Greenwich Inc Branches Out
posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
10:18
Monday, 18 February 2008
About Me
- Name: The Greenwich Phantom
- Location: Greenwich, London, United Kingdom
Greenwich is one of the coolest "uncool" places there is in London. It's not profoundly unfashionable - rather somewhere where it doesn't occur to people that there is anything more than a few museums, a nice park and the Cutty Sark. The really adventurous might know about the Trafalgar Tavern or venture out to Greenwich market on a Sunday afternoon, but essentially, Greenwich is still relatively undiscovered for one of the great regions of London. I adore Greenwich - but I'm not blind to its faults either. In this journal I take an affectionate but honest - at times brutally so - look, giving my own personal low-down on the things to do - and one or two of the things NOT to do in Greenwich. I am being unashamedly parochial here. I will talk about the tourist sites, of course - how could I not when we have a World Heritage Site on our doorstep - but also about the things which make our town great - the little things. Interesting vistas, cool shops, bizarre novelties and quirky one-offs which make this place buzz. Greetings, by the way, to all of you who have travelled with me from Livejournal - and thank you for making the journey.
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3 Comments:
I dont know about a pool hall but an "activity based" bar with shove Ha'penny or skittles would be welcome. Off to polish my set of Ha'pennies my dad bequithed me after his winning season at the Shoulder Of Mutton.
Perhaps we should arrange a collection of old prints for him - the Thames, sail boats, people in puffy dresses, John Bull etc...to adorn the walls of the pool and bowling halls halls.
I didn't wish to sound mean about Inc. I genuinely like going to several of their outlets. Though none make it into my true Greenwich favourites. But I guess they are getting rather too big for Greenwich alone (where else is there to take over?). I guess one day Inc cafes, bars, resturants and pubs will be another thing we in Greenwich will have given the world (along with 'time'). Inc and Greenwich like Starbucks and Seattle... On another note has anyone tried the Sausage and Mash place at the O2 (not part of Inc yet I believe)? The same people are doing sausage and bacon sarnies on the Thames Clipper boats in the morning now.
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