Lewisham seeks Partnerz in Kryme for Ladywell Playtower

You think you know a place... The Ladywell Playtower is now being marketed, to help the Council find a suitable partner to redevelop it. The site includes some stunning interior shots of the building, which looks like the Foot Clan Hideout. Lewisham Council says:This grade II listed building represents a fantastic opportunity to revive the ...

Snack Bar restaurant gets prepped

The new restaurant space being created on the site of the former 'Snack Bar' in Ladywell Village looks close to completion.Somethings happening at last to the old "Snack Bar" Lots of wooded panelling out back and a new shop front. pic.twitter.com/PkoPptepHr— LovingLadywell (@LovingLadywell) December 16, 2016

Ladywell Playtower to be reopened in 2019

Lewisham Council has committed to restore Ladywell Baths, the derelict Victorian building sometimes known as The Playtower.Following pressure from the Ladywell Village Improvement Group, it has now published a timetable for the project, which aims to reopen the building in the second half of 2019, at a cost of £4-5million.Expressions of interest from developers will be ...

The Thinking Cinema

Daniel writes:The Thinking Cinema is a philosophical cinema specialising in showing intelligent and thought-provoking documentaries, art films, and fiction films from around the world. The cinema aims to help us understand how we exist in relation to one another. It will also exist as a space for thinking to take place, for conversations and talks, ...

Good Hope Ladywell – Opening December 8

The charity, For Jimmy, set up after the murder of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen, is opening a new Good Hope café at PLACE Ladywell in Lewisham; six years after opening Good Hope Hither Green. The new café will continue to support the work of For Jimmy, with 10p from every £1 going towards helping young people ...

Where Ladies Dwell

This is the street artwork that Ladywell Assembly will be asked to provide the funding for at the upcoming meeting on November 30th. Planned for a wall on Elmira Street, it form the gateway to Ladywell, hinting at the delights that lie ahead.Why would you not want to do this? In terms of ROI for the ...

Christmas reopening for The Ladywell Tavern

Work in progress on the refurbishmentThe Ladywell Tavern, will be reopening on December 7th. Since closing it in August, the new owners have stripped the place back and given it a full refurbishment, charted here.It may look like there is still a fair amount to do, but so confident are they of hitting their target ...

Love Ladywell Street Art

The campaign to brighten Ladywell and plug it in to the street art revolution that has transformed Greater Brockley continues. Joe writes:I have been allowed to go forward to bid for funding for the street art for my project under Ladywell railway bridge on Ellerdale Street.Bread Collective are currently drawing up designs for me to ...

Good Hope Cafe, Ladywell

Loving the vibe @GoodHopeCafe @PLACELadywell - look forward to coming back to try the full menu! pic.twitter.com/kJrEvQdLHo— Rebecca Elliot (@RebeccaMCox) November 6, 2016Good Hope is another new arrival at pop-up development PLACE / Ladywell. The cafe chain, created to honour the memory of murdered teen Jimmy Mizen, began in Hither Green and has expanded to ...

Thunder & Lightning, Ladywell

The pop-up palace at 261 Lewisham High Street, PLACELadywell, has found another tenant.Morgan writes:I have been lucky enough to get one of the small retail units in the block next to the Italian deli at PLACELadywell.Thunder & Lightning opened at the weekend and sells hand picked ladies vintage pieces and also cool kitsch UK made ...