The Elephant and Castle shopping Centre: Once was a figure of hope and regeneration, soon only a memory? Risen on a site that had been massively destroyed in World War 2, the building opened in 1965 and was glorified for its design and ambition. But in...
For his first speech as Prime Minister Tony Blair decided that the Aylesbury Estate was an appropriate venue. There he delivered his now famous ‘forgotten people’ speech, in which he said: “There will be no forgotten people in the Britain I want to build”. Twenty...
For this particular assignment, myself and Theo were given the area of Walworth in South London to create a VT package based on a news story in our area. We chose to touch on the ongoing, controversial regeneration of the Aylesbury Estate. For this video...
As house prices continue to boom and the property developers move in, many critics are becoming increasingly concerned about the wider issues caused by the regeneration of many of London’s most sacred cultural institutions. What are the real effects of regeneration? asks Ash Houghton. A recent...
Is suggested social cleansing only really effecting middle income homeowners and their families writes Demi Millard [caption id="attachment_4249" align="alignnone" width="780"] http://heygatewashome.org/muggers-paradise.html[/caption] The Heygate Estate was built in the 1970’s and was home to over 3,000 residents. The majority of the building was designated to social housing. In...
[caption id="attachment_3732" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Wembley is known as the iconic home of football, but is Brent Council giving it a new lease of life?[/caption] Brent Council is leading an ambitious regeneration project, but how is it impacting the rest of Wembley? Asks Rrita Recica Wembley stadium was...
Heygate Estate to become Elephant Park As the final demolishment stages take place at Heygate Estate, and a decade on since the plans were cleared, the area is to be totally transformed, Dan James reports [caption id="attachment_1588" align="alignnone" width="780"] The derelict concrete mass of Heygate is now...
Elephant & Castle – an area once known as “the Piccadilly of the South” is facing some of its biggest changes for over five decades – but how will these reforms affect the local community? Asks Ash Houghton [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="474"] The Elephant & Castle...