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There's only one Santana, his first name is Carlos - and he plays the meanest guitar in the world !!
by .l April 28, 2014
Get the SANTANAmug. Sutton is an attractive middle class town in outer south London with easy access to central London. It has a Surrey post code, but has officially been part of London since 1965. The town has a high-achieving state Grammar school for boys, and a private school for girls. It is a regional shopping hub with major stores and plenty of restaurants and coffee houses.
The town has quite an arty side with a theatre and a lot of outdoor, public art. These include two sculptures, an armillary, and three building-height murals - one of Sutton's twin towns, one a heritage mural mosaic showing nearby sites of historical importance and, last but not least for fans of neo soul, one of Erykah Badu, no less.
The town has quite an arty side with a theatre and a lot of outdoor, public art. These include two sculptures, an armillary, and three building-height murals - one of Sutton's twin towns, one a heritage mural mosaic showing nearby sites of historical importance and, last but not least for fans of neo soul, one of Erykah Badu, no less.
by .l April 27, 2014
Get the Suttonmug. Mitcham is a - perhaps unexpectedly - rather picturesque small town located within Greater London. It's got some genuinely pretty period architecture - for example see photos below of the town's churches and "White House" (no not that one). The area has perhaps been a tad looked down on in the past (often by people who have never been there). But it's smartening up, and its innate visual appeal - especially in its older parts - makes it a perfectly pleasant, green little area to live in or visit. And local borough council plans for town centre improvements will provide a further spur towards it realising its full potential before long.
Question one: What sort of people would Mitcham appeal to?
-- Those who appreciate pretty buildings and plenty of green open spaces (such as Mitcham Common and Mitcham Fair Green).
Question two:Where is it precisely?
-- It's a mile or two further out of central London than Wimbledon, just within the Surrey side of the London/Surrey border. But officially it IS in London, as it's in a London borough (Merton). It is exactly eight miles from Charing Cross (the official central point of London).
-- Those who appreciate pretty buildings and plenty of green open spaces (such as Mitcham Common and Mitcham Fair Green).
Question two:Where is it precisely?
-- It's a mile or two further out of central London than Wimbledon, just within the Surrey side of the London/Surrey border. But officially it IS in London, as it's in a London borough (Merton). It is exactly eight miles from Charing Cross (the official central point of London).
by .l April 17, 2014
Get the Mitchammug. A genuinely nice town near the border between London and Surrey. It has pretty much all the ingredients - beautiful architecture including lovely old churches; a major high street with most of the top names (eg Waterstones Books); a really good selection of restaurants (including the fab Brasserie Vacherin); a cinema and excellent theatre (the Secombe), and plenty of green space to relax in.
by .l April 26, 2014
Get the Suttonmug. Cheam is a smart area of outer London on the boundary with Surrey. It is in the much admired and very leafy London Borough of Sutton. It has at its centre a beautiful village and park. The park contains a mansion called Nonsuch. There are numerous trendy restaurants, gift shops and coffee houses in the village, along with a branch of Waitrose.
Cheam is very much the place to be for stylish people of all ages. It is truly EXCELLENT.
Cheam is very much the place to be for stylish people of all ages. It is truly EXCELLENT.
yuppy househunter: "all the nice areas around London are just sooo pricey..........."
yuppy 2: Move to Cheam; it's lovely and not too dear. It's the next place to be!
yuppy 2: Move to Cheam; it's lovely and not too dear. It's the next place to be!
by .l April 6, 2014
Get the Cheammug. 
Get the MOST SWEETESTmug. Up and coming town in "Essex in London". Ideally located for City workers, it's a much better place to be than the grimy inner city.
Ilford is a seriously cool, multicultural area.
Ilford is part of London, but is also quite self-contained, having for instance its own great little theatre.
Ilford is part of London, but is also quite self-contained, having for instance its own great little theatre.
by .l May 12, 2014
Get the Ilfordmug.