Roupell Street, SE1

Roupell Street was developed by John Palmer Roupell during the 1820s.

This area was once part of Lambeth Marsh which extended from Blackfriars Road in the east to Lambeth Bridge in the south, centred around St George’s Circus. The landscape was characterised by marshland, sandbanks and tributaries of the River Neckinger spreading across the marsh and joining the Thames.

During the medieval period, the Manor of Kennington controlled this area, which contained a small village called Lambeth Marsh. Over time, the village’s name changed to "upper" and "lower" marsh, and these designations are still reflected in some of the street names in the present day.

John Palmer Roupell, a gold refiner, resided with his family at 16 Meymott Street, known as "Cross Street" at that time. He undertook the development of the land to create housing for artisan workers. The result was the construction of modest, two-story, terraced houses made of brick, arranged along conventional streets.

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Addington Street, SE1 Addington Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Addington Street, SE1

Alaska Street, SE1 Alaska Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Alaska Street, SE1

Applegarth House, SE1 Residential block

Applegarth House, SE1

Aquinas Street, SE1 Aquinas Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Aquinas Street, SE1

Bankside Lofts, SE1 Bankside Lofts is a block in Southwark (Southwark)

Bankside Lofts, SE1

Barge House Street, SE1 Barge House Street is a renamed section of Upper Ground Street (South Bank)

Barge House Street, SE1

Barons Place, SE1 Barons Place is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Barons Place, SE1

Baylis Road, SE1 Baylis Road runs between Westminster Bridge Road and Waterloo Road (Waterloo)

Baylis Road, SE1

Bear Lane, SE1 Bear Lane is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Bear Lane, SE1

Belvedere Crescent, SE1 Belvedere Crescent used to run off Belvedere Road (South Bank)

Belvedere Crescent, SE1

Benson House, SE1 Benson House is located on Hatfields (Southwark)

Benson House, SE1

Blackfriars Foundry 154-156, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Blackfriars Foundry 154-156, SE1

Blackfriars Road, SE1 Blackfriars Road runs between St George’s Circus at the southern end and Blackfriars Bridge over the River Thames at the northern end, leading to the City of London. (Southwark)

Blackfriars Road, SE1

Boundary Row, SE1 Boundary Row is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Boundary Row, SE1

Boyce Street, SE1 Anne Street was renamed Boyce Street in 1911 (Waterloo)

Boyce Street, SE1

Brad Street, SE1 Brad Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Brad Street, SE1

Brinton Walk, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Southwark)

Brinton Walk, SE1

Broadwall, SE1 Broadwall is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Broadwall, SE1

Buckley Street, SE1 Frances Street was renamed Buckley Street in 1937 but disappeared from the map in the 1950s (Waterloo)

Buckley Street, SE1

Burrell Street, SE1 Burrell Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Burrell Street, SE1

Burrows Mews, SE1 Burrows Mews is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Burrows Mews, SE1

Casson Square, SE1 Casson Square is a square of South Bank buildings (South Bank)

Casson Square, SE1

Chancel Street, SE1 Chancel Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Chancel Street, SE1

Chaplin Close, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Chaplin Close, SE1

Climsland House, SE1 Climsland House is a block on Duchy Street (South Bank)

Climsland House, SE1

Coin Street, SE1 Coin Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Coin Street, SE1

Cole House, SE1 Cole House is a block on Tanswell Street (Waterloo)

Cole House, SE1

Colombo House, SE1 Colombo House is a block on Joan Street (Southwark)

Colombo House, SE1

Colombo Street, SE1 Colombo Street was - until 1937 - called Collingwood Street (Southwark)

Colombo Street, SE1

Columbo House, SE1 Columbo House is a block on Blackfriars Road (Southwark)

Columbo House, SE1

Concert Hall Approach, SE1 Concert Hall Approach ’does what it says on the tin’ (South Bank)

Concert Hall Approach, SE1

Cons Street, SE1 Emma Cons was the founder of the Royal Victoria Coffee Music Hall, that later became known as the Old Vic (Waterloo)

Cons Street, SE1

Coral Street, SE1 Coral Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Coral Street, SE1

Cornwall Flats, SE1 Cornwall Flats is a block on Cornwall Road (Waterloo)

Cornwall Flats, SE1

Cornwall Road, SE1 According to John Norden’s description in 1615, there was a lane running northwest towards the Thames, following the approximate path of the modern Cornwall Road (South Bank)

Cornwall Road, SE1

Cubitt House, SE1 Cubitt House is a block on Blackfriars Road (Southwark)

Cubitt House, SE1

Dolben Street, SE1 Dolben Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Dolben Street, SE1

Doon Street, SE1 Doon Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Doon Street, SE1

Doreen Ramsey Court, SE1 Doreen Ramsey Court is a block on The Cut (Waterloo)

Doreen Ramsey Court, SE1

Dorset House, SE1 Dorset House is a block on Stamford Street (Southwark)

Dorset House, SE1

Duchy Street, SE1 Duchy Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Duchy Street, SE1

Edward Henry House, SE1 Edward Henry House is a block on Cornwall Road (South Bank)

Edward Henry House, SE1

Elizabeth House, SE1 Elizabeth House is a block on York Road (Waterloo)

Elizabeth House, SE1

Enterprise House, SE1 Residential block (South Bank)

Enterprise House, SE1

Ethelm House, SE1 Ethelm House is a block on Cornwall Road (Waterloo)

Ethelm House, SE1

Exton Street, SE1 Exton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Exton Street, SE1

Falcon Point Piazza, SE1 Falcon Point Piazza is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Falcon Point Piazza, SE1

Fifth Floor Valentine Place, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Fifth Floor Valentine Place, SE1

FranklinWilkins Building, SE1 FranklinWilkins Building is sited on Stamford Street (South Bank)

FranklinWilkins Building, SE1

Friars Bridge Court, SE1 Friars Bridge Court is located on Blackfriars Road (Southwark)

Friars Bridge Court, SE1

Friars House, SE1 Friars House is a block on Blackfriars Road

Friars House, SE1

Gabriels Wharf, SE1 Gabriels Wharf is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Gabriels Wharf, SE1

Gambia Street, SE1 Gambia Street - then called William Street - was already on the 1800 maps of London

Gambia Street, SE1

Gare Apartments, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode

Gare Apartments, SE1

Glasshill Street, SE1 Glasshill Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Greater London)

Glasshill Street, SE1

Globe View House, SE1 Globe View House is a block on Blackfriars Road

Globe View House, SE1

Granby Place, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Granby Place, SE1

Grande Vitesse Industrial Centre, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Southwark)

Grande Vitesse Industrial Centre, SE1

Gray Street, SE1 Gray Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Gray Street, SE1

Greet Street, SE1 Greet Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Greet Street, SE1

Griffin Street, SE1 Griffin Street was marked on maps between the 1820s and the 1950s (Waterloo)

Griffin Street, SE1

Harlington Street, SE1 Harlington Street was built in the 1820s but swept away by the building of Waterloo station (Waterloo)

Harlington Street, SE1

Hatfields, SE1 The name "Hatfields" is believed to originate from a time when the area was used for drying animal skins, which were then used in various industries, including hat-making. (Southwark)

Hatfields, SE1

Helen Gladstone House, SE1 Helen Gladstone House is a block on Nelson Square

Helen Gladstone House, SE1

Henry House, SE1 Henry House is a building on Coin Street (South Bank)

Henry House, SE1

Hermes House, SE1 Hermes House is a block on Blackfriars Road

Hermes House, SE1

Holland Street, SE1 Today’s Holland Street was originally part of a street called Gravel Lane (Southwark)

Holland Street, SE1

Holmes Terrace, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Holmes Terrace, SE1

Hopton Street, SE1 Hopton Street was known as Green Walk until the late nineteenth century (Southwark)

Hopton Street, SE1

Howley Street, SE1 Howley Street ran between Tenison Street and Sutton Street (Waterloo)

Howley Street, SE1

Howley Terrace, SE1 Howley Place was renamed as Howley Terrace in 1939 (South Bank)

Howley Terrace, SE1

Invicta Plaza, SE1 Invicta Plaza is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Southwark)

Invicta Plaza, SE1

Isabella Street, SE1 Isabella Street contains a number of restaurants which are housed in the railway arches below the London Bridge - Charing Cross railway lines (Southwark)

Isabella Street, SE1

James Clerk Maxwell Building, SE1 James Clerk Maxwell Building is a block on Waterloo Road (South Bank)

James Clerk Maxwell Building, SE1

James Forbes House, SE1 James Forbes House is a block on Great Suffolk Street (Southwark)

James Forbes House, SE1

Joan Street, SE1 Jane Street became Joan Street in 1937 (Southwark)

Joan Street, SE1

Johanna Street, SE1 Johanna Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Johanna Street, SE1

Kent House, SE1 Kent House is a block on Upper Ground (South Bank)

Kent House, SE1

Kings Bench Street, SE1 Kings Bench Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Kings Bench Street, SE1

Lagare Apartments, SE1 Lagare Apartments is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Lagare Apartments, SE1

Launcelot Street, SE1 Launcelot Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Launcelot Street, SE1

Leake Street, SE1 Leake Street is a road and a road tunnel where graffiti is tolerated (Waterloo)

Leake Street, SE1

Lower Marsh, SE1 Lower Marsh is an 18th century street in the Waterloo neighbourhood (Waterloo)

Lower Marsh, SE1

Manners Street, SE1 Manners Street ran northeast off Vine Street (South Bank)

Manners Street, SE1

Marion’s Way, SE1 Marion’s Way was named after Marion Marples, a local campaigner who died in 2019 (Southwark)

Marion’s Way, SE1

Mepham Street, SE1 Mepham Street is one of many streets in the area named after Archbishops of Canterbury (Waterloo)

Mepham Street, SE1

Merrow Street, SE1 Merrow Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Merrow Street, SE1

Metro House, SE1 Metro House can be found on Blackfriars Road (Southwark)

Metro House, SE1

Meymott Street, SE1 Meymott Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Meymott Street, SE1

Miller Walk, SE1 Miller Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Miller Walk, SE1

Milroy Walk, SE1 Milroy Walk is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Milroy Walk, SE1

Mitre Road, SE1 Mitre Road is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Mitre Road, SE1

National Film Theatre, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

National Film Theatre, SE1

Nelson Square, SE1 Nelson Square is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Nelson Square, SE1

Nicholson Street, SE1 Nicholson Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Southwark)

Nicholson Street, SE1

Oakley Street, SE1 Gibson Street was called Oakley Street after 1877 (Waterloo)

Oakley Street, SE1

Old Barge House Alley, SE1 This is an article about Old Barge House Alley (South Bank)

Old Barge House Alley, SE1

One Blackfriars Tower, SE1 One Blackfriars Tower is a building on Upper Ground (Southwark)

One Blackfriars Tower, SE1

Oreilly Street, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Oreilly Street, SE1

Oxo Tower Wharf, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

Oxo Tower Wharf, SE1

Palestra House, SE1 Palestra House is a block on Blackfriars Road

Palestra House, SE1

Paris Garden, SE1 Paris Garden is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Paris Garden, SE1

Pear Place, SE1 Pear Place was formerly Peartree Street (Waterloo)

Pear Place, SE1

Pegasus House, SE1 Pegasus House is a block on Great Suffolk Street (Greater London)

Pegasus House, SE1

Platts Lane, WC1R Platts Lane is a location in London (South Bank)

Platts Lane, WC1R

Pocock Street, SE1 Pocock Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Pocock Street, SE1

Pontypool Place, SE1 Pontypool Place is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Pontypool Place, SE1

Price’s Street, SE1 Price’s Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Southwark)

Price’s Street, SE1

Rennie Street, SE1 Rennie Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Rennie Street, SE1

Riverside Walk, SE1 Riverside Walk is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Riverside Walk, SE1

Robinson Road, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Southwark)

Robinson Road, SE1

Roupell Street, SE1 Roupell Street was developed by John Palmer Roupell during the 1820s. (South Bank)

Roupell Street, SE1

Rowland Hill House, SE1 Rowland Hill House is a block on Union Street

Rowland Hill House, SE1

Rushworth Street, SE1 Rushworth Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Rushworth Street, SE1

Samford Street, SE1 Samford Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (South Bank)

Samford Street, SE1

Sampson House, SE1 Sampson House is a block on Hopton Street (Southwark)

Sampson House, SE1

Sandell Street, SE1 Sandell Street is named after a Mr Sandell, who owned warehouses here in the 1860s (Waterloo)

Sandell Street, SE1

Scoresby Street, SE1 Scoresby Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Southwark)

Scoresby Street, SE1

Secker Street, SE1 Secker Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Secker Street, SE1

Short Street, SE1 Short Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Short Street, SE1

Silex Street, SE1 Silex Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Silex Street, SE1

South Bank Tower, SE1 South Bank Tower can be found on Stamford Street (Southwark)

South Bank Tower, SE1

South Bank, SE1 South Bank is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

South Bank, SE1

Southbank Centre Square, SE1 Southbank Centre Square is a road in the SE1 postcode area (South Bank)

Southbank Centre Square, SE1

Southbank, SE1 Southbank is a road in the SE9 postcode area (South Bank)

Southbank, SE1

Spur Road, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Spur Road, SE1

St Alphege House, SE1 Residential block

St Alphege House, SE1

St Georges Cottages, SE1 St Georges Cottages is noted as a previous address at this approximate location

St Georges Cottages, SE1

Stamford Street Apartments, SE1 This block stands on Stamford Street (South Bank)

Stamford Street Apartments, SE1

Stamford Street, SE1 Stamford Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Stamford Street, SE1

Station Approach, SE1 Station Approach serves Waterloo station (Waterloo)

Station Approach, SE1

Surrey Row, SE1 Surrey Row is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Surrey Row, SE1

Surrey Rowe, SE1 Surrey Rowe is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Surrey Rowe, SE1

Sutton Walk, SE1 Sutton Walk - formerly Sutton Street until 1939 - was redeveloped as part of Concert Hall Approach (South Bank)

Sutton Walk, SE1

Tanswell Street, SE1 Tanswell Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area (Waterloo)

Tanswell Street, SE1

Tenison Street, SE1 Tenison Street was lost during the construction of the Shell buildings (South Bank)

Tenison Street, SE1

The Balcony, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

The Balcony, SE1

The Colonnade, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

The Colonnade, SE1

The Cut, SE1 Lower Marsh and The Cut, with its street market, formed the commercial heart of the area from the early 19th century (Waterloo)

The Cut, SE1

The Foundry, SE1 The Foundry is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

The Foundry, SE1

The Tower Building, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

The Tower Building, SE1

Theed Street, SE1 Theed Street was one of the local streets developed by John Roupell (South Bank)

Theed Street, SE1

Titan House, SE1 Titan House is a block on Southwark Street (Southwark)

Titan House, SE1

Ufford Street, SE1 Ufford Street is a road in the SE1 postcode area

Ufford Street, SE1

Union House, SE1 Union House is a block on Great Suffolk Street

Union House, SE1

Upper Ground, SE1 Upper Ground is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Upper Ground, SE1

Valentine Place, SE1 Valentine Place is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Valentine Place, SE1

Valentine Row, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (Waterloo)

Valentine Row, SE1

Vaughan House, SE1 Vaughan House is a block on Nelson Square

Vaughan House, SE1

Vine Street, SE1 Vine Street roughly followed the route of the contemporary pathway between York Road and the South Bank, beside Waterloo underground station (South Bank)

Vine Street, SE1

Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge is a road in the WC2R postcode area (South Bank)

Waterloo Bridge, SE1

Waterloo Bridge, SE1 Waterloo Bridge, as well as being the bridge itself, lends its name to the southern approach road (South Bank)

Waterloo Bridge, SE1

Waterloo Centre, SE1 Waterloo Centre is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Waterloo Centre, SE1

Waterloo Court, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

Waterloo Court, SE1

Waterloo Road, SE1 Waterloo Road is the main road in the Waterloo area straddling the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. (Waterloo)

Waterloo Road, SE1

Wayerloo Court, SE1 A street within the SE1 postcode (South Bank)

Wayerloo Court, SE1

Webber Street, SE1 Webber Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area

Webber Street, SE1

Wellington House, SE1 Wellington House is a block on Waterloo Road (Waterloo)

Wellington House, SE1

Whichcote Street, SE1 In the first years of the 19th century three streets of stock brick, terraced houses were laid out and named Anne Street, Agnes Street and Frances Street (Waterloo)

Whichcote Street, SE1

Whitehouse Apartments, SE1 Whitehouse Apartments is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (South Bank)

Whitehouse Apartments, SE1

Whittlesey Street, SE1 Whittlesey Street dates from the 1830s (South Bank)

Whittlesey Street, SE1

William Street, SE1 William Street was the name for Gambia Street between the 1770s and 1892 (Southwark)

William Street, SE1

Windmill House, SE1 Windmill House is a block on Wootton Street (Waterloo)

Windmill House, SE1

Windmill Walk, SE1 Windmill Walk stretches north and south of the Roupell Street Conservation Area (Waterloo)

Windmill Walk, SE1

Wootton Street, SE1 Wootton Street is one of the streets of London in the SE1 postal area (Waterloo)

Wootton Street, SE1

York Road Curve, SE1 York Road Curve is a road in the N1C postcode area (Waterloo)

York Road Curve, SE1

York Road, SE1 York Road skirts the western edge of Waterloo station (Waterloo)

York Road, SE1

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