Visit Elephant and Castle Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Elephant and Castle

  

Elephant and Castle Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Elephant and Castle

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Elephant and Castle history

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Medieval and early modern

In medieval period it was part of rural Surrey, in the manor of Walworth . The income from its rents and tithes supplied the monks at Christ Church Canterbury with their clothing . The parish was called St Mary, Newington, which church occupied the southwest side of today’s southern roundabout .

Rise to metropolitan prominence (1750–1900)

The neighbourhood became urbanised and somewhat commercial after the building of Westminster Bridge in 1751 and the improvements to London Bridge in the same period . These required ‘by-pass’ roads across the south side approaches to each other and also to the main routes to the south and southeast coasts .

You can visit Elephant and Castle places with Walkfo Elephant and Castle to hear history at Elephant and Castle’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Elephant and Castle has 2975 places to visit in our interactive Elephant and Castle map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Elephant and Castle, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Elephant and Castle places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Elephant and Castle & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Elephant and Castle Places Map
2975 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Elephant and Castle tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Elephant and Castle

  

Best Elephant and Castle places to visit

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Elephant and Castle has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Elephant and Castle’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Elephant and Castle’s information audio spots:

Esmeralda’s Barn Esmeralda’s Barn was a nightclub owned by the Kray twins from 1960 to 1963 . The Krays used the club as a way of expanding their criminal activities into London’s West End .

South Audley Street South Audley Street is a major shopping street in Mayfair, London . It runs north to south from the southwest corner of Grosvenor Square to Curzon Street .

Motcomb Street Motcomb Street is a street in the City of Westminster’s Belgravia district in London . It is known for its luxury fashion shops such as Christian Louboutin shoes and Stewart Parvin gowns .

Chesterfield House, Westminster Chesterfield House was built between 1747 and 1752 by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield . The exterior was in the Palladian style, the interior Baroque . It stood in Mayfair on the north side of Curzon Street, between South Audley Street and what is now Chesterfield Street .

Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko Alexander Litvinenko was a former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and the KGB . After speaking critically about corruption within the Russian government, he fled retribution to the UK . Six years later he was assassinated by two Russians by poisoning .

Eagle Squadrons Memorial The Eagle Squadrons Memorial is a Second World War memorial in Grosvenor Square, London . It commemorates the service of the three Royal Air Force . The bronze sculpture of an eagle which tops the memorial is by Elisabeth Frink .

Chesterfield Street Chesterfield Street is a “virtually intact” Georgian street in London’s Mayfair district . Several of the buildings are Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England .

Curzon Mayfair Cinema The Curzon Mayfair Cinema is a Grade II listed building at 37–38 Curzon Street, London W1 . It was built in 1963–66 by H. G. Hammond for Sir John Burnet, Tait and Partners, architects .

Macdonald House, London Macdonald House was a seven-storey Neo-Georgian style building on Grosvenor Square . It was part of the High Commission of Canada from 1961 to 2014 . From 1938 to 1960, the building was the Embassy of the United States .

Memorial Gates, London The Memorial Gates are a war memorial located at the Hyde Park Corner end of Constitution Hill in London . Also known as the Commonwealth Memorial Gates, they commemorate the armed forces of the British Empire from five regions of the Indian subcontinent .

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