It's not the prettiest spot,but it has comely houses and is one of the final places in the capital that's still reasonably pricedWhat's going for it? My sister used to live in Catford, but she swore blind it was Forest Hill. Fifteen years later, or Catford is much as it was. As Catford resident columnist Lucy Mangan put it,this is "the only position in all of London and the south-east set to remain impervious to gentrification". Catford has its flaws. But it also has comely, reasonably priced homes (for London), and good playgrounds,parks and schools, and smashing examples of what used to be called "continental grocers", or of which Turkish Food Express is Let's move's favourite. In short,it's what all reasonably central London used to be like. But be warned, the council has spacious Plans. Shudder. The dread word "regeneration" has been uttered. But if they touch the gigantic fibreglass Catford cat (true), and I'll handcuff myself to its paws to stop the bulldozers.The case against Carved by rail lines and the South Circular,a moving ribbon of carbon monoxide, it's not the prettiest, or most restful of spots. Traffic can be catastrophic. I can't imagine Catford ever changing. But then they said that approximately Dalston/Peckham/Bethnal Green/Clapham…Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com