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fU1 ,· ( The Dulwich Society - Newsletter 113 Summer - 1997 What's on 2 Library Centenary 23 Scheme of Managen1ent 5 Raikes' Progress 27 Planning 7 Dulwich on Internet 30 More Trains 14 The Eighth V C. 33 Picture Gallery Lottery Bid 16 Cemetery Vandalised 36 Letters To The Editor 38 Chairman Joint Membership Secretaries WP. Higman Robin and Wilfrid Taylor 170 Burbage Road, SE21 7 AG 30 Walkerscroft Mead, SE21 SLJ Tel: 0171-274 6921 Tel: 0181-670 0890 Vice Chairman Editor T7aca11t Brian McConnell 9 Frank Dixon Way, SE21 7ET Secretary Tel &Fax: 0181-693 4423 Patrick Spencer 7 Pond Cottages, Features Editot· College Road, SE2l 7LE Jane Furnival Tel: 0181-693 2043 The Chapel, Royal Waterman's Square, SE20 7EL Treasurer Tel: 0181-776 9796 Russell Lloyd ACA 138 Woodwarde Road, SE22 SUR Advertising Manager Tel: 0181-693 2452 Anne-Maree Sheehan 58 Cooper Close, SE! 7QU 'Tel: 0171-928 4075 Registered under the Charities Act 1960 Reg. No. 234192 Registered with the Civic Trust Typesetting and Printing: Postal Publicity Press (S.J. Heady & Co. Ltd.) 0171-622 2411 1 JUNE Thursday, June 26. Dulwich Society Garden Group. Visit to the Waterperry Gardens (83 acres of gardens, Thursday, June 5. Dulwich Society Local History Group's shrubs, trees, and a river plus an art and craft Su1nn1er Evening Walk in Sydenham Hill gallery, Saxon church, refreshment/restaurant area, led by Brian Green. Meet Dulwich and plant sales). Picnic, snack or restaurant Wood House public house, Crescent Wood lunch at Waterperry. Depart Dulwich Picture Road, 7.45 p.n1. Gallery at 8.45 a.m. for 9 a.m. sharp £12 per person. Saturday, June 7. Herne Hill Cycle Stadium, Burbage Road. Fourth Annual Happy Holiday Hon1es (France) Open JULY Track Cycle Race Meeting, includng the Motor Paced Championship, "the fastest, toughest, most Sunday July 15. Dulwich Picture Gallery Fete and Craft Fayre. technically difficult senior championship with all From 1 p.m. the thrills and exciten1ent that involves." Sunday, July 20. Kingswood House. Southwark Council's Smnn1er Admission £5, concessions £1. Fayre. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission free. Saturday, June 14 - Dulwich Park. Southwark Council's Dulwich Sunday, July 20. Friends of West Norwood Cemetery. Architect Sunday, June 15. Country Fayre. 11 a.m. - 6 p.n1. Horse, dog, Don Bianco, English Heritage, will explain sheep, car, homes and gardens show, with funerary symbolism - draped urns, broken columns entertainments. Admission free. - and other features to be found on the tombs of Wednesday, June 18. Dulwich Park. Southwark Council launch of the great and the good. Main gate, 2.30 p.m. "Healthy T{la/ks" initiative. 2 p.n1. to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 26. Sculpture Study Day. Stephen Cox's tour of the Saturday, June 21. Southwark Council Summer Solstice Walk, Dulwich Picture Gallery exhibition. 10 a.m. to 5 Dulwich Park, Cox's Walk, Sydenham Hill Woods p.m. £15. Friends and concessions £10. Book (2.5 miles), plus entertainment, story-telling, camp with Alison Mawle, 0181-693 6911. fire. Meet Park cafe, 7.30pm. to 9.30p.n1. AUGUST Wednesday, June 25 - Dulwich Picture Gallery. Stephen Cox's contemp Sunday, August 17. Friends of West Norwood Cemetery. Jill Dudman September 28. orary sculptures in stone, both indoors and in the on the n1akers of food and drink in the cemetery uncluttered garden, including a granite wave, the including Sir Henry Tate (sugar) Lawson Johnston size of a squash court. of Dulwich (Bovril) Jan1es Epps (cocoa) plus Saturday, June 28. Friends of Belair Park, with Southwark Park draper William Edgar of (Swan and) and cutler Ranger Service and Southwark London Wildlife Edward Mappin. Main gates, 2.30 p.n1. Trust. Tour of Wildflower Walk led by Mr Storm Tuesday, August 19 - Dulwich Park. Southwark Council daily Poorun. Meet at bridge, north end of lake at August 23. productions by the Bubble Theatre Co. Telephone Noon. 0171-237 4434 for details. 2 3 SEPTEMBER AGREEMENT IN SIGHT? Sunday, September 14 - The 5th Dulwich Festival starting with the Party Our agreen1ent with the Estate Trustees, that the Leasehold Valuation September 21 In The Saturday Park, a great free afternoon out Tribunal's consideration of the future of the Scheme should be deferred until we for all the family with art on sale, community had an opportunity to agree additional changes to strengthen the operation of stalls, free entertainn1ent for children, dancing the Advisory Cmmnittee, was frustrated by the Tribunal's insistence that there displays, big band music and other spectacles. should be a second hearing on April 7 - 9, at which all ren1aining matters relating to the Estate Trustees' applications to amend the scheme should be Thursday, September 18. Dulwich Festival. Dulwich Picture Gallery recital resolved. (This was apparently due to the fact that the appointments of Lady Fox, by well-known Korean pianist Yung-Choon Pak. Chairman of the Tribunal, and that of another of the three Tribunal rnembers, had been extended only to this summer, expressly to enable then, to finish Friday, September 19. Dulwich Festival. An evening of Latin passion with consideration of the Dulwich Scheme before they retired). Flamenco Dancing at the Dulwich College Before the end of February the Estate Trustees informed us that it was Theatre. already too late for them to agree with the Amenity Societies any further amendments to the Scheme, since this did not give them time to give residents Saturday, September 20. Dulwich Festival. Brian McConnell's talk on Our the necessary one month's notice of these changes. Consequently we advised the Murderous Neighbours. St Barnabas Church. Estate Trustees that it would be be necessary for us to make our own separate submission to the Tribunal. This we did on March 19. In the event it was submitted by the Dulwich Society in its sole name, although there were several indications that it would in fact also be supported both by the Dulwich Village Preservation Society and the Dulwich Residents' Association. We represented ourselves at the hearing and secured from the Tribunal an "invitation" to the Estate Trustees to prepare terms for a written agreement with the Amenity Societies, for the more effective representation of residents' interests through the Scheme Advisory Committee, and to seek to obtain agreement with the Amenity Societies within the next month. This is exactly what we had asked the Tribunal to do. A NEW SHOP WITH A LARGE CHOICE OF GOOD Now we await the Estate Trustees' draft terms for an agreement, which they QUALITY NEW AND SECONDHAND CURTAINS have promised to produce before the end of April. We shall consider whether AT ECONOMICAL PRICES. these are acceptable as an assurance that future operations of the Advisory Committee will be more structured, transparent, and accountable to residents. CURTAIN ACCESSORIES ALSO AVAILABLE The Estate Trustees have represented to us that that all the powers we seek are 80 PARK HALL ROAD, DULWICH, SE21 8BW already implicit in the Scheme or can be secured by agreement, without the TELEPHONE: 0181 670 5570 necessity to amend the terms of Clause 16(b). We are also concerned that the Scheme should be seen by residents to operate unambiguously for the purpose of 4 5 "preserving the amenities of the Estate for the con11T10n benefit" (the purpose THE WATCHFUL EYE defined in Clause 16 (a). The Dulwich Society Planning Sub-Committee has reviewed the following: We are not yet sure if the term_S of such an agreen1ent will be satisfactory; or if they will work satisfactorily if agreed. We shall do our best to ensure that they Beltwood House. are, and that they will. If not, we have already made it clear that we may need to The Society is keeping a watchful eye on the Estate Trustee's development nuke our own application to an1end the Scheme. We have done all that is so far proposals on this site. The existing big house will be converted into flats and a possible in relation to the Estate Trustees' own application. limited nun1ber of houses built in the grounds. The Estate Trustees consulted local residents and adjustments are being made to the plans as a result of the Bill Higman con11T1ents received. We expect to see a formal application shortly. Chairman) Dulwich Society Belair. The refurbished Belair is now open and initial reports on the interior and the food are very positive. The exterior probably now looks better than it ever did, even when new, and the restaurant's owner is to be congratulated on doing an MAGG/E's excellent job. 'The ultimate in home cleaning' 39A Stradella Road. Tel: 0181-777 9713 A disappointment on this site, a proposed extension of a design quality not often seen in this part of Dulwich was rejected by Southwark Council against egular monthly, Bi-weekly or weekly service to coincide with your R the Society's advice. It seems a shame that a dull uninspired schen1es go through equirements on the nod while anything more adventurous, especially when seen from the MAGGIE'S professionally trained team of uniformed ladies are here to dust your blues away road, is turned down. We are in your area now. Ring us on our mobile telephone 0860-367 857 Shops. More good news in the Village and Park Hall where nearly all the shops will soon be occupied. Park Hall will gain a Chinese Restaurant, a dental practice and an expanded convenience supermarket while, in the Village, we are hoping to see a new bakery and possibly a nanny agency. 0181 299 4737 - 24 HOURS Garage. mDOOR, WINDOW LOCKS m.1\11\RMS.