Leisure and Entertainment
Stratford Tram Terminus at Swan Public House, c1900.
Stratford Broadway showing Tram Terminus and Swan Public House forecourt, c1900.
Spotted Dog, Upton Lane.
The Spotted Dog Inn, it is the only ancient building to have survived in Forest Gate. It is a timber framed building from the 16th century or earlier. It has been much restored and altered over the years and has been neglected and is not in use at the moment. This old photo taken when it was in good condition.
Plashet Park, East Ham.
Plashet Park on the southern edge of Forest Gate, a fine public park built for the leisure of the new residents of the expanding suburbs of north-west East Ham. With Passmore Edward Library in the background, the Library now houses the Registry Office for the Borough.The park opened in 1891 and its original layout is relatively intact. Various features were added over the years including tennis courts and a play area with pool.
Green Man, Plashet Grove
The Green Man which stood on the corner of Plashet Grove and Katherine Road has recently been demolished.
Photo: Newham Heritage & Archives
Odeon Cinema, Romford Road. c1936
The Cinema was located on the south side of Romford Road, just past the junction with Upton Lane. It is now a mosque. The ornamental sculptures have been removed by the owners.
New Gog, Canning Town.
The New Gog 1960s Public House. 38 Freemasons Road Canning Town on the 16th September 1988.
Mobile Library 1942
Motor driven mobile Library in1942, with three smartly dressed men in attendance.
Manor Park Library 2005
This photograph of Manor Park Library was taken in 2005. This was the first building funded by the Carnegie Trust in East Ham and cost £5,000. It opened in 1905.
East Ham Libraries Staff Guild.
East Ham Libraries Staff Guild 1922, Manor Park Social and Dance Programme.
Lantern Lectures Programme 1936
Before overhead projectors and lap-top computers, lantern lectures were a popular form of informal education. Talks would be given on a wide range of subjects, illustrated by slides projected onto a screen. Early slides were hand-painted on small glass plates, and later slides were either transfers or photographic plates.
