Björn Ulvaeus plans to build a ‘singing theatre’ party restaurant – in the heart of a community co-op area in London’s Waterloo. The residents have other ideas
Down a narrow side street near Waterloo station, hidden from the tourists and London commuters behind tall wooden doors, is the relic of a bohemian dream.
Behind the doors are a tennis court, a lawn and park benches. A children’s swing set and seesaw are painted a fading mustard and tomato red. The residents whose windows look over this rare sanctum live in one of Waterloo’s nine housing co-ops – an unlikely bit of social housing in this coveted slice of the city.
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