Archived on 6/5/2022

Dulwich Expansion

ForestHull

1 Nov '21

Since being sold to new management in July, what was Grace’s Day Nursery on Perry Hill has rebranded to ‘The Dulwich Day Nursery & Pre-school’, entering the race to push the boundaries of Dulwich all the way to SE6:

I think there should be some sort of prize for the furthest place from Dulwich which uses it’s name. This one is a strong contender at 1.96km from the boundary of Dulwich, as the crow flies and determined by Google Maps - can anyone beat it?

BorderPaul

1 Nov '21

I think locals must be offended that the cachet of the Perry Village is less compelling than a village miles away after being offended years ago that the City Walk flats went up which are a 7 mile walk to the City.

blushingsnail

1 Nov '21

I wondered if it was a new branch of an existing nursery already operating in Dulwich, but no, the overarching company name is non-location specific. I wonder if their nurseries in “Clapham”, “Hammersmith”, “Roehampton” are similarly geographically-exaggerated?

Sherwood

1 Nov '21

I claim the prize!
There is a Dulwich College in Shanghai!

Michael

1 Nov '21

Dulwich Bakery is attracting SE22 customers all the way in Adelaide, Australia.

ForestHull

1 Nov '21

That’s in Dulwich Australia, named after the Dulwich we know more locally. From Dulwich, South Australia - Wikipedia

Dulwich, named after the settlement in the London Borough of Southwark, has its origins in Section 263 of the Adelaide region as laid out by South Australia’s first chief surveyor, Colonel William Light. It was bought by a Captain of the Royal Navy, Daniel Pring. In his initial absence the section was leased to a local cattle dealer, but upon the early death of Pring, his wife inherited the area. After several transactions the land was sold; John Hector, manager of the Savings Bank of South Australia bought much of the land with the exception of that located around Victoria Park. It was Hector who christened the land as the ‘Village of Dulwich’, or in the colloquial terms of the time, ‘Hector’s Paddock’. Hector oversaw the subdivision of the land and its transfer to many new owners. The Adelaide press at the time, in the form of the Advertiser and the South Australian Gazetter , was exceptionally generous in their words relating to the new village: ‘The Suburban Village of Dulwich … beautifully situated on a gentle rise sufficient to command a view of the sea, with the noble amphitheatre of the hills for a background’, ‘For building sites convenient to the metropolis, Dulwich has no rival’.

robin.orton

2 Nov '21

I bet they pronounce it Dull - witch

Foresthillnick

2 Nov '21

Looks like it is just a feeder school for Dulwich College…

We focus on forming a strong attachment with children and provide home visits before they start at Dulwich