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==Culture== [[File:Cranham havering london main shops.jpg|left|thumb|Willow Parade and shops on Front Lane]] All Saints' parish church was rebuilt in 1873 and is a grade II listed building. [[James Oglethorpe]], the founder of the state of [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]], now part of the United States of America, is buried with his wife at the centre of its chancel.<ref name="church havering">{{Cite web|url=http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8849 |title=All Saints Church, The Chase, Cranham |publisher=Havering London Borough Council |access-date=23 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101215095825/http://havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8849 |archive-date=15 December 2010 }}</ref><ref name="all saints">{{Cite web|url=http://www.allsaintscranham.co.uk/generaloglethorpe.html |title=All Saints' Cranham |date=7 May 2010 |access-date=22 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903191918/http://www.allsaintscranham.co.uk/generaloglethorpe.html |archive-date=3 September 2011 }}</ref> The area around the church forms a conservation area.<ref name="conservation area">{{Cite web|url=http://www.havering.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2359&p=0 |title=Cranham Conservation Area |publisher=Havering London Borough Council |date=6 February 2006 |access-date=23 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608191950/http://www.havering.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=2359&p=0 |archive-date=8 June 2011 }}</ref> There is a second church called St Luke's further north on Front Lane.<ref name="st lukes">{{Cite web| url=http://www.stlukescranham.org | title=St Luke's Cranham with Moor Lane Church | year=2009 | access-date=22 May 2010 }}</ref> [[Cranham Hall]], the former manor house, is a grade II listed building. There are two community associations that are both registered charities.<ref name="community"/><ref name="soc hall"/> The Cranham Community Association operates a broad range of sporting, self-improvement and hobby activities at Cranham Community Centre on Marlborough Gardens.<ref name="community">{{Cite web|url=http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15494 |title=Cranham Community Association |publisher=Havering London Borough Council |date=19 January 2010 |access-date=23 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608192352/http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=15494 |archive-date=8 June 2011 }}</ref> Cranham Social Hall, with a capacity of 100, is separately operated by the Front Lane Community Association, and provides a limited range of activities.<ref name="soc hall">{{Cite web| url= http://www.cranhamsocialhall.co.uk/ | title=Welcome to Cranham Social Hall Website | access-date=23 February 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Cranham Social Hall">{{Cite web|url=http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14998 |title=Cranham Social Hall (Front Lane Community Association) |publisher=Havering London Borough Council |date=19 January 2010 |access-date=23 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608192852/http://www.havering.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14998 |archive-date=8 June 2011 }}</ref> The main cultural and entertainment facilities of the borough are located in Hornchurch and Romford.<ref name=urban_strategy>{{Cite web | url=http://www.havering.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=4743&p=0 | title=Romford Urban Strategy | author=Urban Practitioners & Allies and Morrison | publisher=Havering London Borough Council | date=July 2005 | access-date=23 February 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608211323/http://www.havering.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=4743&p=0 | archive-date=8 June 2011 }}</ref> {{Clear}}
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