Basic Site Details Name: | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Town, district or village: | Mayfair | City or county: | London | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Institute | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 20, Albemarle Street | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1894 | | Alteration/conversion | Internal alterations and conversion of adjacent property, 20 Albermarle Street, into ancillary accommodation. |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Thomas Webster | | B | 1800 | | Lecture theatre, library and repository - assisted Count Rumford with design. Plans subsequently altered by James Spiller. | | William Flockhart | | A | 1894 | | Internal alterations and conversion of adjacent property, 20 Albermarle Street, into ancillary accommodation. |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Rumford, Count | Client and also assisted Thomas Webster with design |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architects Journal | 23 October 1941 | | | pp269-70 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | | |
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