Some streetscapes have been lost forever to the bulldozer and wrecking ball and here is one.

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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.

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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)

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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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