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Guest#26 Sep 21, 2015, 20:37
Best example of Art Deco architecture in borough
Guest#27 Sep 22, 2015, 07:30
Once our history is gone it is gone. The supermarket industry in its current form is unsustainable. Serious thought should be given to the preservation of historical buildings rather Tha short term profit for private industry.
Guest#28 Sep 22, 2015, 08:13

This is an iconic building. It means so much to so many. It needs protecting for historical purposes. It seems only a short time ago that we were celebrating the discovery of its beautiful facade and now it may be knocked down? We do not need another supermarket - let Lidl use the vacant Waitrose store that lasted 5 minutes!

Guest#29 Sep 22, 2015, 09:09
This building is a prominent landmark and retains much of its original art-deco style. Hornchurch and Havering do not need another supermarket but Towers could provide a much needed venue and auditorium for performances and concerts (Queens Theatre is too small to be viable ) The building is a flagship of the optimistic period when the area developed as a suburb and is an important part of social history. Its facade needs to be listed at least to Grade2 level.
Stephen R#30 Sep 22, 2015, 10:37

I recall the days when it was our Odeon cinema. Seldom missed a Saturday morning matinee when I was a kid. A multitude of happy memories - please don't pull it down.

Stephen R

jellietot2#31 Sep 22, 2015, 10:43

Protect this historic building

This is an attractive historic building and should be protected. i'm all for stopping the demolition and preventing yet another boring plain warehouse type building replacing it.

Guest#32 Sep 22, 2015, 10:54
It is part of Hornchurch.
Guest#33 Sep 22, 2015, 11:02
We cannot let a building of significant architectural importance be destroyed. This landmark is in excellent condition and we must fight to have it listed for the sake of the community
Gavin#34 Sep 22, 2015, 11:27

Needs to be kept.

It's a great historic building.  Needs to be retained, without question.

Guest#35 Sep 22, 2015, 11:45
These days, what is quite often missing from town centres is a sense of community. Hornchurch High Street offers this to its local residents and the Mecca Bingo Hall is a part of this. The bingo hall offers local residents a place to go to socialise regardless of age.
Please do not destroy our heritage for something which our local community does not need - another supermarket.
georgy upminster.#36 Sep 22, 2015, 13:22

save hornchurch bingo hall

There are not many places where people of all ages can go for a few hours alone and feel safe, this building is cosy and inviting, they closed down the MECCA BINGO IN ESSEX ROAD when I lived in London, it is still empty 15 years+ on, because they were offered a hugh amount of money, something went wrong, greed is a nasty thing. Let us continue playing Bingo, I am sure somewhere else can be found.

Deco Lover#37 Sep 22, 2015, 13:54

PLEASE get rid of Mecca Bingo. The building however,  should be saved and converted into something fitting for the area. Maybe another arts venue, or back into a cinema. There's little in the way of any original architecture in Hornchurch,  so to loose another historically interesting building would be a terrible shame. However, I would not miss the bingo or Mecca in any way. 

Guest#38 Sep 22, 2015, 15:10
Because this bingo hall is such a beautiful, iconic building
Guest#39 Sep 22, 2015, 16:53
My daughter is a manager at Mecca Hornchurch, she is very concerned about her colleagues jobs and alSO THE LARGE NUMBER OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO GO TO bINGO AS IT'S THEIR ONLY WAY OF SOCIALISING.
Guest#40 Sep 22, 2015, 20:07
A beautiful historic building should NOT be demolished.
Guest#41 Sep 22, 2015, 21:22
A historical building in the area and a social meeting place for people of all ages. We don't need any other supermarket!
Guest#42 Sep 22, 2015, 21:31
I wish it could return to a cinema. Hornchurch has such a wonderful history of which this building is a part. I am sure as many people who use it as a bingo hall would use it as a cinema. I strongly object to yet more beautiful buildings being knocked down and being replaced with flats.
Guest#43 Sep 22, 2015, 22:12
Iconic building
Guest#44 Sep 23, 2015, 07:12
I can't believe they are going to demolish the Mecca building which is part of Hornchurch history for another supermarket. Waitrose didn't last and nor will anybody else. I love going to bingo
Laura#45 Sep 23, 2015, 09:32

A beautiful historical building that should preserved!

Guest#46 Sep 23, 2015, 13:36
Hornchurch just wouldn't be the same without this beautiful historic building. It has been there all my life (I'm 69) I would hate to see it go.
Guest#47 Sep 23, 2015, 20:45
I love mecca hornchurch xx
hornchurch lover#48 Sep 23, 2015, 22:31

Mecca Hornchurch

I love this place and as it may be to late for Mecca we need to keep this building the way it is it is a part of Hornchurch heritage it's been apart of this community for about 83 year we say no to lidl.

Guest#49 Sep 23, 2015, 23:39

Re:

#1: Billie -  

 Mecca chad well Heath closed so we all went to Hornchurch lovely club 

Guest#50 Sep 24, 2015, 08:59

Mecca hornchurch

Get Lidl to build Hornchurch  a new bingo hall ,with all the profit they are making ,it will be sadly missed by young and old