{"id":136276,"date":"2023-07-20T11:58:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T10:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=136276"},"modified":"2023-07-20T11:59:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T10:59:27","slug":"up-the-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=136276","title":{"rendered":"Up The Elephant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The south east London area Elephant and Castles’ unusual name has been attributed to a coaching inn called the Elephant and Castle that opened in 1765, althought there is an appocraful story saying it was based on a princess called La Infanta de Castilla, (first wife of Edward I,) and that the inn itself derived its name from an English corruption of the queens name, that the locals simpley couldnt say the French words and so the mispronuciation to the unusual name.   A core area as it was the one last stop on the way into or out of London 240 yers on teh are has been going through a \u00a34bn regeneration. With it comes much in the way of creative pursuits. In popular culture this area has always had a rich eventful history. Find out more in Up The Elephant <\/em>here<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 8 January 1949 photographer Bert Hardy’s documentary series on the area of the Elephant was published in the Picture Post magazine, under the title ‘Scenes From The Elephant’ . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The images depicted everyday life in this bustling area. The magazine was a photojournalistic magazine published from 1938 to 1957 and is still considered a pioneering example of photojournalism. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The music video for the 1982 song Come on Eileen<\/em> by the Dexys Midnight Runners was filmed on Brook Drive and Hayles Street, but because of constant changes, these streets were previously known as Austral Street and Holyoak Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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