About

spare street 

a new street dedicated to Creative Enterprise in London, SE17

July 2016

- In July 2016, Spare Street opened to the public for the first time. Seeing Hotel Elephant more than double it's workspace provision in Southwark

24

- At Spare Street we have a total of 24 workspaces dedicated to recent graduates, from artists, designer-makers and start-up creative businesses. 

2009

- Hotel Elephant was established in 2009 as a not for profit company to provide space for Arts, Culture and Enterprise in Southwark. Hotel Elephant was founded by local artist and long term resident, Reuben Powell 

5

- The first permanent Creative Enterprise hub in the Elephant & Castle, Spare Street is made up of five newly refurbished, glazed fronted railway arches

80+

- With space for over 80 Creative Entrepreneurs, Spare Street is South London's newest entrepreneurial community

our story

57,000 sqft

- Since 2009, Hotel Elephant has provided 57,000 sqft of studio, exhibition and education space across 6 meanwhile use buildings in the Elephant & Castle 

8,750 sqft

- At Spare Street Hotel Elephant provides a total of 8,750 sqft of workspace including a public space & cafe across all five arches

1886

- Spare Street has been named after Austin Osman Spare - an Edwardian portrait artist who lived and exhibited locally until his death in 1956

70

- In addition to Spare Street, Hotel Elephant currently provides studio space for 70 artists and makers in two meanwhile use spaces in Southwark

funding and partners