EPW028339 ENGLAND (1929). The Vickers Crayford Works and environs, Crayford, 1929

The YMCA Rodney hut. he Rodney Hut was presented to the Young Men’s Christian Association for the use of munitions workers by Lady Rodney as a memorial to her son, Lieutenant William Rodney of the Rifle Brigade, killed in action in France in May 1915. The Hut was built on land given by Vickers between their factory and the River Cray about 500 metres downstream from Crayford Bridge. The opening ceremony, performed by Lady Rodney, took place on the 7th June 1915. Distinguished guests included Lady Grosvenor, Lady Randolph Churchill, General Sir Francis Lloyd, Sir Henry Chaplin, Sir Arthur Yapp, George Baker and Thomas North.

Manchester Row, built to house the Lancashire strike breakers in 1852 who had been brought down by train to work at the Swaisland factory. They were demolished after the Second World War due to being badly damaged by bombing.

The Princesses' Theatre. Opened as the Vicker’s Works Theatre on 26th July 1916 by Princess Helena, widow of Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein. It was destroyed by fire only a few months later in December 1916. Due to war-time conditions, it wasn’t re-built until after the end of World War I, and it re-opened as the Princesses' Cinema on 24th July 1919 by Prince Albert. It came under the contol of Sydney Bacon group. In 1935 it was taken over by the Union Cinemas chain. They were taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) in October 1935. The Princesses' Cinema staged many live shows during 1949 and 1950, before reverting back to cinema use. From 3rd September 1951, the small balcony was closed off to form a larger projection suite, and the seating capacity was reduced to 900 all on the stalls floor. It re-opened as the Ritz Cinema. This was not to last too long as the Ritz Cinema was closed on 1st December 1956 with James Stewart in "The Man Who Knew Too Much" and Edgar Lustgarten hosting "Murder Anonymous". The building was demolished and shops and flats were built on the site.

Princess Theatre, later a cinema.