Sometimes the big clue about how life has changed does not come from the big buildings, but the little things that change.

This photo courtesy of Vestry House Museum picture archive shows the former public toilets near the junction of Wood Street and Forest Road, Walthamstow, in 1970.

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The image also includes another disappearing sight - a telephone box.

Almost all of us have mobile phones now, but do we never need the loo when we are out and about?

The toilets have vanished today, leaving a mural next to the library and a clear view of the buildings behind.

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Here is an undated image of Oak Hill Court in Oak Hill, Waltham Forest. (Image courtesy of Vestry House Museum picture archive.)

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Here is the same building in 2019. It looks as if the house next to the flats has been extended, but the only major difference is the number of cars parked in the street outside.

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