Model of the Elephant and Castle shopping centre, 1960

Scale model of the Elephant and Castle shopping centre – new development in Southwark London. Built by the Willett Group of Companies in conjunction with Tersons at the cost of £2.000.000 13 February 1959 – Completed 1964. (Topfoto).

View of the Elephant and Castle where work is going on-1959

The roundabout between Walworth Road and Newington Butts. Spurgeon’s Tabernacle can be seen being rebuilt in the background. 13 February 1959 – London, England. (Topfoto).

Removal of Elephant and Castle sign-1959

Removal of Elephant and Castle sign, prior to demolition of the Elephant and Castle hotel. London, England 4 March 1959.

Bus Strike scene at the Elephant and Castle-1958

Strikes buses scene at the Elephant and Castle showing dozens of bicycles making their way to the city in the morning. The workers are using every available means of getting to work during the bus strike which is now nearly 12 hours.
(Photo by Monty Fresco/Daily Mail/Shutterstock 1031419a)

View Of The Elephant And Castle London-1950s

(Photo by ANL/Shutterstock 1464131a).

Canadian and US architects visit to County Hall-1947

A group of American and Canadian architects who have come to Europe to study reconstruction and community planning in Europe were guests of the London county council, County Hall, Westminster, where they heard a lecture by Mr H R Matthew, architect of the Council. Photo shows, left to right Miss Mary L Imrie (Edmonton, Canada), Mr Frank Howard (Boston, Massachusetts), Mr Henry Cobb (architectural student) . Mr Dunn (a New Zealand representative), Miss Jean Wallbridge (Edmonton, Canada), Mr Herman Field (architect, public and social relations worker), Mr Von Moltke (Massachusetts), and Mr Rawlingson. They are studying a scale model of the Elephant and Castle area. 7 August 1947. (Topfoto).

Bombs make huge crater in road at Elephant and Castle last night raid on London-1940

A huge crater was made in a road at elephant and Castle during last night raid on London. 7 September 1940. (Topfoto).

Women collect coal using a hand cart in the Elephant and Castle District of London-1944

(Photo by ANL/Shutterstock 1811480a).

Elephant Castle Underground Station-1941

Miss A Potter teaches children in a maths lesson in the Elephant Castle Underground Station as they shelter during an air raid alert over London March 1941. (Alamy Stock photo).

WWII London Unexploded Bomb, London-1940

A policeman guarding an unexploded bomb area, indicated by this notice, after last night’s raid in the Elephant and Castle. (Photo by AP/Shutterstock 7420036a).