View of the Elephant and Castle, Newington, looking north-west from under the railway bridge across the Walworth Road. The Elephant and Castle, a major crossroads since Roman times, is named after a coaching inn set at the junction. The area suffered devastation on 10th May 1941 during World War II bombing. To the left, 80 Walworth Road is a shuttered shop occupied by Blackfriars Radio. ‘Road Closed’ and ‘Road Works’ signs are in the road, and to the right are advertisements including for Osram lightbulbs. In the distance, the construction of the southern Elephant and Castle roundabout is underway, with signs for Murphy construction, and Wimpey Asphalt. On Newington Butts is the classical portico of the Baptist Church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle, designed by William Willmer Pocock, completed in 1861. Seriously damaged by bombing, the facade with Corinthian columns and a triangular pediment was restored, and the church rebuilt on the original perimeter walls but to a different design.