Magnificent Roupell Street: From Swamp to Movie Set
The much-photographed street has a surprising past.
One of London’s most famous residential streets turns 200 this year. Roupell Street, between Waterloo and Blackfriars, is a photographer’s delight, with its colourful doorways, vintage cars and, of course, that sawtooth roofline. The street is almost unchanged in its two centuries of existence but that doesn’t mean it lacks history.
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