Ah, Brave New World; London County Council plans for Elephant & Castle, London, 1960
Historic England have just issued a Certificate of Immunity from Listing for most of the buildings in the Elephant & Castle complex thus bringing this part of the "Piccadilly Circus of South London" story to a close. The post-war reconstruction of an area seriously damaged by enemy bombardment was problematic and contentious. By 1960 this version of the 'masterplan' was under development. Various elements were constructed - mostly the roads! The junction layouts have recently been reorganised so that the Faraday Memorial (an Underground substation) is now on a penisular rather than an island, even allowing for the fact it wasn't built quite as seen here. The one feature that survived and still does is just visible on the right. This is the front elevation and portico of the bombed Metropolitan Tabernacle. One other structure mentioned here but not seen, off to the left, is the Erno Goldfinger block.
Ah, Brave New World; London County Council plans for Elephant & Castle, London, 1960
Historic England have just issued a Certificate of Immunity from Listing for most of the buildings in the Elephant & Castle complex thus bringing this part of the "Piccadilly Circus of South London" story to a close. The post-war reconstruction of an area seriously damaged by enemy bombardment was problematic and contentious. By 1960 this version of the 'masterplan' was under development. Various elements were constructed - mostly the roads! The junction layouts have recently been reorganised so that the Faraday Memorial (an Underground substation) is now on a penisular rather than an island, even allowing for the fact it wasn't built quite as seen here. The one feature that survived and still does is just visible on the right. This is the front elevation and portico of the bombed Metropolitan Tabernacle. One other structure mentioned here but not seen, off to the left, is the Erno Goldfinger block.