EPW043390 ENGLAND (1933). Housing surrounding Gantshill Crescent, Woodford Avenue and Kenwood Gardens, Ilford, from the east, 1933

Future Location of Veronique Gardens

"George Green".

Cambridge Park.

Reydon Ave.

Preston Drive.

Redbridge Lane East.

Widecombe Grds.

Babbacombe Grds.

Woodford Bridge Road.

Keswick Grds.

Brantwood Grds.

Grasmere Grds.

Redbridge Lane East.

Hedgewood Grds.

Wychwood Grds.

"Clayhall Park".

Longwood Grds

Highwood Grds

Beechwood Grds.

Collinwood Grds.

Bramley Cres.

Cranbrook Road.

Wanstead Lane.

Clarence Ave.

Beehive Lane.

Beehive Lane.

Wycombe Road.

Avery Grds.

Ethelbert Grds.

Ardwell Ave.

Donnington Ave.

Denham Drive.

Otley App.

Otley Drive.

Headley Drive.

Brockham Drive.

Springfield Drive.

Ashurst Drive.

Ashurst Drive.

Campbell Ave.

Hamilton Ave.

Brute Road.

Loudoun Ave.

Bailey Road.

Victoria Road.

Icknield Drive.

Glenham Drive.

Martley Drive.

Shere Road.

Woodford Ave. "Gaints Hill United Reformed Church".

Gaintshill Cres.

Queensborough Grds.

Southwood Grds.

Glenwood Grds.

Kenwood Grds.

"The Drive Methodist Church".

Gaysham Ave.

Perth Road.

Woodford Ave.

Eastern Ave.

Eastern Ave.

Cranbrook Road.

looks like the foundation for the:- "Odeon Cinema". Located on a prominent corner site bounded by Eastern Avenue and Perth Road, opposite Gants Hill underground Station. The Savoy Cinema was built for the small Kay Brothers circuit Kessex Cinemas and was the first of three cinemas that architect George Coles designed for the circuit. It opened on 3rd September 1934 with Greta Garbo in “Queen Christina” and Ruth Chatterton in “Journal of a Crime”. Seating was provided in the plush auditorium on stalls and balcony levels. There was a large 27 feet deep stage, the proscenium was 38 feet wide and there were five dressing rooms. A restaurant was provided for the use of patrons and the general public. The Savoy Cinema was taken over in 1936 by General Cinema Finance Corporation (GFC) which was founded by J. Arthur Rank a company later to be part of Eastern Cinemas. These were taken over by the Oscar Deutsch Odeon Theatres Ltd chain in February 1943 and it was re-named Odeon from 28th November 1949. Closed on 2nd April 2002 and by February 2003 the building had been demolished. Flats and a supermarket were built on the site.

"Gearies School".

Waremead Road.

Gants Hill Cres. "Gants Hill Methodist Church".

Gants hill Cres.