A Peckham man has built a bar in his front room because he’s been priced out by local pubs.
Peter Nandwani 65, lives on Southampton Way Estate, Peckham, and often invites his friends and neighbours in to join him for a drink.
Peter is originally from India and used to run bars in Gibraltar. He said: “I’ve always been a bar person but it’s so expensive and there’s always trouble.
“Now I’ve got my own bar. It’s like a personal nightclub.”
Peter had considered the idea for years, but got “so fed up” during lockdown, he finally got to work on his long-held fantasy. He even added a disco ball to create “nightclub” feel.
As well as spirits, Peter makes cocktails such as tequila sunrises, pina coladas, bloody marys and, his speciality, Singapore slings.
The bar is held together with screws, not nails, so it can easily be dismantled.
Peter has also set up an outdoor seating area outside his house which he says is open to the local community. “At night, it looks like Barcelona”, he said.
He also wants Harriet Harman to visit his bar, where he hopes to persuade her to gift him the land outside his home, currently owned by the council.
He intends to build a mini railway on the land for kids on the estate. He told the News that it would be safe, with a lockable gate to keep foxes out.
Peter used to be a taxi driver, but retired after three successive heart attacks prompted him to retire.
He now occupies himself with DIY projects and spending quality time with his Yorkshire terrier, Gypsy.