View of Elephant and Castle
View of Elephant and Castle
Record No
115758
Title
View of Elephant and Castle
Description
View of Elephant and Castle, Newington, looking south from the northern roundabout. 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. On the right are the buildings of the of the London College of Printing, now the London College of Communication. Adjacent the classical portico of the Baptist Church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle, designed by William Willmer Pocock and completed in 1861. Seriously damaged by bombing, the facade with Corinthian columns and a triangular pediment was restored, and in 1957 the church rebuilt on the original perimeter walls but to a different design. To the left is the Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, and the office block Hannibal House, designed by Boissevain & Osmond for the Willets Group. It was the first covered shopping mall in Europe, opening in March 1965. It was demolished in 2021 and replaced by high-rise flats. The adjacent square building is the Elephant and Castle Northern Line Underground station. The original station opened in 1890, and was rebuilt during the construction of the Elephant & Castle shopping centre. It was rebuilt again in 2003. In the foreground is a ramp to the subway system.
Date of execution
1966
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_368_66_6789
London picture map location
Exact
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