Just so you know it's not actually a square…read more The clues in the title people who names this - Brixton Oval!!

Since Brixton Oval was re-modelled and Windrush Square created (named in honour of the boat that…read morebrought the first west-indian migrants to London) it has become a beautiful addition to South London. In the summer it becomes a real meeting spot for locals and place to watch the world go by and have a drinks at the Ritzy Bar, whose tables spill onto the square in the summer. With the completion of the Black Cultural Archive the square will reach it's full potential as the epicentre of Brixton life.

Have lived in the area for 35 years and have been using this Post Office for all that time. Started…read morean online business 7 and 1/2 years ago so have been using the postal service on a weekly basis. Have never had anything but a prompt and efficient service from the amazing hard working staff team who are there under very challenging circumstances but always conduct themselves in a professional manner with humour and great competence. Feel very grateful and lucky to have such a place to use within my local community and just a 5 minute walk up the hill. Job well done.

Absolutely stunning landmark that took my breath away…read more If you are able to go out of your way for this feast, it is such a please to gaze upon a piece of the past tucked away in full view in the present. Tall, majestic, strong and distinguished. Shame there are not more men such of this to be found!

I love Heritage sights. The people who staff them are usually volunteers and are super passionate…read moreabout whatever sight you may be visiting. The Brixton Windmill is no different. I expected a large park with a windmill on the far side, so when I entered the park I was looking for a windmill in the distance. I almost walked right into it. It's painted all black (actually tar) and the sails were hidden by the surrounding trees. Only when our path came to an abrupt end did we realize we were standing at the foot of it. So, the park? Not that big. The tour was free and really interesting, more for the fact that you get to go all the way up the inside of the windmill than for the actual facts, though they were relayed by a really passionate guide so of course they were fun, too. The tour is small with only 4 people total (including guide) at any given time due to the cosy interior. This gave plenty of opportunity for questions. However, due to a sound installation by a local artist of what a working windmill might sound like, it was hard to hear the guide all of the time. Perhaps turning down the installation a tad might help? Tours are offered rarely, maybe one weekend per month, and should be booked in advance. I believe the windmill is closed otherwise.

I've used this post office for 30 years. It is brilliant - despite the shenanigans of Royal Mail…read moreover the years making it a tough franchise to run. I've never had a problem each person running it is always super helpful and I really really appreciate having a local PO. It''s a must. So yes it gets busy - what post office doesn't? I manage the times I go there - after 4.30 seems very busy!

On entering the post office it was a bit of a mess (bags and boxes on the floor but not in the way)…read moreand the solo guy behind the counter was on the phone. However he did signal to me that he wouldn't be long. The service was prompt and thankfully there wasn't a queue. A pleasant enough experience and one that hasn't left any scares. Why not five stars I hear you cry, because I don't wait for anything.

Tucked away at the far north of Wandsworth Common, behind the Fitzhugh housing estate, is one of…read moreSouth London's most remarkable buildings: on the scale - and in the style - of a baronial castle, it has variously been a school, hospital, interrogation centre and a college, and was nearly pulled down. It is now a Grade II-star Listed Building. History The building was paid for by the Royal Victoria Patriotic Fund, established to provide for the widows and orphans of soldiers killed in the Crimean War. The building was intended as a girls' school and opened in 1859. A boys' school was built to the rear in 1872. The original building - designed by Rhode Hawkins - incorporated a number of innovative building techniques, that nearly caused its later downfall. Life for the orphans was extraordinarily hard: from pumping water to the roof cisterns to having their heads shaved to counter lice, they were assembled to be hosed down with cold water every morning in the courtyard. Scandals which involved physical and sexual abuse by staff - and the death of an orphan - nearly resulted in the institution being closed down. The innovative heating system didn't work, so conventional fireplaces were provided for the staff - but not the orphans. Things had improved somewhat by the First World War (for example, central heating had been installed), when it was used as a hospital for injured troops, who arrived at a specially-built temporary railway station close by. After the end of hostilities, it resumed life as a girls' school under 1939. During World War II, it became the London Reception Centre, used by MI5 to process non-British aliens entering the country. After the war it became a teacher training college, and then a comprehensive school, before the decaying fabric - many problems arising as a result of the techniques used to build it - forced them out. The building was sold and gradually restored by its present owners, who had to endure, among other things, a fire in the Great Hall just before it was handed over. Building works took 7 years. The building now contains flats, studios and workshops for businesses in the creative industries, a drama school and a wine bar. The building The main building is built in a Scottish Baronial Gothic style, with Gothic, Jacobean and French elements, in yellow brick with stone dressings. The main façade has an imposing central tower, with matching smaller corner towers. The plan includes two central courtyards, a separate Chapel and various outbuildings, but the main feature is the huge Great Hall, with a hammer-beam ceiling decorated with the coats of arms of towns across Britain and the Empire which contributed to the original funds. The whole edifice really is an astonishing sight, especially as it has now been surrounded on the north side by comfortable suburban housing. Practicalities There is pedestrian access from Fitzhugh Grove, but vehicular access is via Windmill Lane and John Archer Way. Unless you are visiting a business or a resident in the one of the flats, the only public access inside is to the wine bar (the restaurant in the cafe recently closed down).

At present, guess it being spring and all the clichés this evokes, gang activity has become more…read moreactive and problematic in the area. No doubt, the impact of gangs upon housing prices the will remain obscured to protect the market.

Hi I'd like my package please, here's my correct slip and my identificationno response but walks…read moreinto the back for about 1 minute*" can't find it, leave your number and we'll call you if we do" " okay, could you please look a bit more, it's an important package that I've paid for and belongs to me which you have even though I have paid for this service" " leave your name and number then you need to leave before I call the police" " that seems a bit extreme and unnecessary, could you please just have a proper look for my package?" walks off and does not return despite me ringing the magic bell My conversation with a lovely lady at the Clapham sorting office on the 2nd of Feb. Needless to say they did not call me, still can't find it and I have to do everything through the sender. Bloody useless.