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pissheads community types would come inside and say 'gawblimeyguv' to each other until chucking out time.
But with gawblimeyguv's on the decline in South London, the William IV closed and it became a community crack house. Localscagheads recovering users would come inside, do the dirty deal and then collapse for the rest of the afternoon on a piss stained mattress until a rat awoke them by biting them on their bum.
Gawblimeyguv, etc.
And now the William IV is about to be returned to the community. Hurrah!
The boozer on the edge of Burgess Park was looking a sorry state only six months ago. With the front of the building opened up for all to see along Albany Road, even the local scagheads were somewhat reluctant to pass the time of day with their preferred leisure activity of choice on show to all of SE17.
Local artists, working as part of the Aylesbury NDC scheme, have transformed the face of pub, camouflaging the former crack house to blend in with the backdrop of Burgess Park. Being a community type pub, pupils from nearby WalworthComprehensive Academy helped out.
The result, as you can see, is a rather wonderful and unique community project, blocking out a once rather nasty blot on the Burgess Park landscape.
But the project is so much more than just an art installation makeover, ticking all the right boxes to satisfy Southwark Council that the NDC scheme is actually working. The William IV now has a future with the interior being developed into:
'...a youth club, juice bar and coffee shop, training kitchen and office space.'
Which has to be better than Burgess Park crack den central.
It's always a shame when old community boozers have served their last pint, but at least the William IV hasn't gone the way of yuppie flat development.
Gentrification in Walworth? gawblimeyguv, blah blah blah bollocks.
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| Thursday 17 April, 2008 |
But with gawblimeyguv's on the decline in South London, the William IV closed and it became a community crack house. Local
Gawblimeyguv, etc.
And now the William IV is about to be returned to the community. Hurrah!
The boozer on the edge of Burgess Park was looking a sorry state only six months ago. With the front of the building opened up for all to see along Albany Road, even the local scagheads were somewhat reluctant to pass the time of day with their preferred leisure activity of choice on show to all of SE17.
Local artists, working as part of the Aylesbury NDC scheme, have transformed the face of pub, camouflaging the former crack house to blend in with the backdrop of Burgess Park. Being a community type pub, pupils from nearby Walworth
The result, as you can see, is a rather wonderful and unique community project, blocking out a once rather nasty blot on the Burgess Park landscape.
But the project is so much more than just an art installation makeover, ticking all the right boxes to satisfy Southwark Council that the NDC scheme is actually working. The William IV now has a future with the interior being developed into:
'...a youth club, juice bar and coffee shop, training kitchen and office space.'
Which has to be better than Burgess Park crack den central.
It's always a shame when old community boozers have served their last pint, but at least the William IV hasn't gone the way of yuppie flat development.
Gentrification in Walworth? gawblimeyguv, blah blah blah bollocks.
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