This area was once famed for its pub — indeed, Elephant and Castle is named after a pub, which existed here for centuries. Its last incarnation was a workaday locals' boozer with a Thai kitchen ...

A university student on a quest to find the best Wetherspoons in the UK plans to visit and rank all 800 pubs by the age of 30 ...

But for all the newness, London needs more space. And for more space, old buildings often need to be knocked down. Now, food hall Mercato Metropolitano in Elephant and Castle faces that very fate.

Image: Matt Brown Elephants were once indigenous to London. Well… to the area ... One of many model elephants to be found around Elephant and Castle. The name comes from an old inn sign in ...