Then and Now: Thornhill Gardens, Leyton, 1956 (image courtesy of Vestry House Museum picture archive)
Sometimes modern buildings add something to a street, and sometimes they don't.
Here is Thornhill Gardens, Leyton, in 1956, completed with trolleybus lines and a Co-op. (Image courtesy of Vestry House Museum picture archive.)
And here is the view from the same spot today. The Co-op on the right has been replaced by an interesting building.
Next is an undated photo of St Philips & St James and Evangelical Church in Grove Hill, South Woodford. (Image courtesy of Wanstead Historical Society.)
On the same site today stands Grove Hill Evangelical Church, South Woodford. You can still see the outline of the old roof on the wall in the background.
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