Gardens · London
Metro Central Heights
In or near City of London.
Metro Central Heights — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
David P Howard — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Elephant & Castle · 0.1 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Metro Central Heights is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Southwark Playhouse is a theatre located in London, featuring a variety of productions across two venues: Borough and Elephant. Visitors can enjoy a range of performances, from musicals to new plays, in a vibrant and inclusive environment.
From the Wikipedia article
Metro Central Heights is a group of residential buildings in Walworth in the London Borough of Southwark. It was originally known as Alexander Fleming House, a multi-storey office complex designed by Hungarian-born modernist architect Ernő Goldfinger and constructed in the early 1960s for Arnold Lee of Imry Properties.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The design was favoured both by the property developer Imry and by the London County Council as it promised the largest amount of lettable space and therefore the best financial return for the site. Standing at a height of approximately 55 metres at its highest point, the initial plan included three freestanding blocks. Among these, two were seven stories tall, and one was eighteen stories tall, arranged around a central piazza. It is located on Newington Causeway on the east side of the busy Elephant and Castle junction in inner south-east London. Ernő Goldfinger proposed three main components of modern architecture, "the permanent structure; the much less permanent services and an even…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4958, -0.0992
- District
- Southwark
- Parish
- Southwark, unparished area
- Postcode
- SE1 6BT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Phone
- 020 7407 0234
- Established
- 1965
- Nearest railway station
- Elephant & Castle — 0.1 km
- Official site
- southwarkplayhouse.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6824538 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Metro Central Heights (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Metro Central Heights?
- Metro Central Heights is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SE1 6BT), in the parish of Southwark, unparished area.
- What is Metro Central Heights?
- Metro Central Heights — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Metro Central Heights?
- The nearest railway station is Elephant & Castle, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SE1 6BT.
- When was Metro Central Heights built?
- Built or established in 1965. Designed by Ernő Goldfinger.
- How do I get to Metro Central Heights?
- The nearest railway station is Elephant & Castle, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SE1 6BT.