Behind the scenes at East London’s art-deco gem – The Troxy

One of East London’s art-deco gems is being restored to its original glory as decades of clutter and mess are cleared away. This is the Troxy, built in the 1930s as a cinema, later an opera rehearsal site followed by two fat ladies as a bingo hall, and now being restored as a music and entertainment venue.It also contains hidden depths that the public rarely get to see.The Troxy was built on a block that was mainly occupied by the Commercial Brewery, with some houses at the rear and a pub