Key Words :- depot

Address :- 222 South Street, Romford, London, Greater London, RM1 2AD
Grid Ref :- TQ 5145 8811
Co-ordinates :- Lat 51.571523 , Long 0.183959
Local Authority :- Havering London Borough Council
Pre 1974 County :- Essex
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Condition :- Site refurbished to industrial / commercial use
Site Dates :- c1933 -

Description and History of Site:-
Single storey building in Art Deco style, formerly depot for Page, Calnan & Co Ltd, builder's and timber merchant.

Prior to redevelopment as restaurant it had the following in white-on-blue tiles:

East facade: PAGE CALNAN & CO. LTD BUILDERS MERCHANTS.
North facade: PAGE CALNAN & CO. LTD. ROMFORD DEPOT.

Locally listed:

A large double-height single storey building, yellow stock brick construction with stone tile cladding to the front in simple
Art Deco style. Recessed brick panelling to the sides and rear elevation, rear elevation has a large Diocletian window in
the gable.

It was constructed in the early to mid-1930’s as a builder’s merchant for Page Calnan & Co. Ltd. A good example of its
building type and era. The simple Art Deco style façade represents the typical builders showroom character of its
period. The brick gable set in above the façade with a blind arch, brick panelling and the large Diocletian window to the
rear area are of architectural interest.

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