What DO we want on Northcote Road??? Locked

[szerma]

I would love to see a good DIY shop on Northcote Road, such as Robert Dyas. We seem to be frequently hiking to Homebase (no car) to get this drill bit or other small thing. As a bonus, they also sell and recycle Brita filters. They could also stock stock and recycle nespresso capsules ?

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[supergirl]

@Secondtimer: at Southside you have H&M kids and the like. From Northcote Rd Southside shopping centre in Wandsworth is 15 min walk, 10 min in bus (incl. waiting time) and by car 5 min if no traffic. i would hate to see one open on Northcote Rd.

Agree with one of the shop stocking nespresso.

[Beketaten]

...I'd love a fast and furious Thai or Malaysian place - in and out in 30 minutes, laksa or phad thai cooked in a few minutes in front of you with the freshest ingredients, but I doubt it could survive in Northcote Road because there are no office workers to sustain it during the week and young children, buggies and sizzling woks don't mix...

Does Banana Tree on Battersea Rise not fit the bill?

http://www.bananatree.co.uk/locations/clapham/

There's also Pho.

Personally I'd like a Zara, a Japanese (Wagamama/Yo Sushi if a chain) or a Pret.

[SwLdn11]

Food wise - I would like to see a Caribbean restaurant similar to Negril on Brixton Hill or Cottons in Notting hill

[SwLdn11]

Food wise - I would like to see a Caribbean restaurant similar to Negril on Brixton Hill or Cottons in Notting hill

[juliantenniscoach]

So we have this coming behind the breadstall, just in time for Christmas:-
http://between.co.uk/
And across the road we have this, just in time for the after Christmas burn off:-
http://www.wit-fitness.com/

[Northcote12]

Shoreditch and Northcote. Interesting... thanks for the links.

[David]

Szerma - on DIY shops, it's a little out-of-range from Northcote Rd, but if anyone fancies a stroll it's worth a recommendation for the little run of DIY shops and builders merchants on Lavender Hill - they all welcome custom, they don't expect you to be an expert, and the surprise I found after trekking repeatedly to Wandsworth is that they tend to be cheaper than Homebase and B&Q for a lot of the range!

- Lavender Hill Hardware (small but a bit of an Aladdin's cave; properly locally run - they have one other shop in Brixton)
- Decor Express (two thirds of the way along Lavender Hill, you canl;t miss th ehuge blue sign) - bigger, newer, very helpful Polish owner operated and focussed on paint and plumbing plus their recently opened hardware and hinges shop a few doors down - but beware, they're only open weekdays and Saturday mornings!
- LHP Lavender (at 2 Queenstown Road) - looks like a plumbers showroom, but actually sells every plumbing related component ever to the general public, and as many of the customers are actual plumbers the prices are trade prices too - they are almost always quite a lot cheaper than the big multiples in Wandsworth. You can take something random along and say "have you got anything that will fit this", which I rather like...
- Barker 8 (at 8 Queenstown Road, the yellow shop just down from the Mini Sainsburys) - the absolute classic, an almost unique remaining example of a shop that still does counter service - doesn't look like much from the outside but seems to stock virtually everything. The more obscure the item the more rummaging around it will take, and worth a look just for the experience!
- Lavender Hill Tool Hire (Lavender Hill) - long established hirer of all manner of power tools, as well as ladders - refreshingly no nonsense and sensible

I wasn't planning on writing a trade directory, but having belatedly stumbled across these myself (I live at this end of LH) I hope this is of interest to others...

On Northcote Road - I hear we are likely to lose Rymans on St Johns Road (there's approved planning to knock three of the small shops including that one together to one unit), it's a shame, never a glamorous place but useful. An H&M would be a good addition but it'd be more a shop for next to the station, they need very high footfall to work.

On food - I'm surprised there is no branch of Carluccios in Battersea (given Earlsfield has one and we are their target market), though Valentina on Lavender Hill seems to be doing the same thing slightly better. I suspect we will get a Pret somewhere near the station if a decent unit becomes free - they've just opened in Wandsworth, and seem to be doing well - though there is a real lack of the right type of units for them. These chains wouldn't really add much to Northcote Road, but the shabby shops opposite the station entrance could do with a refit to accommodate them.

[juliantenniscoach]

Quick plug for Valentina's. Very good every time I've been in there.

[Alchemy]

- LHP Lavender (at 2 Queenstown Road) - looks like a plumbers showroom, but actually sells every plumbing related component ever to the general public, and as many of the customers are actual plumbers the prices are trade prices too - they are almost always quite a lot cheaper than the big multiples in Wandsworth. You can take something random along and say "have you got anything that will fit this", which I rather like...

I second that, they are excellent -- and they also do good-value boiler services, gas safety certificates, and boiler installs, and the owner is very helpful.

I wasn't planning on writing a trade directory, but having belatedly stumbled across these myself (I live at this end of LH) I hope this is of interest to others...

Yes, didn't know most of these, so thank you!

I hear we are likely to lose Rymans on St Johns Road (there's approved planning to knock three of the small shops including that one together to one unit), it's a shame, never a glamorous place but useful.

That's a real shame, although there is always Partridges.

[Denwand]

I would like to see Debenhams replaced by Selfridges or Harvey Nichols. Sorry, I find DBH depressing. Or a large art gallery/museum with children's things. & Laduree to replace Paul !

Actually my dream would be if Debenhams were replaced by a John Lewis branch.

If ever an area called out for a JL outlet it's Nappy Valley!

Debenhams has got two outlets in the NV area now that the Southside branch has opened so nobody would miss out but John Lewis in Kingston is a long trek away and Sloane Square is impossible by car amd difficult by public transport.

*sigh* I realise this will never happen though

[Beketaten]

The small Boots in Clapham Jct station has closed, as has the Carphone Warehouse just outside, anyone know what's coming? No surprise about the Boots, it was next to a far larger Superdrug and there are 2 more within 5 minutes' walk.

[Jen66]

Russell's at Tooting Bec is also a great DIY/ hardware shop.

[Gayville]

Denwand, it couldn't be easier to get to Peter Jones in Sloane Square - the 319 bus goes directly there!.

So I somehow doubt that John Lewis will be opening a Battersea outpost in the near future - sadly. But Debenhams is so much better than it used to be, the beauty hall is pretty good at least.

[Beketaten]

The Boots in Clapham Junction station is becoming a Hotel Chocolat, saw the hoardings tonight. Hope they do samples at the opening!