Elephant and Castle Timeline

A celebration of 55 years of the Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre!

Celebrate the colourful and creative history of the Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre by being part of something really special. We are looking for pictures and videos that showcase people’s memories of the centre and local area throughout the decades, and encapsulate the unique character of the businesses that trade there.

If you find yourself with some time while at home at the moment, why not use it to dig out those old photos and videos and see what you can find!

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    Take a step back in time

    1800
    April 30 1800
    Newington Turnpike on Newington Causeway, Southwark, London, 1825. Artist: G Yates. Image shot 1825.

    Newington Turnpike on Newington Causeway, Southwark, London-1825

    Artist: G Yates. (Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo).

    May 1 1800

    Coaches at the Elephant and Castle-1826

    The Elephant and Castle Inn, Newington Butts, Southwark, London, 1826. Artist: Theodore Henry Adolphus Fielding. Image shot 1826. (Alamy Stock photo).

    May 11 1800
    Elephant and Castle tavern, London-1835

    Elephant and Castle tavern, London-1835

    (Lebrecht Music & Arts / Alamy Stock Photo).

    August 11 1800
    Elephant & Castle in the early 1900's

    Newington Causeway, Southwark, London-1858

    (Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo).

    November 11 1800
    The Metropolitan Tabernacle-19th century

    The Metropolitan Tabernacle-19th century

    A large Independent Reformed Baptist church in the Elephant and Castle in London. (FALKENSTEIN FOTO / Alamy Stock Photo).

    1900
    April 28 1900
    Newington Causeway, Southwark, London-1908

    Newington Causeway, Southwark, London-1908

    (Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection)

    September 11 1900
    Interior of the Metropolitan Tabernacle-19th century

    Interior of the Metropolitan Tabernacle-19th century

    Where English Baptist pastor Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon ministered in the later 19th century. (Alpha Historica / Alamy Stock Photo).

    1910
    May 11 1910
    Aerial view of Elephant and Castle, London. Date: circa 1910s

    Aerial view of Elephant and Castle, London-1910

    (Chronicle / Alamy Stock Photo).

    1920
    June 11 1920
    "The Elephant and Castle during the time of the horse-tram, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)."

    The Elephant and Castle during the time of the horse-tram. London-1926-1927

    From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927).” (Heritage-Images / TopFoto).

    June 12 1920
    E&C Props on the Move

    Elephant and Castle Props on the Move-1926

    A giraffe’s head being transported by car to the Elephant and Castle Theatre, London, for the pantomime ‘Cinderella’, 20th December 1926.  (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images).