St Margaret's, Lee of the restoration, the church is one of the best preserved examples of a decorated gothic revivalist interior in London. Between 1813-1830 there had been an attempt to rebuild the medieval church, involving the architect Joseph Gwilt. This failed when it became clear that the foundations of the old church were incapable of supporting a new building. The ruins of the original building are in the medieval churchyard on the north side of Lee Terrace. The tomb of Edmond Halley (1656–1742), from 1720 England's second Astronomer Royal and the discoverer of the periodicity of Halley's Comet is in the churchyard,
Still-life paintings from the Netherlands, 1550-1720 Still-life paintings from the Netherlands, 1550-1720 Still Life Paintings from the Netherlands 1550-1720, (Dutch:"Het Nederlandse Stilleven 1550-1720") is a 1999 art exhibition catalog published for a jointly held exhibition by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam (19 June-9 September 1999) and Cleveland Museum of Art (31 October 1999 – 9 January 2000). The catalog included detailed discussions of 80 paintings from various collection holders, that together give an overview of the best genres in Dutch still-life paintings, namely "kitchen piece" (keukenstuk), "fruit still-life", (fruitstuk), "floral still-life" (blommetje), "breakfast piece" (ontbijtje), "vanitas", "hunting piece" (jaagstuk), and "show piece" (pronkstilleven). The catalog was organized by