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,
Book of the Heavenly Cow contents of the ancient text. In 1876, Édouard Naville published English and French translations of the version of the "Book of the Heavenly Cow" from Seti I's tomb in 1876. It detailed the contents of the ancient text as well as gave much insight into the "Book of the Heavenly Cow". With the discovery of the text in Ramesses III others published many books regarding the "Book of the Heavenly Cow". In 1881 Heinrich published a German-language version (the first of its kind). This version of the book translated the contents of the "Book of the Heavenly Cow" into German