Long runs of red brick Georgian townhouses with sash windows and iron railings, and a street the BBC Two series Peaky Blinders filmed on.
What Rodney Street looks like
The street is a long, straight run of Georgian townhouses, mostly red brick. Most of the houses are three bays wide, and a few are five bays with central doors. Three storeys is the usual height, with the front doors raised above basements. Stone dressings frame the windows and doorcases.
The fronts have sash windows, pedimented or arched doorcases and iron area railings. Many doorways have fanlights over the door. Several houses have iron balconies across the first floor, and some have dormers rising out of slate roofs. has a flat brick front with an arched doorcase on Ionic columns. Cars park along the kerbs. Black lamp posts stand on the pavements, and traffic signals stand at some junctions.
Ground floors vary. On one terrace a restaurant and a café occupy the street level. Another has a photography studio's shopfront across its ground floor. Some houses are private medical clinics, notably for cosmetic surgery.
is a Grade II* house. It has a pedimented doorcase reached by five steps, and plain iron railings curve from the door. , a former Presbyterian church, has an ashlar front with an Ionic portico and corner towers topped with domes. Its body is rendered brick with round-headed windows.
The south end of the street meets . and Hope Street lie in the same conservation area.
Shot in Rodney Street
The BBC Two series Peaky Blinders filmed its second series on Rodney Street. The Liverpool Film Office reported crews on the street in February 2014.
Peaky Blinders, series two
Played 1920s
The Liverpool Film Office reports the road closed and shrouded in smoke as filming began at around 6am, with Cillian Murphy in full 1920s costume. The production does not name a particular house.
What Rodney Street can double for
Merrion Square in Dublin, Ireland
Three sides of the square are lined with Georgian redbrick townhouses, the same building type as the Rodney Street run. The surrounding houses were largely complete by the beginning of the 19th century. The west side is Leinster House and Government Buildings rather than townhouses, so shoot the other three sides. Try searching Georgian redbrick townhouses now.
The Grade I Georgian terrace on the south side of the square has three storeys with attics and basements, and a plain stucco band at first-floor level. Its brick is yellow stock rather than red, so the colour gives it away in close frames. In wider shots, look for the stuccoed centre houses. Try searching Georgian stucco terrace now.
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