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| Business premises on Middle Street, just off [[Locale Surrey Street|Surrey Street]]/[[Locale Church Street|Church Street]]. |
Cafe and children's indoor playspace on Middle Street, just off [[Locale Surrey Street|Surrey Street]]/[[Locale Church Street|Church Street]], aimed at parents and other carers of babies and small children. |
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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]. |
They also host film viewings of two kinds: "babes in arms" showings of contemporary adult-oriented films, and "animated/family films" aimed at children. |
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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: * [http://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/business/beanies-surrey-596186.html Scores on the Doors food hygiene rating] |
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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.) |
<div class="history"> 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>. </div> |
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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. |
Accessibility: The cafe is on the ground floor and has no steps (a long, shallow ramp leads from the entrance to the seating area), but the play floor is up a flight of stairs. |
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By December 2019 the space was operating as a private hire venue only. 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 January 2013.</div> |
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summary='Business premises on Middle Street, just off Surrey Street/Church Street, previously Beano's, Stuff, Beanies, Buttercream Dreams, and Project B.' website='http://www.beaniescafe.co.uk/' website='' |
summary='Cafe on Middle Street, just off Surrey Street/Church Street, aimed at parents and other carers of babies and small children.' website='http://www.beaniescafe.co.uk/' website='' |
Cafe and children's indoor playspace on Middle Street, just off Surrey Street/Church Street, aimed at parents and other carers of babies and small children.
They also host film viewings of two kinds: "babes in arms" showings of contemporary adult-oriented films, and "animated/family films" aimed at children.
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.
Accessibility: The cafe is on the ground floor and has no steps (a long, shallow ramp leads from the entrance to the seating area), but the play floor is up a flight of stairs.
Existence last checked in January 2013.
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