View of Elephant and Castle
View of Elephant and Castle
Record No
115744
Title
View of Elephant and Castle
Description
View across the Elephant and Castle northern roundabout, looking north-east to Newington Causeway, Newington. A major crossroads since Roman times, Elephant and Castle is named after a coaching inn set at the junction. The area suffered devastation on 10th May 1941 during World War II bombing. Ahead, in the centre of the northern Elephant and Castle roundabout is a stainless steel box-shaped structure containing a London Underground electrical substation, The Michael Faraday Memorial. It was designed by modern movement architect Rodney Gordon in 1959 and built in 1961, commemorating Faraday's importance as a scientist; he was born in 1791 at nearby Newington Butts. It is Grade II listed, listing number 1385511. Behind this on the New Kent Road, are office blocks designed by Hungarian-born modernist architect Ernő Goldfinger and constructed for Arnold Lee of Imry Properties. Its first tenants were the Department of Health and it was known as Alexander Fleming House. In 2002 it was converted to flats, and is known as Metro Central Heights and Grade II listed, listing number 1405570. In the foreground is a paved area with trees.
Date of execution
1965
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_368_65_698
London picture map location
Exact
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