Image 3, photograph 1870
Image 4, 5 photograph 1984
with thanks to Marmoset at Crosswhatfields for the title and inspiration.
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The clock and bell tower from c.1712-20, at least ten years before the completion of St. Pauls Deptford. Imagine if the church tower had been taken and placed in car-park......
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