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An afternoon at the Electric Elephant Cafe, Crampton Street, south London
Posted on Thursday, Oct 30, 2014 | 1 CommentI first visited this little cafe back in December 2011, and it’s great to see that business is thriving and that it’s lost none of its down-to-earth charm. -
![Construction has now started on this massive new residential tower on the site of the old Elephant & Castle leisure centre, right next door to the Tabernacle building in south-central […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/one-the-elephant-5-115x115.jpg "One The Elephant: 37 storey residential tower in Elephant and Castle with zero affordable units")
One The Elephant: 37 storey residential tower in Elephant and Castle with zero affordable units
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 | No CommentsConstruction has now started on this massive new residential tower on the site of the old Elephant & Castle leisure centre, right next door to the Tabernacle building in south-central […] -
![The story of the Elephant & Castle regeneration scheme has gone from outrage to sheer farce, as it’s been revealed that the Australian-based property group Lend Lease have now begun flogging off the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/hotel-elephant-arts-project-02-115x115.jpg "Southwark Council’s shame as Heygate flats are flogged off to overseas buyers")
Southwark Council’s shame as Heygate flats are flogged off to overseas buyers
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 | 1 CommentThe story of the Elephant & Castle regeneration scheme has gone from outrage to sheer farce, as it’s been revealed that the Australian-based property group Lend Lease have now begun flogging off the […] -
Actionettes and the Wonderful Women in Walworth
Posted on Saturday, Mar 16, 2013 | No CommentsLast week, I went along to ‘Wonderful Women of Walworth,’ a local celebration of International Women’s Day, held at The Crypt at St Peter’s, at the Elephant & Castle SE17. -
![Thanks to some startling incompetence, Southwark Council accidentally exposed the contents of its deal with global property giant Lend Lease for the £1.5bn regeneration of the Elephant & Castle. The document reveals that […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/hotel-elephant-arts-project-03-115x115.jpg "Elephant and Castle regeneration outrage: 2,535 new homes and just 79 social rented units")
Elephant and Castle regeneration outrage: 2,535 new homes and just 79 social rented units
Posted on Monday, Feb 4, 2013 | 6 CommentsThanks to some startling incompetence, Southwark Council accidentally exposed the contents of its deal with global property giant Lend Lease for the £1.5bn regeneration of the Elephant & Castle. The document reveals that […] -
The Heygate Estate and the Hotel Elephant arts gallery and project space, south London
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 | No CommentsEstablished in late 2009, Hotel Elephant is a creative space located around the back of the notorious Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle, south London.