Croydon In The 2010s - Differences between Version 19 and Version 18 of Alchemy, 28-30 St George's Walk
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Business premises on [[Locale St George's Walk|St George's Walk]], vacant as of July 2014. |
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As of August 2014 it's vacant, but signs have appeared on the frontage for a bar and restaurant called Alchemy (tagline: The Art of Fusion <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14919164875/ photo]</small>) — though there are no clues as to when this is due to open. |
It was previously occupied by Victoria Island <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8110148410/ photo]</small>, a licensed cafe/restaurant named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Island_%28Nigeria%29 a former island] (and current urban area) in Nigeria, but this closed some time between October 2013 and June 2014. |
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It was previously occupied by Victoria Island <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8110148410/ photo]</small>, a licensed cafe/restaurant which closed some time between October 2013 and June 2014. |
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The premises were once occupied by a bar called CR0 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2770913556/ photo]</small>, and then by another bar called Taberner's Bar <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/6108599143/ photo]</small>. It was a British/African cafe by July 2012, though at that point it was called Queens Cafe <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7534072638/ photo of board outside]</small>; a month later it had changed its name to Victoria Island <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8110148410/ photo]</small>, though fairly clearly under the same management. |
The premises were once occupied by a bar called CR0 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/2770913556/ photo]</small>, and then by another bar called Taberner's Bar <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/55935853@N00/6108599143/ photo]</small>. It was a British/African cafe by July 2012, though at that point it was called Queens Cafe <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7534072638/ photo of board outside]</small>; a month later it had changed its name to Victoria Island, though fairly clearly under the same management. |
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The last time we definitely saw Victoria Island open was in October 2013. As of March 2014 we hadn't seen it open for a while, despite walking past fairly often, and by June 2014 the frontage signs had been removed <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14234421679/ photo]</small> and the windows newspapered over <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14417713431/ photo]</small>. However, the outside was also freshly painted. |
The last time we definitely saw Victoria Island open was in October 2013. As of March 2014 we hadn't seen it open for a while, despite walking past fairly often, and by June 2014 the frontage signs had been removed and the windows newspapered over <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14417713431/ photo]</small>. However, the outside was also freshly painted. |
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Business premises on St George's Walk, vacant as of July 2014.
It was previously occupied by Victoria Island photo, a licensed cafe/restaurant named after a former island (and current urban area) in Nigeria, but this closed some time between October 2013 and June 2014.
As of October 2012, there were signs in the window advertising both British food such as fish & chips and full English breakfast, and African food such as eba, pounded yam, and amala. Photos: 1, 2, 3. They also did a buffet at lunchtimes, with half a dozen dishes varying daily. As of November 2012 this wasn't an all-you-can-eat buffet; prices depended on the size of plate you wanted.
See also:
- Croydon Advertiser article on Victoria Island
- Photo of buffet plate from Victoria Island in November 2012
- Photo of Victoria Island flyer from April 2013
The last time we definitely saw Victoria Island open was in October 2013. As of March 2014 we hadn't seen it open for a while, despite walking past fairly often, and by June 2014 the frontage signs had been removed and the windows newspapered over photo. However, the outside was also freshly painted.
By July 2014 the newspaper had been replaced by decorative decals photo.
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