Sunday 31 July 2022
News & features published on 31 July 2022
Elephant & Castle buses could be cut by more than a quarter
The number of buses serving Elephant & Castle each day could soon have been cut by more than a quarter whilst Sadiq Khan has been Mayor of London, if Transport for London's latest proposals are implemented.
14 local SE1 clips from the BBC's new Rewind archive site
To mark the BBC's centenary, the corporation has launched a new website called Rewind featuring hundreds of archive clips. Here's a selection of 14 clips of local interest to the SE1 area, spanning 1951 to 2009.
Digital billboard on Blackfriars Road rail bridge vetoed
Plans by Network Rail to install a digital advertising billboard on the railway bridge above Blackfriars Road have been turned down by Southwark Council after Transport for London raised road safety concerns.
Lambeth picks Grimshaw for Waterloo Station masterplan
The firm of architects responsible for Waterloo's former Eurostar terminal has been selected by Lambeth Council and Network Rail to draw up a masterplan for the redevelopment of the station and surrounding area.
Hotel and offices to replace Salvation Army Elephant & Castle HQ
Plans for a 23-storey hotel on the site of the Salvation Army HQ building in Newington Causeway have been revealed.
Tweets on 31 July 2022
Es Devlin creates illuminated sculpture wrapped by London‘s 243 endangered species - coming soon to Bankside… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Filming in Great Guildford Street for second season of Slow Horses for Apple TV pic.twitter.com/HN39Ty6MrT
Leathermarket Gardens - consultation on park improvements closes today consultations.southwark.gov.uk/planning-and-r…
This week @sadiqkhan told @CarolinePidgeon that the number of buses serving Elephant & Castle each day will have re… https://t.co/kT3jQr1HuX
RT @langrabbie: Includes the original proposal for a glass fronted version of the Faraday Memorial (LU substation) at Elephant & Castle rat…
1983: Blue Peter meets Terry Waite at Lambeth Palace
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1997: The Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre goes pink (cc @LatinElephant @35percent_EAN )
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2009: The One Show goes mudlarking
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1971: Tower Bridge's future uncertain
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1975: Andre Previn appeals for funds for Henry Wood Hall in Trinity Church Square
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1975: Nationwide visits Tower Bridge
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1961: Alan Whicker visits Trinity School for Girls (now @ArkGlobeAcademy )
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1966: Blue Peter takes a trip on the River Thames
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1967: The 'Duchess of Southwark' – Anne Garner
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1955: The Queen visits @Southwarkcathed for the Royal Maundy
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1958: London County Council’s Elephant & Castle redevelopment plans including @LCCLondon
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1958: The Queen Mother visits @morleycollege
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1951: The Festival of Britain on the South Bank
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1952: the Devon Belle Pullman train from Waterloo discontinued
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To mark the BBC's centenary, the corporation has launched a new website called Rewind featuring hundreds of archive… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Plans by Network Rail to install a digital advertising billboard on the railway bridge above Blackfriars Road have… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The firm of architects responsible for Waterloo's former Eurostar terminal has been selected by Lambeth Council and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Elephant & Castle: plans for a 23-storey hotel on the site of the Salvation Army HQ building in Newington Causeway… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
livingbankside A great pleasure to welcome our friends from Batley & Spen who have taken part in @thejocoxway to Bankside, London… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
On this day 70 years ago - newsreel clip of helicopter landing on what is now @Jubilee_Gardens in preparation for n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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