Not really the place for this, but in all the affection for the former WEBS head office some further information is appropriate. Did you know that the fashion store at the junction of Powis Street and Barnard Close (the side opposite Clarks) is the former former WEBS head office, in service as such between 1895 and 1935? I may be able to dig out a picture.
SE18 here too. Tho moved here in 2012. Lived in SE7 for 8 years before that. I do miss living in Charlton. But I certainly don’t miss living where I grew up in DA6. Very Bland.
Thats purely said for you pompous knockers of our beloved SE7/18.
SE18 here too. Tho moved here in 2012. Lived in SE7 for 8 years before that. I do miss living in Charlton. But I certainly don’t miss living where I grew up in DA6. Very Bland.
Thats purely said for you pompous knockers of our beloved SE7/18.
Another St Nick's-born poster here. Currently residing in leafy SE3 but I've much more love for Woolwich than those that look down on it. Can't stand snobbery
(No jokes about my username) I’m risking sounding really stupid here. I sort of live in Woolwich. I’m kind of in an area that I don’t think is in Charlton or Woolwich, although my wife says it’s Charlton. No one really seems sure. We’re next to Hornfair Park, which, according to the Greenwich Council website, is in Charlton despite having an SE18 postcode (same with the lido).
So, I’m local. Grew up in SE18 and live there now. Love being able to walk to and from home games.
Some on here will recall the debates about whether Bexley is in Kent or London (well there is no debate - its in London) - anyway, its important to realise that Postcodes are used by the Post Office for delivering mail - they do not necessarily match to the political / council (call it what you will) boundaries of where you live - schools use them for selection purposes, and insurance companies for assessing risk, and lots of other businesses etc for various purposes (all for convenience)
If the Council website says you live in Charlton - that's where you live
By the way I live in DA1 so nowhere near Woolwich, but do drive through Woolwich if I drive to a match, and no I don't want to live there and I have never lived there - it does however have excellent shops that my Wife likes to visit to get the hard to find ingredients for her curries, & the shopkeepers / other customers often provide good titbits of info on how to prepare the ingredients (not that I take any notice - I just enjoy eating the excellent grub that results)
Woolwich is an odd place. Went there last year to see the boat before it got decommissioned (which I know is odd in itself but we are anoraks) anyway... The bit that really surprised me is the wrong side of the tracks (in Woolwich's case the road) where in the side close to the river all very nice, youngs? Pubs and flats for yuppies. So very seperate from the other side which has the woolwich I know, it's a bit rough but more me I guess. Never seen such an obvious divide showing gentrification. Surely something some kid at University could do a thesis on, the changing landscape of London.
Change is inevitable but last time I visited Woolwich (quite a few years ago now) I barely recognised an area I spent a good part of about a third of my life to date.
Not racist factual. Many buildings and areas have completely disappeared or changed radically.
Sorry if that statement offends but that is my opinion.
Change is inevitable but last time I visited Woolwich (quite a few years ago now) I barely recognised an area I spent a good part of about a third of my life to date.
Not racist factual. Many buildings and areas have completely disappeared or changed radically.
Sorry if that statement offends but that is my opinion.
Why bring race into it.
You said the buildings have changed or disappeared. That's true so why mention race?
Change is inevitable but last time I visited Woolwich (quite a few years ago now) I barely recognised an area I spent a good part of about a third of my life to date.
Not racist factual. Many buildings and areas have completely disappeared or changed radically.
Sorry if that statement offends but that is my opinion.
Why bring race into it.
You said the buildings have changed or disappeared. That's true so why mention race?
Because it caused an issue higher up the thread and I wanted to emphasise that I was not talking about race in case somebody decided to jump down my throat.
Probably an over reaction but I am not feeling great just now and don't need it.
On reflection I was probably stupid to post at all.
Woolwich is an odd place. Went there last year to see the boat before it got decommissioned (which I know is odd in itself but we are anoraks) anyway... The bit that really surprised me is the wrong side of the tracks (in Woolwich's case the road) where in the side close to the river all very nice, youngs? Pubs and flats for yuppies. So very seperate from the other side which has the woolwich I know, it's a bit rough but more me I guess. Never seen such an obvious divide showing gentrification. Surely something some kid at University could do a thesis on, the changing landscape of London.
It is quite remarkable. Almost apartheid, the way Woolwich Road divides the two.
The Arsenal site has always been separate, of course, but not because of money, unlike now.
It does make me hanker after a wrong side of the tracks Woolwich pub crawl though.
Woolwich is an odd place. Went there last year to see the boat before it got decommissioned (which I know is odd in itself but we are anoraks) anyway... The bit that really surprised me is the wrong side of the tracks (in Woolwich's case the road) where in the side close to the river all very nice, youngs? Pubs and flats for yuppies. So very seperate from the other side which has the woolwich I know, it's a bit rough but more me I guess. Never seen such an obvious divide showing gentrification. Surely something some kid at University could do a thesis on, the changing landscape of London.
It is quite remarkable. Almost apartheid, the way Woolwich Road divides the two.
The Arsenal site has always been separate, of course, but not because of money, unlike now.
It does make me hanker after a wrong side of the tracks Woolwich pub crawl though.
That would be fun, I'm sure.
It's probably the thick end of 30 years, maybe more, since I've drunk (been drunk) in Woolwich and I would like to see how many of my old haunts have changed or no longer there.
I fondly remember the Union Tavern off the back of Macbean Street back in the early/mid70s - it was my local when I was at school!
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Not really the place for this, but in all the affection for the former WEBS head office some further information is appropriate. Did you know that the fashion store at the junction of Powis Street and Barnard Close (the side opposite Clarks) is the former former WEBS head office, in service as such between 1895 and 1935? I may be able to dig out a picture.
Thats purely said for you pompous knockers of our beloved SE7/18.
Are you his dad ?
Some on here will recall the debates about whether Bexley is in Kent or London (well there is no debate - its in London) - anyway, its important to realise that Postcodes are used by the Post Office for delivering mail - they do not necessarily match to the political / council (call it what you will) boundaries of where you live - schools use them for selection purposes, and insurance companies for assessing risk, and lots of other businesses etc for various purposes (all for convenience)
If the Council website says you live in Charlton - that's where you live
By the way I live in DA1 so nowhere near Woolwich, but do drive through Woolwich if I drive to a match, and no I don't want to live there and I have never lived there - it does however have excellent shops that my Wife likes to visit to get the hard to find ingredients for her curries, & the shopkeepers / other customers often provide good titbits of info on how to prepare the ingredients (not that I take any notice - I just enjoy eating the excellent grub that results)
Not racist factual. Many buildings and areas have completely disappeared or changed radically.
Sorry if that statement offends but that is my opinion.
https://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/75676/woolwich/p1
You said the buildings have changed or disappeared. That's true so why mention race?
Probably an over reaction but I am not feeling great just now and don't need it.
On reflection I was probably stupid to post at all.
The Arsenal site has always been separate, of course, but not because of money, unlike now.
It does make me hanker after a wrong side of the tracks Woolwich pub crawl though.
That would be fun, I'm sure.
It's probably the thick end of 30 years, maybe more, since I've drunk (been drunk) in Woolwich and I would like to see how many of my old haunts have changed or no longer there.
I fondly remember the Union Tavern off the back of Macbean Street back in the early/mid70s - it was my local when I was at school!