Great info. I did wonder how far back Jessie Norton went, but didn't expect it to be that far back.

So, my slow walk back from York Road last week took me to Morland Road, the home of the Ursuline Academy. But they didn't start off here - they were founded in a house in Cranbrook Road in c.1903-4. 1/4

There were three houses involved before the move round the corner but the most significant was a villa called Heathfield. And when you look at where this was...the first school in Morland Road just happens to be at the rear of it. Is this significant? 2/4

Well, I think it might be. Before new plots were sold on the Ilford Lodge Estate in 1896, the existing houses were sold off at auction in October 1895. But look at what the prospective buyers of some houses in Cranbrook Road were being offered. Yes, gardens at the rear. 3/4

So, did the buyer of Heathfield - possibly the occupier George Hardy - take up the option of the garden thus enabling the Ursuline School to very easily move round into Morland Road in 1909? A distinct possibility I would say!

I should have tagged them in - I wonder if The Ursuline Academy has any info/documentation on their early history?

A piece of the Art Deco era still stands on the eastern fringe of Ilford High Road. Home to electrical retailer RGB, most of its life was as a car showroom. On Sunday we'll return to its motoring days and thank Modernism in Metroland for the excellent history on this special building

Built in 1934 for Stewart & Ardern to sell cars, now an electronics retailer selling big name brands - there's a high chance you'll have bought something here at one time or another. With thanks to Modernism in Metroland for great background info in Episode #101 youtube.com/watch?v=govgZS…

The western end of Ilford High Road has long been the entry point for many shoppers coming into the town. Lined with building societies, homewares shops and eateries, on Sunday we'll turn back the clock some 30 years to see what we're missing from back then...

⁦Ilford Historical Society⁩ Do you remember the Stratford Newtown Wesleyan Sports Ground located in Barkingside? It’s under threat of development. We need your help pls

Did you ever buy a hob at the Gas showroom, a watch in Ratners or your curtains from C&H Fabrics? How about eating at Burger King across the road? All things you could do here in 1991... youtube.com/watch?v=dhr8OJ…

Until fairly recently, the spread of a varied set of businesses across the town centre was far and wide. Retail has gravitated towards the High Road and Exchange since its opening in 1991 but on Sunday we'll remember when clothes shops and jewellers traded on Cranbrook Road...

Renowned businesses at this part of Cranbrook Road in the 1980s included Miss Rose, R Budd and RW Obee, not to mention the Sea Pearl restaurant. In Episode #103 we return to 1982 when some of them were in their twilight years of trade... youtube.com/watch?v=KubQ0u…

Ilford Retro The Victorian houses, the upper storeys of which can still be seen, were all built on the Grange Estate by companies sub-contracted by A. Cameron Corbett. These, down to where Cranbrook College was originally, were known as 7-13 Cranbrook Gardens, then 72-84 Cranbrook Road. 1/2

No shortage of dental care! I wonder about the state of teeth (in the area) at the time.

A complete explosion and great variety. Thank you for sharing!

Traffic once flowed north, south, east and west through Ilford Broadway and until the mid-80s Ilford Lane commenced there. In Episode #104 we'll return to its traditional layout and remember a unique set of buildings which Ilford has never come near replacing.

For the final episode of this series, we would like to thank everyone who has supported us throughout the year, we really appreciate you reminiscing with us about Ilford days gone by. A big thank you too to Ilford Historical Society without whom we couldn't have been so detailed... 1/2

I see that Greggs has taken over the shop on the corner of Cranbrook Road & Balfour. It gives me an opportunity to post this wonderful picture in an auction catalogue from 1896 which was selling off plots on the Ilford Lodge Estate. Note the lack of shops further down Cranbrook!