Sometimes an area changes beyond recognition - and that seems to be what has happened here.

Here a a photo of St James Street station, Brunner Road, Walthamstow. (Image courtesy of Vestry House Museum picture archive)

In case you were wondering where the station is, the sign in the background has a sign pointing to the left. The cloud visible above what looks like the railway line may be smoke or steam from a train.

The image is undated, but tea cost 1'4 when this picture was taken,

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Nothing from this photo seems to survive in this photo of Brunner Road, Walthamstow, in 2019.

Do you know what happened to the area?

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Much more has survived from this 1972 view of St James Street, Walthamstow. (Image courtesy of Vestry House Museum picture archive)

The bus is a 58 to Canning Town and there are posters advertising Lurpak and Anchor butter. Do you remember what was advertised with the words 'Before' and 'Afters'?

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Here is St James Street, Walthamstow, in 2019.

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