eaw031790 ENGLAND (1950). The Festival of Britain South Bank site under construction, Lambeth, 1950

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Title [EAW031790] The Festival of Britain South Bank site under construction, Lambeth, 1950
Reference EAW031790
Date 14-August-1950
Link
Place name LAMBETH
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 530828, 180151
Longitude / Latitude -0.11476740841116, 51.504646072899
National Grid Reference TQ308802

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Roupell Street. I knew this street about the time of the photo and it was bit 'down at the heel', all houses having front doors opening on to the pavement and not at all desirable. Around 1952/3 there was a TV comedy sketch (BBC only in those days) filmed on this street depicting smart City Gents (Bowlers, suits, waistcoats, & umbrellas) coming out of a row houses and setting off walking to work. The joke of the sketch being this is what people will want do in the future, to great laughter from the audience. The sketch writer must have had a crystal ball. Rents for these houses then probably averaged about £1 a week. They are now being sold for well over one million pounds..

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