Basic Site Details Name: | The Albert Palace | Town, district or village: | Battersea | City or county: | London | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Contractors F Bratby & Co. original estimate of £41,000. Crystal Palace type building 473 feet long. Stencilled decoration by Christopher Dresser.
Bryceson organ designed by W T Best, relocated to Fort Augustus Abbey, removed 2000 and rebuilt with modifications in St Peter's Church, Buckie. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Exhibition hall(?) | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | Battersea Park Road | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1883 | | Build/construction | Building begun | | June 1885 | | Completion | | | 1887 | | Closed | | | 1894 | | Destruction/demolition | |
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 | | Bell & Miller | | A | 1883 | 1885 | Designed in association with F J & H Francis of London. Re-used the iron work of the Dublin Exhibition Building of 1865 (designed by Alfred G Jones). | | Daniel Miller | | A | 1883 | 1885 | | | Robert Bruce Bell | | A | 1883 | 1885 | | | F J & H Francis | | B | 1883 | 1885 | |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Albert Exhibition Palace Ltd | Client 1883-1884 | | Albert Palace Association Ltd | From 1884 onwards |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Survey of London | | Survey of London | | | Volume 49, pp274-277 |
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