{"id":67904,"date":"2008-11-22T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-22T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-eltham-south-east-london\/"},"modified":"2017-10-01T22:04:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T15:04:06","slug":"lets-move-to-eltham-south-east-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-eltham-south-east-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Let's move to … Eltham, south-east London"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nEltham, south-east LondonWhat’s going for it? It’s a mighty long way from Eltham to Hollywood, but one local made it. Bob Hope. Yep, Bob Hope. As in Road To Morocco, charity golf tournaments and plaid trousers. He was born on Craigton Road, just up from the post office. He didn’t stay long. I wonder what the Bobster made of the place? Did he long for the wild ancient woods up at Oxleas? Did he pine for the views from the top of Shooter’s Hill and Eltham Hill? Was Royal Blackheath golf club (England’s oldest, triv fans) where the plaid began? Nah, probably not. But he thought enough of the place to help save the theatre (renamed in his honour) in the 80s. In fact, the burb’s seen more than its fair share of celebrity: Frankie Howerd, Boy George, Denis Healey, Jude Law, Louise Redknapp and Kate Bush have all passed through. It’s practically London’s Beverly Hills.The case against The shadow of Stephen Lawrence’s murder still hangs heavy. Don’t come here expecting cosmopolitan London. Watch for chronic rat runs. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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