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Business premises on Middle Street, just off [[Locale Surrey Street|Surrey Street]]/[[Locale Church Street|Church Street]].
Child-friendly cafe on Middle Street, just off [[Locale Surrey Street|Surrey Street]]/[[Locale Church Street|Church Street]]. Previously known as Beanies <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7610055784/ photo]</small>.
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It was previously occupied by Beano's second-hand record shop (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beanos Wikipedia entry] and [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dannytherunner/3176641747/ a photo of it in 2009]). After Beano's closed, the building spent a short spell as an "undercover market" called Stuff <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/madfiddler/5448488035/ photo]</small>; see [https://web.archive.org/web/20100227084227/http://www.retrochick.co.uk/2010/02/24/hidden-gems-stuff-in-croydon/ Retro Chick blog post].
Accessibility: A ramp to get in. Plenty of space to park prams/pushchairs. Toilets are up a couple of steps.
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By July 2012 it was a child-friendly cafe and children's indoor playspace called Beanies <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7610055784/ photo]</small>. The playspace moved to [[Beanies, Whitgift Centre|a space in the Whitgift Centre]] around the end of 2014, though the cafe continued to run. By March 2015 there was new signage up for Project B (run by the same people as Beanies).
See also:
* Photos of menu as of March 2015:
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/16758583748/ sandwich menu], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/16738927367/ children's menu]
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[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/9065624123/ Photo of children's "pick plate"] (June 2013)
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In February 2016 a vegan cafe called Buttercream Dreams opened in the ground floor space, though the building remained in the hands of Project B as an events company. Buttercream Dreams moved out again in June 2016. (As of July 2016 Buttercream Dreams operated as a stall on Surrey Street Market and a cafe in Camden, but both of these outlets closed down in August 2016, with the Buttercream Dreams Facebook page citing the owner's health problems as the reason.)
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The premises were previously occupied by Beano's second-hand record shop (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beanos Wikipedia entry] and [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dannytherunner/3176641747/
a photo of it in 2009]). After Beano's closed, the building spent a short spell as an "undercover market" called Stuff <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/madfiddler/5448488035/ photo]</small>; see [http://www.retrochick.co.uk/2010/02/24/hidden-gems-stuff-in-croydon/ Retro Chick blog post].
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As of July 2016 the ground floor was used as an evening-only bar, while the owners looked for a new daytime cafe operator to replace Buttercream Dreams. We aren't sure if the cafe ever did open again.
By July 2012 it was a child-friendly cafe and children's indoor playspace called Beanies <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7610055784/ photo]</small>. The playspace moved to the [[Locale Whitgift Centre|Whitgift Centre]] around the end of 2014, though the cafe continued to run. By March 2015 there was new signage up for Project B (which is run by the same people as Beanies).
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By December 2019 the space was operating as a private hire venue only.
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See also:
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/9065624123/ Photo of children's
"pick plate" from Beanies] (June 2013)
* Photos of Project B menu as of
March 2015: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/16758583748/ sandwich menu], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/16738927367/ children's menu]
* Photos of Buttercream Dreams menus as of February 2016 (though note that the food menu changes daily): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/25158587331/ food], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/24621114894/ drinks]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/24969019696/ Photo of sausage roll and beans from Buttercream Dreams] (Feb 2016)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/26467457565/ Photo of vegan egg salad sandwich from Buttercream Dreams] (Apr 2016)
* Croydon Advertiser articles on Buttercream Dreams: [http://web.archive.org/web/20160705122438/http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/south-norwood-nurse-open-croydon-s-vegan-cafe/story-28569992-detail/story.html Initial opening], [http://web.archive.org/web/20160705122530/http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/croydon-s-vegan-cafe-forced-close-t-new-home/story-29331916-detail/story.html closure], [http://web.archive.org/web/20160624120503/http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/new-cafe-advertised-as-vegetarian-and-vegan-to-open-in-buttercream-dreams-old-croydon-space/story-29432431-detail/story.html replacement], [http://web.archive.org/web/20160705122611/http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/croydon-s-vegan-cafe-is-back-less-than-a-month-after-leaving-the-borough/story-29466190-detail/story.html new stall]
* [http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2016/02/new-vegan-cafe-to-offer-work-placements-for-vulnerable-adults/ Eastlondonlines article on Buttercream Dreams]
* Photos from August 2016: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/28690085974/ cocktail menu], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/28690085634/ sour cherry spritz], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/28690085294/ interior 1], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/28690084414/ interior 2]

<div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in March 2015.</div>
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Child-friendly cafe on Middle Street, just off Surrey Street/Church Street. Previously known as Beanies photo.

Accessibility: A ramp to get in. Plenty of space to park prams/pushchairs. Toilets are up a couple of steps.

See also:

The premises were previously occupied by Beano's second-hand record shop (see Wikipedia entry and a photo of it in 2009). After Beano's closed, the building spent a short spell as an "undercover market" called Stuff photo; see Retro Chick blog post.

By July 2012 it was a child-friendly cafe and children's indoor playspace called Beanies photo. The playspace moved to the Whitgift Centre around the end of 2014, though the cafe continued to run. By March 2015 there was new signage up for Project B (which is run by the same people as Beanies).

Existence last checked in March 2015.


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