Deptford Broadway, Lewisham
It has been confirmed that this is NOT the first sighting of the well-loved London institution Morleys but is, in fact, a MOWLEYS. Thanks ellio100 for alerting me to this oversight of judgement.
…it also explains why – unsurprisingly – ChickenLittle was correct when she read the names as “Mowleys”.
First spotting of Morleys to come. More spottings of Mowleys to come.
p.s I am a tiny bit embarrassed.
Is it just me who reads the shop name as ‘Mowley’?
Ha! I thought (hoped?) it said Monkey the first time..
A *South* London institution, for sure… in all my travels the only branches I’ve seen outside the area are in Westcliff-on-Sea (Sarfend) and Highams Park..the East London splinter!
That’s “Mowley’s”! There are a whole bunch of fried chicken shops that have given themselves names similar to Morley’s: “Perfect Morley” is one of my favourites for its sheer cheek!
Is it? Is it really? Do you know the locations?
Apologies, I didn’t mean to cause you embarrassment! After all, it’s probably what the proprieters were hoping would happen!
I can’t quite remember where Perfect Morley is, I have a feeling its either Brockley Cross or Brockley rise but I’m not certain – I’ll let you know when I remember/stumble accross it again. I had a quick streetview peruse of the roads and was reminded of ‘Bertie Rooster’ (on Brockley Rise) which is one of the most distinctive fried chicken shop names I’ve noticed!
Bertie Rooster is amazing – P G Wodehouse would be so proud of his legacy! And thanks for pointing out the obvious to me, I’m just embarrassed I fell for it! 😉
Sorry – obv I meant “Mowley”. There’s a neat atricle about the bloke who designs most chicken shop signs in creative review here: http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/march/meet-mr-chicken
Yeah, saw that and will definitely making reference to it and Siaron Hughes’ project in a full post, very, very soon 🙂