Elephant and Castle

  • Faraday and the Elephant

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    If you’ve ever been south of the river in London you’ll probably have seen the Faraday Memorial, even if you didn’t realise it. The Memorial is the big steel cube in the middle of what used to be a traffic roundabout at Elephant and Castle. The area around it is now more pedestrian-friendly. It looks…

  • The London elephants

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    This post is by request as I’ve been told the blog needs more about elephants. There has been terrible news for the last fortnight so I’m happy to turn to a topic that at least one reader might actually enjoy. London is one of the blog themes, so these aren’t just any elephants. They’re London elephants.…

  • What’s this all about?

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    A blog about experts, language and metaphors, inspired by a billboard seen in South East London near the Elephant and Castle proclaiming ‘Elephant dentist struck off’. No connection with actual elephants or dentists.