Thornton Heath - The Cradle Of Punk ?

DrCornelius

Saw this earlier and thought it was a really good read . My grandparents lived in Fort Neath for a time and I remember it being very dull tbh - there was obviously a lot more going on than I realised !

https://soulcitywanderer.com/2021/12/24/sound-of-a-suburb/

poopot

DrCornelius said:

there was obviously a lot more going on than I realised !

Yep… stabbings, drug deals… you name it… overspill from the cronx innit!…

DrCornelius

poopot said:

DrCornelius said:

there was obviously a lot more going on than I realised !

Yep… stabbings, drug deals… you name it… overspill from the cronx innit!…

Yes I must admit that it’s not somewhere I’d like to hang out late at night nowadays . 

I’ve long since moved out of South London but occasionally go back to watch the mighty Palace but I’m safely back on the motorway before the ‘nighttime economy’ properly kicks in.

springhead

I lived there from 1988 to 1996.  Railway and Telegraph mentioned in the article was a favourite pub of ours.  Never saw any trouble all the time I was there.  Regularly out late at night, walking to and from the Cartoon in Croydon, or the Gun Tavern. Not saying it wasn't a bum hole of a place though!

Redlester

Just a place with a station to me. Usually alight there to walk to Palace- not to watch Palace, you understand, but to see my team beat them. I believe the train from Clapham to TH passes through Bal-ham, Gateway to the South. 

mart

Lots of painfully familiar stuff there.

One interesting curio: Captain Sensible went to the same school as Stormzy. Obviously not quite at the same time, and technically* not the same administrative entity because it had changed names and organization in between, but I like the idea that they were both schooled in the same building.

And of course, I only know this because I'm also an alumnus of that august establishment.

* Those in the know will see what I did there.

CHRISB50

I did work experience at a graphic designers in TH. I thought it was alright. At least they had a Wimpy! 

FelineGuitars

I did my apprenticeship at Neil’s Guitar Workshop in Whitehorse Road  in Thornton Heath.

I’ve looked after the guitars for the guys in Johnny Moped for quite a while now 

Philly_Q

Redlester said:

Just a place with a station to me. Usually alight there to walk to Palace- not to watch Palace, you understand, but to see my team beat them. I believe the train from Clapham to TH passes through Bal-ham, Gateway to the South. 

You've been on the train with that driver!

Reverend

Thornton Heath is a long way from Detroit or New York

Redlester

Philly_Q said:

Redlester said:

Just a place with a station to me. Usually alight there to walk to Palace- not to watch Palace, you understand, but to see my team beat them. I believe the train from Clapham to TH passes through Bal-ham, Gateway to the South. 

You've been on the train with that driver!

No, but if there is a driver who references it, then good on him. 

I know it though the Peter Sellers skit. 

Philly_Q

Redlester said:

Philly_Q said:

Redlester said:

Just a place with a station to me. Usually alight there to walk to Palace- not to watch Palace, you understand, but to see my team beat them. I believe the train from Clapham to TH passes through Bal-ham, Gateway to the South. 

You've been on the train with that driver!

No, but if there is a driver who references it, then good on him. 

I know it though the Peter Sellers skit. 

Interesting, I wasn't aware of that!  This particular driver keeps up a running banter through each station, plus some comment on Southern Trains management policies... but I guess he pinched the "Bal-ham" bit from Sellers.

merlin

Check out "Basically, Johnny Moped" on Netflix if you get a chance. 

CHRISB50

Philly_Q said:

Redlester said:

Philly_Q said:

Redlester said:

Just a place with a station to me. Usually alight there to walk to Palace- not to watch Palace, you understand, but to see my team beat them. I believe the train from Clapham to TH passes through Bal-ham, Gateway to the South. 

You've been on the train with that driver!

No, but if there is a driver who references it, then good on him. 

I know it though the Peter Sellers skit. 

Interesting, I wasn't aware of that!  This particular driver keeps up a running banter through each station, plus some comment on Southern Trains management policies... but I guess he pinched the "Bal-ham" bit from Sellers.

There was an announcer at Raynes Pk station with a West Indian accent who always announced the next stop as ‘Wimbleydon’. 

Used to make me smile every morning.