The Strand Cinema.
The Strand Cinema was opened by Maurice Prince, Jewish entrepreneur, in 1938. During the war Maurice was a civil defence warden and he also helped Jewish refugees who were escaping from Nazi persecution by sheltering them in the dressing rooms of the premises.
Here is the Cinema as it was –
And how it is now, as “Strand Court” –
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Grenville Nursing Home.
Grenville Nursing Home wasn’t as lucky as Torridge Hospital, next door, which survived as flats, perhaps because it did not have protected status.
Here it is in 2009, before demolition –
All that remains are a couple of walls –
On the site there is now a small playground and housing development –
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