ABSTRACT
This chapter describes a solitary journey by the author, undertaken in February 2016, headed westwards from the Thames river through South London. The journey was intended to experience a slice of the city at a time of rapid change, and to examine some of its more politically charged locations. Barratt, best known as a builder of suburban semi-detached homes, are prolifically building modern blocks and towers all over London. Located in an exciting area of south London undergoing a major regeneration, Greenland Place is set to become a vibrant new area to live, shop and relax in. Harvard Gardens is being built on the site of already demolished blocks of the Aylesbury Estate. New streets for the new development and the ‘new community’ are being named after historic local characters. The entrance to the ‘Elephant Park’ site is tucked in behind a collection of brightly painted shipping containers full of boutiques, bars and coffee shops.
