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,
The Gate of Heavenly Peace (film) rivetingly complex” Charles Taylor, "Boston Phoenix" – “"The Gate of Heavenly Peace", Richard Gordon and Carma Hilton's magnificent and devastating three-hour documentary on the 1989 Chinese democracy movement, which culminated with the tragedy at Tiananmen Square, has the richness, clarity, and complexity that only the best documentaries afford… It is certainly one of the great documentaries of the past 20 years.” Michael Blowen, "TV Week" magazine, "The Boston Globe" – "In "The Gate of Heavenly Peace" (the literal translation of the name "Tiananmen"), the causes, effects and fallout from the six-week protest that led up to the Chinese government's crackdown