Turn right on exit into George St and go down the hill.
EccyMap to Croydon Cartoon Club
Image quality similar to Fall sound quality.
Steps complete with hummables to keep you going. Takes approx 15mins.
Aerial view at bottom of page.
Step 1. East Croydon Station.
Turn
right on exit into George St and go down the hill.
On my
way I looked up
I saw turrets of Victorian wealth
I saw John
the ex-fox
Sleeping in some outside bogs
There's a silent
rumble
In the buildings of the night council
It's a meeting
of controllers
Step 2. George St.
Walk
down George Street to the big crossroads at Blockbusters.
Desperate
for entertainment
So I turn the TV on
There's people jumping up
and down
Then they have the panel on
And they talk a lot of
wind
Step 3. George St (continued)
Cross
over and continue down George Street past Allders tram stop.
But
in the town
They'll stop me in the shops
Verily they'll track
me down
Touch my shoulder and ignore my dumb mission
Step 4. Continue past Allders Tram Stop in George Street.
At
end of George Street turn right into North End pedestrian precinct.
They're
always hitting on me
But I'm getting thin
From waiting on
They
just want me to be e
Behind
the counter
Step 5. North End pedestrian precinct.
Walk
past main entrance to Allders all the way down to crossroads at
Maplins Electronics.
And
your wife
And your settee
Don't wanna be mistreated by
neo-bourgeoisie
I'm in a bourgeois town
West Croydon.
In the cars or on
the street.
If
you smile you are a creep.
Step 6. London Road.
Continue
past Maplins and you are now in West Croydon.
(West Croydon Rail Station is next to the Star Wars Police Vehicle.)
See the
street-litter twisting in the wind
Crisp bags turning
See B&H
cartons laughing in the wind
Road-litter turning
Step 7. Continue past Lidl
Walk
(or run) past Lidl supermarket.
Don't
touch that phone dial.
Stick
with kindred
Step 8. Continue past Citroen Dealer
Walk
or run past the Citroen dealer and cross over when the cars have
gone.
Every
car I see
Is always picking on me
They take a left turn when I
cross, guaranteed
Step 9. Cartoon Club
Still
standing as at 24/1/2006.
It was
one of the best shows ever seen
Ludicrous, majestic and
exhilarating
Happy snaps.
Cops
can't catch criminals
But what the heck, they're not too bad, they
talk to God ........and
give you a free video of yourself being mugged.
Posh
for the area Pub on the way.
I eat
hot dogs
I live on pies
I'm 45
Cause I am Jack
(A bloke and big TV camera on tripod in front. Must be him looking after us 24/7.)
This
is 'bruv' or 'mate' on piecework mending the phone booths.
Work in
progress
It is the outsidedness flavour of it
You wanner
A
work in progress
Due about 2026
Decent
hospital just round the corner.
I see
trouble on the streets
Fearing catastrophe to meet
Walk down
the devil's boulevard
But still my heart is hard
If you are winging it.
Relative positions of landmarks.
Hotel locations
Go
get a hotel today.
That was the first question raised,
There
was a question raised.
Get a hotel
Wanna get in
All are basic and Ok . Book early as Mayday uses them to book in Doctors etc...
Walking
distance of Cartoon.
Norfolk
House
Croydon
Court
Croydon
Park Hotel (posh)
Fairfied
Hotel
Jury's
Inn
Express
by Holiday Inn
Kirkdale
Hotel
Need
trams or buses
Travelodge
Aerodrome
Hotel
Hilton
(posh)
Fairfield Hotel and Jury's Inn (Lansdowne Road)
Not
famous for breakfasts so:
No
protein protection in self-enforced exile
Does
everybody talk about the same things
Taxi Firms
Cabbing
it uptown
You're moving it uptown
You taxi it uptown uptown
Kendall
Cars (020 8681 3535) at http://www.kendallcars.co.uk/
. Not sure if their online booking is up and running yet but we use
them regularly.
Circuit
Cars (020 8680 4321) 12 South End Croydon Surrey CR0 1DL
General
list of transport options at
http://www.givealift.com/croydonwelcome.asp
Eating
Fish and Chips near Cartoon a good walk away in Whitehorse Road.
Two Fry-Up and sandwich Cafes in London Road but close at 3pm. Mr T Cafe behind Mayday Hospital good for fried breakfasts and lunches.
Pie Shops: Coughlans (Mayday Rd near Cartoon) are OK and you have Greggs and Benjys near Blockbusters
Usual range of McDonalds, Wimpy, KFC and hundreds of imitators
Whitgift Centre full of Italian.
Lots of Ethnic stuff : Kebab, Indian and Chinese in West Croydon/Broad Green.
Recommended
Miso
noodle bar on way down from East Croydon Station
and Doughmasters a bit further down for hot wraps (lunches and early eve).
Pies in Coughlans near Cartoon.
Mr T cafe in Bensham Lane behind Mayday Hospital. Mrs Eccy's favourite haunt for breakfasts and lunches. They do Drivers type breakfasts etc.. Hours 7am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday.
Worth considering:
Cafe opposite Lidl open till 3pm only near Cartoon. Another one towards Mayday Hospital.
But don't be fooled. This one only sells frozen fish from freezers.
