House hunting?

[OwlHoot]

Chelsea was an artists colony once, you know

True, and Fulham was well dodgy only 50 years ago.

And until late 19th century the whole area round Covent Garden and Seven Dials, literally a stone's throw from the fancy houses in Regent Street and Pall Mall, was a mass of vile crime-ridden slums and small alleys, which even the police would only venture into in large teams.

[sasguru]

Didn't you say you had moved from Wandsworth to "leafy Surrey"? I had you down as living in Sutton or Reigate or somewhere round there.

Mind you, the line between Surrey and London and Middlesex etc is pretty blurred these days. When I was a kid Wimbledon was definitely in Surrey, and not that long ago Middlesex ended at Temple Bar in Fleet Street.

I was in leafy Wandsworth before - still miss it, could have been a mistake moving.
But the point is that air quality is fine there.

[OwlHoot]

Meh, can't stand Camden. If I had £1.65m there are many places in London I'd rather live.

According to a 38 Degrees petition last year, Camden contributes no less than 1% to the UK's GDP!

... Camden is a vital contributor to the UK's economic success, contributing 1% of its GDP. It is home to hundreds of small businesses and the world famous Camden market, which is one of London's most visited tourist attractions. Yet the current plans for HS2 will rip Camden apart for no real national benefit. ...

A worthy campaign, which they say succeeded, although it's hard to believe most of the tat on sale in Camden Market contributes all that much to anything.

[sasguru]

According to a 38 Degrees petition last year, Camden contributes no less than 1% to the UK's GDP!



A worthy campaign, which they say succeeded, although it's hard to believe most of the tat on sale in Camden Market contributes all that much to anything.

Almost all young Euro tourists want to visit Camden and do.
So I'm not surprised it (probably indirectly) generates so much GDP.

[Doggy Styles]

I wonder what happened to the Camden Tong? They were a violent gang who descended on other London boroughs for organised fights.

15 of them came out to Hertfordshire once in the 1970s, getting off the train, marching up the High Street, and sending the 200 local yobs waiting for them running for cover.

Perhaps they are all middle-aged Bohemian wine-bar dwellers now.