Old Punks Never Die . . .

They just end up in the Guardian.

Punks and Skins

Gavin Watson is a British photographer. He knew many of his subjects, and this intimacy comes out in his photographs. A London you couldn't imagine now, even in the post-turbo-capitalist phase - but who knows, if the recession deepens, it may be on the way back . . .

More Tourist Shots

Taken Fall, 2008

Tourist Shots

Taken Fall, 2008: 

Hyegate Blues

Shot at dusk, early November 2008: 

Heygate Demolished

Seems the demolition of the Heygate will be going ahead - however it is unclear what will happen after the fact since the credit crunch has put the squeeze on the company who is supposed to be 'regenerating' the Elephant and Castle. 

And if the Heygate IS torn down and nothing rebuilt, will the site remain as a massive vacant lot for years to come? 

Children's Games

A video tour of the gangways of the Heygate Estate. 

Slow dolly shot running through the whole estate, starting from the gangway at the very back, through the estate then ending at the now-demolished section which came out on New Kent Road

Heygate on Youtube

Couple of videos of what seems to be a rush of new videos on the Elephant and the Heygate Estate

1) Photos of the Elephant past, present and possible future done in a slide show. 

2) Some sort of student doc about the development of the Elephant. Love that funny accent - where did they dredge this guy up? 

Guess there will be more and more of these things as the Heygate empties out completely and the demo crews move in.