Demolition of the shopping arcade blocking Peckham Rye station to start this summer

Peckham town centre is to get a new public square as work to remove a dilapidated 1930s shopping arcade from the front of Peckham Rye station is about to get underway.
Looking over the top of the soon to be demolished shopping arcade towards the station (c) ianVisits
Planned for some years, the removal of the 1930s shopping centre was expected to start last year, but there were some delays, and now Southwark Council has awarded BAM Nuttal the contract to remove the shops. Once removed, the space