Some streetscapes have been lost forever to the bulldozer and wrecking ball and here is one.
Above is Mornington Villas, Wanstead, in 1969. (Image courtesy of Wanstead Historical Society)
The houses were demolished and on their site now stands Queenswood Gardens.
Below is Essex Hall in Jessel Road, Leyton, east London in 1938. Leyton Constitutional Club, formerly Walnut Tree House, it was occupied as a boarding school. (Image courtesy of Vestry House Museum picture archive)
The same building still stands today, albeit with changes to the roof and parapet - and may even look better in 2019.
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