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,
Heavenly Cause Heavenly Cause Heavenly Cause (foaled May 22, 1978 in Maryland) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Bred by Adele W. Paxson, she was sired by Grey Dawn, the 1964 French Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and 1990 Leading broodmare sire in North America. Her dam was Lady Dulcinea, a granddaughter of Nearco who has been described by "Thoroughbred Heritage" as "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century" and "one of the most important sires of the century." Heavenly Cause was purchased by Jim and Eleanor Ryan who raced her under the name of their Ryehill Farm. Heavenly cause was trained