Elephant & Castle regeneration

[guinnessdrinker]

Be interesting to know how they compare to private ones - stuff has got smaller. The fire escape thing is interesting - building control and the Brigade should really have picked this up. Couldn't find anything a Googling though.

I will check the details from the Southwark news. I was quoting from memory, so I need to make sure I am correct on this one.

 

[ska invita]

BUMP

its all over

 

[trashpony]

Oh and Guinnessdrinker made the post before yours too

 

[Crispy]

Where are they taking it?

 

[ska invita]

watching a thing on nigerian history from my sick bed, mentions

Royal African Company - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

....who had a monopoly on slave trade in these lands, by royal decree
gold coins made from plundered gold included the elephant castle on them
and this is the RAC's official logo/crest

how elephant & castle got its name is basically guessed at, from accounts ive heard, beyond the fact theres an inn with the name

The name "Elephant and Castle" is derived from a coaching inn.[1] The earliest surviving record of this name in relation to this area appears in the Court Leet Book of the Manor of Walworth, which met at "Elephant and Castle, Newington" on 21 March 1765.[2] The inn's name is sometimes explained as an English corruption of "La Infanta de Castilla", a reference to a Spanish princess with an English connection, such as Eleanor of Castile or Katherine of Aragon (who before her marriage was la ynfante doña Catalina de Castille y Aragon, "infanta of Castile and Aragon"), or perhaps the 17th century Maria Anna of Spain, unsuccessfully pursued as a bride by Charles I. This is considered an improbable etymology. [3][4] Previously the site was occupied by a blacksmith and cutler – the crest of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers features an elephant with a castle (representing a howdah) on its back, which in turn was used because of the use of elephant ivory in handles; this association with the Worshipful Company of Cutlers is considered a far more likely explanation for the name.[2]

i see no reason why it might not have got its name from this logo...the dates match up neatly

just a thought

 

[ska invita]

and heres the company of cutlers crest - who also played a role in the imperial conquest

Worshipful Company of Cutlers - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Crispy]

Where are they taking it?

Beloved Elephant and Castle statue comes down as redevelopment plans continue

The statue will return to its usual place in a few years time

www.mylondon.news

It's being moved to Castle Square (the open space in the new development on the other side of the station) during redevelopment and then will move back to the junction side.

 

[Doodler]

Walked through the Elephant a few weeks back and for the first time saw the new upmarket food and drink enclosure, the Mercado Metropolitano. The clientele looked to be young professionals for the most part. A queue had formed at the entrance where a security guard stood.

Some contrast with the old shopping centre and the little market that surrounded it

 

[CH1]

Walked through the Elephant a few weeks back and for the first time saw the new upmarket food and drink enclosure, the Mercado Metropolitano. The clientele looked to be young professionals for the most part. A queue had formed at the entrance where a security guard stood.

Some contrast with the old shopping centre and the little market that surrounded it

Film out at BFI shorts

 

[madshadow]

Does anyone know anyone who was a tenant or a leaseholder on Elephant & Castle estates (ones that were demolished over last 10 years) - someone who was moved out / had issues with rehousing / etc... I need some 1st hand information.

I'm asking in the name of leaseholders and tenants on estates near Myatt's Fields. New Government scheme is being introduced that, if materialises, will transfer ownership of 250+ homes (200 tenanted and 50 leaseholds) from Lambeth onto new, for profit management organisation, backed by a massive property developer. Some of the people involved were running the Elephant project, so I'm hoping to ask Elephant ex-tenants a few questions.....

Thanks!!

 

[teuchter]

Does anyone know anyone who was a tenant or a leaseholder on Elephant & Castle estates (ones that were demolished over last 10 years) - someone who was moved out / had issues with rehousing / etc... I need some 1st hand information.

I'm asking in the name of leaseholders and tenants on estates near Myatt's Fields. New Government scheme is being introduced that, if materialises, will transfer ownership of 250+ homes (200 tenanted and 50 leaseholds) from Lambeth onto new, for profit management organisation, backed by a massive property developer. Some of the people involved were running the Elephant project, so I'm hoping to ask Elephant ex-tenants a few questions.....

Thanks!!

Maybe get in touch with these guys?

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[madshadow]

Maybe get in touch with these guys?

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Thanks!!