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i went to new cross for an appointment. typical me, i was half an hour early. luckily there is a cafe near where jill was going to pick me up. it was raining a bit earlier, and it was going to rain again, but the slick on the ground was not enough to make the street feel clean, just enough to wake up the dirt enough to make up a black brackish slime. the coffee is okay, but there is a grille over the window, dividing the view of the bleak new cross street into little bleak squares. here is the grille with the station, new cross gate, behind it.
i spent my half hour eating a cake, drinking a coffee and staring out of the window. i am an expert at staring, and i did it for exactly the right amount of time. i waited for my photograph for there to be a break in human traffic, and there were plenty breaks, but the people struck me as particularly odd. considering the surroundings and the weather there were a remarkable amount of smirkers and smilers on the street. there were also smokers and there were grumps. but mostly there was nobody, and there was hardly anyone in the cafe except me, hence the ease of getting the window seat. it is easy for new cross to be rainy, it seems natural to me. This article has been viewed 5079 times in the last 3 years Catherine Penfold-Waxman: 15th Nov 2005 - 00:06 GMTDid you eat Battenburg cake? I like the idea of dicing up New Cross into easily consumed pieces. elaine: 15th Nov 2005 - 08:14 GMThee hee, that would cheer up new cross no end. it's one of those places which is fine once you get off the main roads, but the traffic is relentlessly heavy, and certainly if you are going to goldsmiths from either of the stations it's all about navigating those roads. i had a happy time while i was there but the short walk from the station was always grim. the supermarket is new, but it does nothing to leven the feel of the place indykid: 15th Nov 2005 - 10:31 GMTWent through New Cross a few weeks ago on the way to Waterloo East, think someone had thrown themselves under a train. There was huge delays, a lot of Ambulances, and a group of concerned police peering over the edge of one of the platforms. elaine: 15th Nov 2005 - 18:40 GMTif you were already suicidally bent i think new cross could send you over the edge hoopoe7: 29th Jan 2006 - 12:17 GMTI won't have it said! New Cross is one of the most marvelous places to live in London! Cute victorian station one stop from Ldn Bridge, Beautiful victorian and georgian conservation areasfor housing and still cheap. Also vibrant, and artsy. OK, the main drag is a little tough on the old retina. And soul. But find telegraph hill / derivate off Lewisham way on foot towards Brockley and there are some superb bits. Beautiful old higglety pigglety houses with a fair whack of green surrounding them... elaine: 30th Jan 2006 - 20:28 GMTwell, actually, that is true. those long wide main roads often belie very nice neighbourhoods behind them. i live near cambridge heath road which is filthy and grim, but bethnal green in general is varied and full of interesting bits and bobs elaine: 30th Jan 2006 - 20:30 GMTwell, actually, that is true. those long wide main roads often belie very nice neighbourhoods behind them. i live near cambridge heath road which is filthy and grim, but bethnal green in general is varied and full of interesting bits and bobs. it's a real shame that the walking bit of a commute often takes in the glum bits ....well..good site! good news and design, i like your site.: 16th Dec 2006 - 01:37 GMT....well..good site! good news and design, i like your site. Eileen Banks: 18th Aug 2007 - 03:20 GMTI used to live in New Cross - opposite the Laurie Grove Baths. I liked it then but expect it has changed. Vera: 6th Sep 2007 - 15:05 GMTI did a quick search on New Cross because I'm considering doing a semester abroad at Goldsmiths, and I found this site. From what I've been reading...it sounds like New Cross can be a bit depressing. Should I still consider living and studying there for a few months? I would appreciate any advice you could give :) anon (82-44-1-121.cable.ubr01.tonb.blueyonder.co.uk): 15th Sep 2007 - 10:21 GMTI've just started at Goldsmiths. New cross isn't beautiful, but it's fine and your're one dtop from london bridge...about 7mins to get easy access to central london. alana: 11th Nov 2007 - 13:07 GMTI am currently applying to universities, and Goldsmiths is my number one choice - the course is perfect and the whole ethos of the place seems to suit me down to the ground. I am so excited about the place. However, a vast majority of my friends and parent's friends have grimanced when i've mentioned New Cross. Is it really that bad? And is it as dangerous a place sas it is perceived to be? thanks! Bree: 28th Feb 2008 - 02:07 GMTI'm considering studing abroad to Goldsmiths in Fall 09 and I am a little discouraged after reading these posts. I am from San Francisco, California and I am studying in Oregon and I NEED to go study abroad at a place which is thriving with art and sparks my passion. I plan on working in a MOMA or being an art teacher for high school. Would Goldsmiths be a good place for me? Comment on this article..[previous] :: [next] |
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