restaurant Just Thai Thai has closed. BCer Jennifer reports:"I noticed that the restaurant was listed as closed, so I phoned the owner, who confirmed the news. She closed on May 3, she said her landlord would not renew her lease."The depressing decor, sour atmosphere and rank food offered by Just Thai Thai won't ...

The Brockley Road Micro Micro Library

Apr

2016

Lewisham Way has a couple of micro libraries. Brockley Road has its micro micro library. Same principle - smaller receptacle. Find it at 459 Brockley Road (Brockley Rise end of town).

Brockley Road designated London’s first neighbourhood Safe Space

Apr

2016

The Brockley Road pilot will be the first of its kind Lewisham has been selected as the first local authority to implement a new neighbourhood Safe Space scheme. The pilot project will focus on the stretch of Brockley Road between Brockley Cross and Adelaide Avenue.During the month of April, co-ordinators will work with local shops to ...

New homes to replace Brockley Road car lot

Mar

2016

Brockley was once one large dumping ground for cars, pockmarked with hardscrabble scraps of land that served as car dealerships, garages or impromptu van hire car parks. Gradually, through better enforcement, new road layouts and developers' thirst for places to build housing, these spots are disappearing. That is good, but what follows is not always.The ...

180 Brockley Road revealed

Feb

2016

The wrapping has now come off 180 Brockley Road to the extent that we can see what impact it will have on the streetscape from both Coulgate Street and Brockley Road. I like the massing and mix of materials, especially the metallic roof. I'm not sure how much fun it would be to have floor-to-ceiling windows ...

Coming soon: Chaplin’s of London

Dec

2015

Chaplin's of London is an established Deptford barber, opening a new branch in Crofton Park, next door to Jones of Brockley.Following on the heels of KR's Barber Station and Blue Tit, the gentlemen of Brockley have never been so well served for coiffeurs.

Pistachio, 319 Brockley Road

Oct

2015

Visitors from States 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/dNHP2caW3C— Pistachio Brockley (@PistachioBrock1) October 26, 2015Pistachio, the cafe formerly known as Top Chef, and nothing to do with the one in the park, is now open. And if it's good enough for American people, it's good enough for you.The menu suggests there's enough left over from the Top Chef era to ...