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Elephant and Castle tube station is situated in the London Borough of Southwark in south London. It is positioned on the Northern line between Kennington and Borough stations, and is also on the southern end of the Bakerloo line.
The History of Elephant and Castle
During the air raids in the 1940’s maths lessons were taught in Elephant and Castle tube station as this was considered the safest place for the members of the public to be situated.
In the late 1950’s Elephant and Castle was redeveloped following the devastation of the second world war. They constructed offices, academic buildings, housing estates and the Elephant and Castle shopping centre. At the time it was the heart of the Elephant however now it has become rather dismal with the dated plastic cladding. When redesigning the layout they prioritised the roads meaning that pedestrians were forced into a network of subways. The shopping centre was built on the bomb damaged site of the former Elephant and Castle estate, which had been originally been built in 1989. This estate stood next door to the former Elephant and Castle theatre which is now known as The Coronet Theatre.
The New Infrastructure of Elephant and Castle
The Strata skyscraper stands tall in the heart of Elephant and Castle notable for its three wind turbines on the top. It was completed in 2010 and is one of the tallest out of several residential towers that have appeared over the past decade. The nearby town Walworth has a £1.5 billion regeneration programme which has progressed at a rapid rate recently.
My Plans and Intentions
I plan to capture the old and the new of Elephant and Castle and promote in a way that links to public transport for London. For example I want to advertise both the old and the modern in order to have a slogan saying, “Moving forward with London’s Public Transport!” You will then be able to see the fast improvement of infrastructure and the progress that Elephant and Castle has made over the past few decades.
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