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It really does make it look as though the city ends there. It's very different today. goo.gl/maps/z9B3kNGDCB12

Interesting history to the two St Audeons Churches - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Audoen%27s_Church,_Dublin_(Church_of_Ireland) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Audoen%27s_Church,_Dublin_(Roman_Catholic) Sometimes Flickr shows the change quite well! In 2012 via EdFine

From the Church of Ireland wiki - "...The tower houses six bells, three of which are Ireland's oldest bells, dating from 1423. The bells were rung for the Angelus and after the Reformation continued to be rung every morning and evening to call the people to and from their work. Due to the fragile state of the tower they were not rung between 1898 and 1983 [ie at the time of this photo]. After the tower was strengthened the bells were retuned in 1983. One of them, the tenor, was recast in memory of Alexander E. Donovan (1908-1982), who was closely connected with the church. They are now rung every week.... "

The bells, the bells! - youtu.be/flGrS6GYlYQ Where is everyone today?

Elinor Wiltshire! I assume that's a shadow of her former self?

Very interesting. Looking at the plan in the top left hand corner the road in the front of the school is Long Lane, East Finchley. I went to school at the Alder County Secondary School for Boys, Long Lane, East Finchley and the little map looks exactly right with a church (hall?) situated at the back of it. The build date is right and it had an infants section with seperate entrances. Even the sites for the boys and (ex)girls toilets is right. The buildings at the bottom of the playground were different (the wood and metal work shops in my time). So was this an early draft of what was eventually built? The building was demolished in the 1970s I think but I have been unable to find a picture of the outside. I am certain a picture exists on the school's records on Friends Reunited

Richard Pryke Thank you for your contribution!