Sometimes the bulldozer of progress knocks down some lovely spots, and here's one.

How many of us driving down the A12 have wondered what used to be there before?

The picture shows Gainsborough Lodge, on the corner of Gainsborough Road and Fillebrook Road, East London. (Image courtesy of Vestry House Museum picture archive.)

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And here is the same spot today.

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Oh dear.

Fortunately, some things don't change much.

Here is Eagle Pond, Snaresbrook,Wanstead, in 1963. (Image courtesy of Wanstead Historical Society.)

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And here it is today. Almost the same, but without the building on the far bank.

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That's better. Does anybody remember what the building was? If you do, email letters@guardiannews.co.uk