Im not sure that it is a bad or good thing either way for SW4. There isnt a Waitrose in the whole of Lambeth anyway as we are way too poor for them and that by implication extends to Clapham. Also not sure how the good people of Clapham Junction and the I love Battersea Campaign would react towards the spanner in the wheel thrown in by Waitrose given that so much energy has been spent over the last year to rebrand the area into Battersea and then the uber posh of stores gets its branding wrong! 

No worries Clapham is still a lovely place waitrose or no waitrose. Besides Woolies in clapham are way too profitable to want to sell off to the big W. Note that there isnt a Waitrose in Notting Hill either.

Well wear either they put Waitrose I.e clapham or Battersea.  It sure makes a change then having a change having another Resturant!

It would be a real shame for Woolies to close as it does provide all those bits and pieces. However, Waitrose would be a breath of fresh air, and they do some great 'reduced' price bread late in the day and a decent wine list. I'd much rather shop where the staff are joint owners of a business as well and get treated (the ones I've spoken to) a lot better than when they've worked for other supermarkets.

Perhaps petition Waitrose to open a branch in Clapham proper. They have one in Balham not too far from the proposed  new one in Battersea so no reason why another branch up the hill can't be opened.

Just like to note its not Clapham High Sreet as mentioned, I have allways known it has Clapham Junction. Its a shame woolies going but times move on and I think Waitrose will be popular with all the yuppies that have taken over Battersea/Wandsworth now

wine bars, restaurants,yuppies, penthouses and now waitrose, whats happened to the old borough of Wandsworth-used to be rough, council estates, rough pubs, rough schools like Spencer Park, hard but friendly people.

Re new Waitrose - Yes its not in Clapham but Clapham Junction or rather Battersea as Wandsworth is keen to differentiate the area from Clapham. About the old Wandsworth - well the aspirational Council long realised that the only way to deal with the areas roughness was to sex it up in a bg way to attract the yuppies en mass and that is what has happened. Wandsworth now has the largest concentration of million pound homes after Westminster and the Royal Borough with oodles of new and old money swashing around even in battersea wihth its blue collar terraces and waterfront apartments. Not sure what happened to the locals. Were they shipped out? 

As for Clapham I'm not sure that Waitrose are enamoured by Lambeth Council as there isn't a single branch in the Borough. Despite being amongst the top end London areas Clapham SW4 suffers by reason of association with Lambeth

I am still wondering if we might get either a Waitrose or an M&S in the new "Ipsus" development in Old Town. It seems like there might be one big shop to anchor the commercial part, and as far as I know no details have been announced yet of what shops are coming there.

Another Tesco Metro possibly. Cla'am seems to be fertile ground for breeding Tescos

Guess it sounded better to call it Clapham to Waitrose but thats now been put right by the Battersea lobby so its now referred to as Clapham Junction 

I think they also thought they were providing a Waitrose for the 'whole' Clapham population  at last not knowing the area covers the northcote rd area of battersea and has nothing to do with clapham but i understand that this matter has been brought to their attention. they have no plans to expand further into clapham unless there is a need for it.  

its clapham junction not clapham for the last fucking time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Hey someone somewhere in Battersea seems to have a bee in their bonnet about Clapham. We all know by now that the new Waitrose is to be located in Clapham Junction, but the waitrose officials did genuinely believe that it was Clapham and that it would be serving the whole of Clapham including SW4. About the Clapham Junction thing, try explaining that to some of the wealthy people who actually live on the Clapham Common side between the commons.  

To be honest im not sure that its worth banging your head against a brick wall about Clapham Junction not being Clapham as its all in the mind. There will always be people who live in parts of SW11 to whom it makes perfect sense and logic  both geographically and Psychologically to say they live in Clapham and not Clapham Junction or Battersea. Maybe Wandsworth Council should recognise that and celebrate it instead of battling against it! Its not going to take anything away from the fact that that bit is in Wandsworth.

By the way Lambeth Council seems to have upped its gear considerably and is improving its services, it is certainly more responsive than it used to be, a good thing to recognise instead of bashing it all the time!

Clapham Junction's name is an anomaly.  It was originally called "Battersea Junction" or even - by some - "Falcon Junction" until the railway companies decided "Clapham" would make the then new station and its services sound more prestigious.  Clapham (SW4) is, however, 2 miles up the road.  Some people who live in the area call it Clapham for much the same reason since they cannot bear to admit they live in Battersea or, God forbid, Wandsworth.  Some of these people also refer to the area on occasion as "South Chelsea" without any hint of irony.  If you meet someone who does this his name will probably be Gerald and he will almost certainly play squash.

Clapham Junction is now simply the name of the station and a sub-area of Battersea, SW11.  The new Waitrose is on the main shopping street in Clapham Junction which is called "St Johns Road" and is home to such marvellous shops as currys.digital, TK Maxx, McDonald's and a shiny new Starbucks (a small family concern which apparently sells some new fangled drink called "coffee").  There are buses that run from Clapham Junction to Clapham (notably the 35 and 37) whilst others are supposed to exist but would appear to be mythical - born of rumour and legend (G1).

Well who cares about yester years fancy Waitrose and Marks and Sparks these days with the credit crunch looming large. Luckily theres a Liddle round the corner on Acre Lane.

Reply to Guest (19/06/2008 08:41:57). I read in the papers that Waitrose will be opening a new branch on Clapham High Street and will be taking over the current Woolworths site for that purpose. Great but where do we now get our stationary and other useful home things from?

What's the confusion!?. There are two Woolworth sites. Battersea/CJ (i.e. St John St) and Clapham (ie. Clap Hight St)!

ARGGGGHHHH IT'S FUCKING CLAPHAM JUNCTION!!!!!!!! ARRRRRGHHHHHHH!!!!!! STOP GOING ON AND ON ABOUT THIS BORING TOPIC!!!!!!! ARGGGGGGGGCHHHHH!!!

I agree with you mate. The credit crunch has taken the glamour out of postcode wars. Once Clapham was drab and once Clapham Junction and Battersea were even drabber!  now that the bonuses have stopped feeding the delusions of grandeur so perhaps its time to face the truth

I just think its absolutely fab.  I pushed my shopping trolley into the fruit stand when I found out. Thank you so much