Romford Road had a variety of quality buildings along its length - from town houses to solidly-built commercial and municipal premises.

This view of the Romford Road was taken between 1934 and 1937.  Former London County Council (now London Transport) tram is passing West Ham Municipal Baths. The trams would be replaced by trolley buses by 1937. The baths were opened  in 1934 and incorporated the most modern design of its time. The major pool could be converted into a concert hall, ballroom or a boxing  or wrestling arena during the winter; a second pool opened all year round and there was also a model pool for  instructional purposes. The centre had facilities for slipper baths, Turkish and vapour baths. In the immediate post-war days of municipal entertainments, opera, ballet and symphony music  took turns with boxing, wrestling and ball-room dancing. In the 1980s it was re-named Atherton Leisure Centre.

 185 Romford Road was the office of the Liverpool Victoria Insurance company and is today (2010), a firm of solicitors, with flats above.

Note the early London Transport stop sign fixed to the stanchion and an old-style Belisha beacon is in place with the crossing point marked with metal studs in the road.