tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post7585550410315598070..comments2024-03-18T08:20:19.461+00:00Comments on Transpontine: Walking New Cross (9): Goodwood Road to Sterling GardensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post-69254373421868133952008-09-15T08:34:00.000+00:002008-09-15T08:34:00.000+00:00You probably already covered this at some point - ...You probably already covered this at some point - you're always so thorough and knowledgeable, it's a priviledge to to read - but the building housing Rising Sun Café and Iceland was built in the place of a Woolworths which was hit by a V2 rocket, in one of the worst civilian incidents of WW2.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post-83254717912817349932008-09-15T07:19:00.000+00:002008-09-15T07:19:00.000+00:00Wonder where it all goes? And do the stink pipes s...Wonder where it all goes? And do the stink pipes still function?.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17026835814805695527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post-37342854698352208132008-09-14T22:16:00.000+00:002008-09-14T22:16:00.000+00:00Have you ever looked at the sewer maps? New Cross...Have you ever looked at the sewer maps? New Cross has the honour of carrying two of the biggest mainline sewers - basically most of South London's effluent flows beneath us. I found out when we built an extension, Thames Water objected, and we found that 2 10ft sewers pass underneath our neighbour's house (18m down, quite a victorian feat of engineering).<BR/><BR/> wonder we need stench pipes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8650332.post-46040863121364829812008-09-14T12:41:00.000+00:002008-09-14T12:41:00.000+00:00Sterling Gardens looks lovely - completely the opp...Sterling Gardens looks lovely - completely the opposite to what you'd expect after reading the headlines earlier this year. Not the best way to put New Cross on the map, but it has done. I believe the house in question was the first one on the right as you go in as it was quite heavily taped up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com