STEMP BROS 355, NEW CROSS ROAD. GRAMOPHONE & CYCLE AGENTS.

A 78 Purchased for £1 in a charity shop. My relatives once lived in New Cross. The New Cross Kinema history… Located in the southeast London district of New Cross. Opened on 7th September 1925 with Betty Balfour in “Squibs”, attended by Betty Balfour in person. The main programme was Carlyle Blackwell in “Two Little Vagabonds” and Betty Compson in “The Fast Set”. It was first known as the New Cross Super Cinema with an original seating capacity of 2,300 and was an imposing building located on the main New Cross Road at the corner of Clifton Rise. Designed for pictures and variety, the stage was 30 feet deep and there were three dresssing rooms. It was equipped with a Wurlitzer organ. The building also contained the Palais de Danse dancehall and a cafe.

 

The name was shortened to New Cross Kinema from 28th February 1927 and it was taken over by Denman/Gaumont in March 1928. In August 1929 a Wurlitzer organ was installed.

 

It was re-named the Kinema from 5th April 1948 and then on 16th May 1950 it was re-named Gaumont.

 

Closed by the Rank Organisation on 27th August 1960 with Charles Chaplin in “The Chaplin Revue” and Harry Dean Stanton in “A Dog’s Best Friend”.

 

The building lay empty and derelict for several years. Eventually the auditorium was demolished and an office block was built on the land. However, the facade and front section of the building remained and was in used first as a supermarket and later as a furniture store on the ground floor, with the Venue Nightclub using the former dancehall and foyer spaces on the upper levels. Today the Venue Nightclub have taken over the entire remains of the building and externally it was restored in 2006, revealing the original glazed tiling which had been painted over in black paint many years ago.

 

New Cross Road 1940 Street Index showing STEMP BROS at 355

 

New Cross road (SE14) (Deptford), continuation of Old Kent road to Deptford broadway

North side

London County council South Eastern Ambulance Station

1 Eppel David, physician & surgeon

... here is Avonley road ...

43 Crown & Anchor, Charles Hickinbottom

43A Harper Sydney, builder

67 Mitchell Charles

67 Mitchell William John, physician & surgeon

79 Levy Isaac & Sons, scrap metal merchants

81 Loparta Miss Hetty, dressmaker

89 Loring Samuel & sons Ltd, dyers

91 Surridge, Dawson & Co Ltd, wholesale newsagents

93 Hill Charles, cycle dealer

... here is Monson road ...

All Saints Church

109 Uden W & Sons Ltd, undertakers

111 & 113 Stern George Hy Frederick, house furnisher

115 Earley Mrs Florence, grocer

117 Wright Hy, oilman

... here is Casella road ...

119 Hemmings A B Ltd, bakers

121 Elliott Sydney Arthur, butcher

123 Giddings Alfred Leonard, confectioner

125 Hamilton Gerald, bookseller

127 Leach Jacob, tailor

129 Goldsmith William Harold, leather goods dealer

131 Turland Mrs Rose, dining rooms

133 Cole Mrs Henrietta Frances, hairdresser

135 Turner George John, greengrocer

141 Hobson John Charles & son, undertakers

... here is Billington road ...

143 Superlamp Ltd, eletrical accessories factors

145 & 147 Harvey & Thompson Ltd, pawnbrokers

147A Martin Albert James, motor engineer

153 & 155 Five Bells, Mrs Gladys & Frank Collins

... here is Hatcham Park road ...

157 London United Grocers Ltd

159 Freemans, butcher

161 Jones & Co (New Cross) Ltd, chemists

163 Tyne Main Coal Co Ltd

163 Charap Leon, watchmaker

165 & 172 Kingston William Ltd, fruiterers

169 East Kent road Car Co Ltd, motor coach station

171 Greenslade Miss Edith Lilian, confectioner

173 Sharp Albert Hy, dining rooms

175 Murray J & Sons (London) Ltd, corn dealers

175 Acme Window cleaning & Insurance Co Ltd

177 Morgans of New Cross gate Ltd, stationers

179 Defew William & Sons, hosiers

181 Wallis John Ltd, bakers

183 Allen Leonard Frank, ham dealer

185 Wild Frank, florist

191 Jacksons Radio Ltd, wireless supplies dealers

193 Carey T J & Co Ltd, tobacconists

195 Clark Fras Dysterre, dentist

195 & 197 Barclays Bank Ltd (branch)

199 Marshall Andrew MB, chB, physician & surgeon

201 Victor Mrs Polly, tailor

207 United Friendly Insurance Co Ltd

209 Cavey & Co, auctioneers

213 Scottish Legal Life Assurance Society

215 Sweatman William, builder

219 Lainson George F T, accountant

229 Martin Norman, ladies tailor

239 Brattle Herbert Thomas, dentist

241 Grudno Hy, MB, chB, physician & surgeon

... here is Nettleton road ..

247 Mikal (The) Foot Clinic

... here is Harts lane ...

253A Wenden William Edward, coffee rooms

257 Champion George, tobacconist

259 Lyons A R & Sons Ltd, decorators

261 Harding James, wardrobe dealer

263 Railway Tavern, William Edward Craigen

263A Barden Leslie Harold, motor car garage

Southern Railway Locomotive & Carriage Department (Entrance)

... here is Brighton grove ...

Esso Motor Spirit Co Service Station

New Cross Gate Station (southern Railway)

Baker Albert & Co (1898) Ltd, tobacconists (New Cross Gate Station)

Premier Shoe Repairing Service Co Ltd

Seymours Surgical Stores

Smith W H & Son Ltd, newsagents (New Cross Gate Station)

Sharland Basil John, tobacconist

Rickett, Smith & Co, coal merchants

Fenner Mrs A, fruiterer

Corrall & Co Ltd, coal merchants

Graham A, hairdresser

267A Heatley William, horse flesh dealer

267 Kiff William, confectioner

269 Dove Shoe Co, boot & shoe dealers

271 Stubbing & Co Ltd, refreshment bar

271 Hudson Albert Arthur, coal merchant

273 Speech & Music Amplifying Co

273 Post, Money Order, Telegraph & telephone Call Office & Savings bank

... here is Goodwood road ...

275 Penistans, fancy drapers

277,279 & 281 Woolworth F W & Co Ltd, bazaar

283,285,287 & 293 Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society Ltd

289 Singer Sewing Machine Co Ltd

291 Horne H Ltd, confectioners

293 & 283,285,287 Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society Ltd

295 United Dairies (London) Ltd

297 Kennedy Andrew John & Sons, fishmongers

299 Home & Colonial Stores Ltd

301 Kennedy Alex Ltd, ham & tongue dealers

303 Dolcis Shoe Co

305 Grey S & Co Ltd, wireless supplies dealers

307 & 160 & 162 Chalk & Cox Ltd, butchers

307 Coulson Harry, loan office

307 Dannan Charles, turf commission agent

309 Rosin M Ltd, bakers

311 Maynards Ltd, confectioners

313 Greig David Ltd, provision dealers

315 Maloneys Ltd, butchers

317 Hitman Harry, toilet requisites

317A Lush & Cook Ltd, dyers & cleaners

319 Bowers Arthu Edmund & Co, tobacconists

321 Hemmings A B Ltd, bakers

323 New Cross inn, Frank Summers

... here is Clifton rise ...

225 New Cross Kinema Cafe

327 New Cross Kinema

327 Reed bros, wine merchants

327 New Cross Palais de Danse

329 Glover Harry Norman, turf commission agent

329 Higgins Thomas R, turf commission agent

329 London & Manchester Assurance Co Ltd

331 Midland Bank Ltd

333 Loraine Confectionery Co Ltd

335 & 337 Express dairy Co Ltd

339 Wakefield Miss C Ann, fancy draper

341 Cohen Nathan, kosher butcher

343 & 345 Wetton George, fruiterer

Methodist Church & Lecture Hall

353 Shimerlager Phillip, clothier

353 & 355 (back of) Searle Thomas James, brass founder

355 Stemp Bros, cycle agents & dealers

357 Phillips Bernard Ltd, chemists

359 Horwood Nathan Bernard, confectioner

361 Kipps W & Sons, pianoforte dealers

363 Conner Edwin Rd, tailor

365 Measure George M, hosier

367 Pocket Hy Truebridge & William, pawnbrokers

369 Robson Rt, grocer

371 Phillips Walter Lionel, woodworkers supplies

373 Cornwall Edwin A, coal merchant

375 Martell Saverio, boot & shoe repairer

377 West Frederick Thomas, hairdresser

379 Nicholson John, beer retailer

381 Fixed Price Light Co Ltd, electric light & power contractors

... here is Pagnell street ...

385 Glassberg Miss Polly, confectioner

387 Wheeler Fredeick George, oilman

387 (rear of) Bridges & Sharp, motor engineers

389 Taylor Charles, baker

391 Fitch Louis E S, dentist

393 & 458 Beau Brummel Ltd, dyers & cleaners

395 Elite Saloon (The), ladies hairdressers

397 Wetsrens fried fish shop

401 Large Walter, drug stores

401 Post, Money Order, Telegraph & Telephone Call Office & Savings bank

403 Burchill Sidney Hy, wireless supplies dealers

405 Gates Mrs Norah, tobacconist

407 South Eastern Distillery, James Wright - Walpole Arms

... here is Railway grove ...

Decorators Suppy Co Ltd, builders merchants

407A Ward William, confectioner

407B Bishop Herbert Charles, snack bar

407C Chappell William John, hairdresser

407D Levy Mrs Annie, tailor

407E Salmon & Gluckstein Ltd, tobacconists

407F & G Prideaux Walter E, dairy

407H Godbehere Miss Joan, florist

New Cross Station (Southern Railway)

Miller Jack Ltd, tobacconists

Smith W H & Son Ltd, newsagents (New Cross Station)

407I Haddon John Leonard James, refreshment bar

407J Harwood Hy Albert, boot repairer

... here is Amersham vale ...

409 Moss M & Sons, furniture dealers

413 Brereton Miss G K A

417 Purvis & Purvis, architects

423 O'Driscoll McCarthy, Physician & surgeon

425 Kehoe Patrick Edward MB, Bch, BAO Irel, Physician & surgeon

427 Carcoski Alfred, tailor

429 Adams Miss Ada, teacher of music

431 Sayers Joseph D, Physician & surgeon

... here is Mornington road ...

433 Wheeler W J & Sons, builders

435 Deptford Labour Party

437 Francis A, estate agent

439 Douthwaite Harold Seymour, dental surgeon

441 Jacob B & Sons Ltd, lightermen

443 Lindsay Sidney S, MB, BS, physician & surgeon

443 Jackson Charles T E, dentist

445 Hall Frederick B & Co Ltd, sign manufacturers

445A Chapple Charles V, shopkeeper

447 to 453 Allum F A Ltd, house furnishers

453A Cohen Isaac, physician & surgeon

455 & 455A & 410 Corbett Lord Stanley, motor cycle dealer

455B Bray & Bray, opticians

457 Royal Arsenal Co-operative society Ltd (funeral furnishing dept)

457A Hinds Arthur, dining rooms

459 to 463 Times Furnishing Co Ltd

465 Mumby F L & Co, tailors

467 Wedderburn F, scale maker

473 Chappell Fras & Sons, undertakers

475 Gray A J, tobacconist

477 Silk Clifford Guy, confectioner

477A East Surrey Laundry

479 Robbins Arnold, baker

481 Bell Thomas Frederick, fried fish shop

... here is Watson street ...

483 to 489 New Cross Empire

487 Newell & Hamlyn, auctioneers

487 Avery & Wolverson, solicitors

489A Sabels Ltd, ladies hairdressers

489A & 482 Pope Hy William & Co, manufacturing ironmongers

491 Gold Hyman, costumier

491A Meesons Ltd, confectioners

191B Marston Claude, fried fish shop

493 Globe Permanent Benefit Building Society

493 King & Co, accountants

495 Harberd Charles, beer retailer - Little Crown

497 Rickman Cecil, ham & beef shop

499 Barnes W H Ltd, pianoforte dealers

503 Admiral Duncan, E J Rose & Co Ltd

... here are the Broadway & Deptford High street ...

 

South side

2A Ehrenzweig Otto, tobacconist

2 Liman John & Sons, waste rubber merchants

4 South London Motor Tyre Works

... here is Pomeroy street ...

24 Freeman Alfred & Son, builders

30 National Animal Clinics

32 New Cross Social Club

34 St Anthonys Residential Club

... here is Kender street ...

46 Halder Ernest Charles, dentist

52 & 54 Hutchinson Motor Transport Co ltd

58 & 60 Waterman J C & Sons Ltd, saw makers

62 Masters Mrs Amelia Sarah Hayman, beer retailer - Fox

62A & 64 Tucker & Richardson Ltd, tin box makers

... here are Evelyn buildings ...

66 & 68 Greatorex Stan Motors Ltd, motor cycle dealers

... here is Briant street ...

92 Williams Walter George, beer retailer - Hatcham Arms

94 Dunsford Mrs Edith, confectioner

98 Reardon Mrs Annie, furniture dealer

100 Clarke John Hy, boot & shoe dealer

102 Walklin Ernest Rt, tobacconist

104 Wright Stanley Wyatt George, builders merchant

106 Eden George Sydney, hairdresser

106 Shead Alex, grocer

108 Oldman Arthur William, builder

116 & 118 Deptford (Borough of) New Cross Public Library

120 Willard Miss Florence Edith, stationer

120 Post, Money Order & Telegraph & Telephone Call Office

122 Randall Thomas, manufacturing confectioner

124 Harvey Arthur Edwin, butcher

126 Parsons Mrs Edith Maysie, fancy draper

128 Powell Mrs Alice harvey, cafe

130A Boeckel Miss A Van, cleaner

130B Clein Simon, BSC, physician & surgeon

132 Marshall Horace & Son Ltd, wholesale newspaper agents

134 Gates Charles, butcher

136 United Footwear Services (1938) Ltd, boot repairers

138 Butcher G, tobacconist

140 Portland Laundry (London) Ltd

142 Simpson Arthur William, coffee rooms

144 Cooper Mrs Violet, wallpaper dealer

146 Taylor Wilfred Hy, hairdresser

148 Geralds, ladies hairdressers

150 Hardy Mrs Dorothy, confectioner

152 Sayer Charles, dining rooms

154 Hawkins Thomas, oilman

156 Morris Alfred, fried fish shop

158 Service Cleaners, valeting services

... here is Besson street ...

160,162 & 307 Chalk & Cox Ltd, butchers

164 Bradfield James, tobacconist

166 parker George & Son, drapers

168 Wood Miss Eliza, confectioner

170 Boots The Chemists

172 & 165 Kingston William Ltd, fruiterers

174 Essex F W & Son Ltd, grocers

176 Rayners, fishmongers

178 Lipton Limited, provision dealers

178A Barnett & Clark, motor car garage

180 General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation Ltd

180 Refuge Assurance Co Ltd

182 New Cross Motor Co, motor car repairers

184 White Hart, John A Davies & John Gilbert Cock

... here is Queens road ...

... here is Pepys road ...

188 Hall Mrs A

190 Gregory Frederick Wright

192 Marriott Miss

194 Cavell Mrs

196 Wandsworth Harold

Fairlawn Mansions :

48 Isaacs S

 

208 LPTB Electric Tram Depot

South-East London synagogue

Fairlawn Mansions

218 Tutching Miss

220 Macguire Misses

... here is Troutbeck road ...

228 Kennedy John

230 Firisen Jacob

232 Crawley John

236 Siebert Mrs

... here is Jerningham road ...

238 Kessel Elias , MB, physician & surgeon

256 Metropolitan Water Board (Deptford Receiving office)

256A Ministry of Health (district office)

256 Stoneman Frank, athletic outfitter

260 Moody Mrs Ada, hairdresser

262 Bedford & Co, chemists

264 Baster Ernest, tobacconist

266 Hardy Arthur Reginald, butcher

268 Seals Percival, grocer

272 Rose inn, Thomas Wilfrid Carroll

Pearce Signs Ltd, sign manufacturers

280 Clamp & Son, auctioneers

252 Sanda (Electrical) Ltd, electrical contractors

... here is St James' ...

282A Green Charles, tailor

282A Deptford (Borough of) ARP Dept

284 Valmency Alx de, dentist

286 Britannic Assurance Co Ltd

286 Dean Rt R Sorrell AMI, MechE, district surveyor (acting) for Camberwell South

288 District Postal Sorting Office

Deptford Town Hall

Deptford Borough of

Church of Christ (Laurie Hall)

302 Wilsons (Brixton) Ltd, motor school

304 Eastman & Son, Dyers & Cleaners

304A Lightfoot Frank, tailor

306 Scott F G, hairdresser

308 Walker W H & Son, estate agents

310 & 312 Russell S C, optician

314 Economic Tyre Co Ltd

... here is Laurie grove ...

316 New Cross House, E J Rose & Co Ltd

318 Trackman Mrs Marie, confectioner

... here is Lewisham High road ...

322 Marquis of Granby, Hy Stonehill

324 Johnsons Ltd, confectioners

326 Martin Leslie, watch maker

328 Cherry Frank, secondhand bookseller

330 Marlborough Press, printers

332 Burroughs George Harold, eel merchant

336 & 336A MVM Ltd, motor car dealers

338 Dean Percy John, cycle maker

344 Povey J, ticket writer

344 Alma Mercantile, debt collecting office

350 New Century Estates Co Ltd

350 Purkis Frederick J, estate agent

352 Windred Edward Hy, hairdresser

360 Chappell Bros, motor car hire

360 Chappell Mrs Alice, dress agency

362 Order of St John & British Red Cross Society Joint council (Emergency Help Fund) (Lewisham Deptford & Greenwich branch)

Borough of Deptford Pension Society

... here is Amersham road ...

388 Amersham Arms, Phillip Rampon & Albert V Ball

390 Deptford Conservative Club Ltd

390 Old Goldsmiths Boxing Club

394 Bench Percy Charles, dentist

410 & 455 & 455A Corbett Lord Stanley, motor cycle dealer

... here is Alpha road ...

416 Nelson Alan Hardy, physician & surgeon

416 Nelson George, physician & surgeon

424 Ballard J & G, accumulator chargers

446 Gaylard & Son, printers

448 Mantella Charles, hairdresser

450 Ferris R H, chemist

454 Sutton G E & Son, ironmongers

456 Automotors, secondhand motor car dealer

458 & 393 Beau Brummel Ltd, dyers & cleaners

... here is Florence road ...

460 Royal Albert, Edwin Charles Stanley Welton

460A Levine Hyman, hairdresser

462 Barham Alfred, house furnisher

464 Nicholas Herbert Leonard, tobacconist

466 Dymond Frank Hy, certified accountant

Zion (Baptist) Chapel

470 New Cross (The) Equitable building Society

472 to 478 Addey & Stanhope Secondary School

480 Post, Money Order & Telegraph & Telephone Call Office & Savings bank

482 & 489A Pope Hy William & Co, manufacturing ironmongers

484 Phyllis, hairdressers

496 Knell Albert Hy, tobacconist

488 Camoccio Antonio & sons, restaurant

... here is Willshaw street ...

490 Ledger Mrs Eliza, beer retailer - Star & Garter

492 & 494 Selman B, outfitter

Broadway Theatre (The)

... here is Deptford broadway ...

Done