Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Norbiton Calling

I've just been browsing on this extraordinary website, a thing of strange beauty and wonder, inspired by the South London nowhere known as Norbiton (which, oddly, shares its non-existent quality with the similarly named South London nowhere, Norbury). It seems to me a quite amazing piece of work, which surely deserves to be more widely known.
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7 comments:

  1. malty19 July 2011 at 22:24

    The site make the Hooting Yard seem certifiably sane.
    Went looking at an apartment in Norbury, 1965 it was. So bad that we thought Sydenham was upmarket and moved there.

    Well, it was right next to Penge.

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  2. Nige20 July 2011 at 10:16

    Ah Penge - two stations! Penge West, Penge East - but no detectable Penge...

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  3. Nige20 July 2011 at 10:17

    Though it does have that neolithic monument - what's it called?... Ah yes, Stonepenge.

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  4. worm20 July 2011 at 10:46

    I love things like this that seem to have taken a lot of effort in the face of zero reward - in scope it reminds me somewhat of a beige version of Jan Morris' Hav

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  5. malty20 July 2011 at 17:45

    Little known Penge fact..Rolf Harris used to catch the 8.15 into town from Penge East. Could there possibly be a higher accolade.

    Well?

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  6. KateNZ22 July 2011 at 23:30

    Excellent! You are aware that I had the joy of working in Norbiton for two years Nige? THe Norbiton Dragon's a rather nice pub, but other than that it's indeed pretty much nowhere.

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  7. Nige23 July 2011 at 16:13

    Why of course Kate - I thought of you as soon as I found this website existed! It might have transformed yr experience of working there...

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