Elephant & Castle - Architecture

Walk preview

Step 1: Start at Elephant & Castle Tube Station, admire the 1890 Leslie Green façade and the new living wall.

Step 2: Cross the road and you’ll find the Michael Faraday Memorial which is also an electrical substation. Micheal Faraday was born nearby.

Step 3: Cross the road at the lights, watch out for cyclists too, the cycle superhighway runs through here so you’ll see plenty of bikes in the area

Step 4: Head past the Metropolitan Tabernacle Church and keep right until you reach St Mary’s Churchyard …

Step 5: Take a stroll around the green, there’s some interesting history behind this space so check out the information boards.

Step 6: Head out of the park towards Brook Street …

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