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Lewisham

Description: London Borough of Lewisham. The London Borough of Lewisham is a London borough in south east London, England and forms ... more

Lewisham ... part of Inner London. The principal settlement of the borough is Lewisham and its council is based at Catford.

Newest Review: ... near the station. But the best thing about Catford is the greyhound track. If you can lay your hands on a copy of the Lewisham and Catford News Shopper (the local f ree paper), you can cut out a token for free midweek admission, and it’s totally worth it. We didn’t place any bets when we went because ... more

... we didn’t know how and were afraid to ask, but it’s tremendous fun just watching. See if you can borrow a sheepskin coat, to be accepted by the locals. And they sell beer and pies too. * Deptford (SE8) Deptford has a reputation for being a...more

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Lewisham: Named after a man called Lewis, who had some ham. No, that&# ... (2360 words)
by - written on 17/09/01 (Very useful, 1795 readings)
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I had a really good op brewing. I was going to write about south-east London in general, because I think it’s the coolest place in the world, and we get far too much flak. Some of this bitching is justified - yes, the accent is horrendous (“saaaaarf east London innit?”) - but a lot of it is prejudice. You might be surprised to learn that a few million people venture south of Waterloo on a daily basis, even live there, without being stabbed, shot etc. Anyway, I emailed Monica with my wonderful suggestion, and I now have a whole load of new neighbourhoods to write about (Peckham, New Cross etc), but no general category. I’m quite ... Read the complete review