Reply to: What a day! Beer at the Windmill pub, Clapham Common

[wurzel]

Used to go to the Prince of Wales in the Old Town when I lived up there 15 years ago or so. Had an assortment of unusual objects hanging from the ceiling from what I recall. Very quirky place.

Then there was a corner shop not far from there & the owner would often have his sound system on. Wasn't uncommon to see him dancing on the counter with a shopping basket on his head some nights.

[Clippy]

Wasn't it set on the south coast, ie. where the Germans would be landing if they crossed the channel? How the hell would they pop up in south-west London?

If they'd used Google Maps for navigation.

[AtW]

Could have sailed up the Thames in their u-boat, no? Imagine that.

That settles it - will be watching Das Boot blu ray tonight...

[scooterscot]

Wasn't it set on the south coast, ie. where the Germans would be landing if they crossed the channel? How the hell would they pop up in south-west London?

Could have sailed up the Thames in their u-boat, no? Imagine that.

[doodab]

I think Clapham Common/South is OK if a little young. I certainly don't recognise your description of loads of yellow boards etc. London does change you know.
So you don't live in the village proper then?

The yellow boards were a regular fixture around clapham south 8-10 years ago. I don't think it's improved that much, gone downhill if anything judging by my last visit a few years back. Oblivion was always fun though. The trouble is however gentrified it gets you are never more than 5 or 10 minutes from some fairly manky estates, so will always get a bit of that spilling over.

The only thing between me and the high street is the village green. What would you call it if not the villiage?

[milanbenes]

one of the nicest pubs I've been to of a saturday or sunday afternoon when I've happened to be in the smoke

is the

sloaney pony


anyone else been their ?

Milan.

[sasguru]

You said you went drinking in the windmill, which is a two minute walk from where i used to live. You then say it's a tuliphole. Is it or isn't it, and if it is why do you go there?

I live on the edge of wimbledon common just around the corner from the hand in hand etc, not sure why you think it's crappy, perhaps lacking a prison and riots means it's not "edgy" enough for you?

I think Clapham Common/South is OK if a little young. I certainly don't recognise your description of loads of yellow boards etc. London does change you know.
So you don't live in the village proper then?

[Bunk]

You said you went drinking in the windmill, which is a two minute walk from where i used to live. You then say it's a tuliphole. Is it or isn't it, and if it is why do you go there?

I live on the edge of wimbledon common just around the corner from the hand in hand etc, not sure why you think it's crappy, perhaps lacking a prison and riots means it's not "edgy" enough for you?

It's simple. Anywhere that isn't Sas's house is crappy. Anywhere that is Sas's house is the greatest place in all the world.

HTH

[doodab]

You seem to be a little thick. I don't live in Clapham. I live in what agents call the Toast Rack near Wandsworth station. Very far from being a tulip hole.
You on the other hand seem to live in the crappy part of Wimbledon, yet refer to it as the "Village". You make me larf.

You said you went drinking in the windmill, which is a two minute walk from where i used to live. You then say it's a tuliphole. Is it or isn't it, and if it is why do you go there?

I live on the edge of wimbledon common just around the corner from the hand in hand etc, not sure why you think it's crappy, perhaps lacking a prison and riots means it's not "edgy" enough for you?

[sasguru]

So now you confess your manor is a tuliphole. You do realise the reason house prices have become stupid in your area is because people with only a million to spend have been priced out of the nicer areas don't you?

You seem to be a little thick. I don't live in Clapham. I live in what agents call the Toast Rack near Wandsworth station. Very far from being a tulip hole.
You on the other hand seem to live in the crappy part of Wimbledon, yet refer to it as the "Village". You make me larf.

[doodab]

I'm not surprised you don't like London, you seem to have lived in all the tulipholes.

PS How's Wimbledon "Village", as you call it?

So now you confess your manor is a tuliphole. You do realise the reason house prices have become stupid in your area is because people with only a million to spend have been priced out of the nicer areas don't you?

[Bunk]

Was Dad's Army not based down that way?

Wasn't it set on the south coast, ie. where the Germans would be landing if they crossed the channel? How the hell would they pop up in south-west London?

[sasguru]

Glad to hear the Windmill's still going.
As a student in the 70s I used to live in Halliday Hall across the road from it.
You could see my bedroom window in a scene from 'Danger UXB' which was filmed partly in Halliday and partly in the school next door.

This year is the 180th anniversary of the Windmill, originally a coaching inn, I believe

[scooterscot]

Was Dad's Army not based down that way?

[sasguru]

Looking at Google maps, Clapham Junction looks pretty close to Wandsworth to me. But hey, yeah, lets all live somewhere where there are riots 500m away and pretend it's all loverly jubbly.

The simple fact is you can't afford to live in Wandsworth because you're too poor. Stick to the paradise that is the North East