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 Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Exhibition hall(?)  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Battersea Park Road  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 41883 Build/constructionBuilding begun
Item 2 of 4June 1885 Completion 
Item 3 of 41887 Closed 
Item 4 of 41894 Destruction/demolition 

People

Design and Construction

The 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4Bell & Miller A18831885Designed 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).
Item 2 of 4Daniel Miller A18831885 
Item 3 of 4Robert Bruce Bell A18831885 
Item 4 of 4F J & H Francis B18831885 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 2Albert Exhibition Palace LtdClient 1883-1884
Item 2 of 2Albert Palace Association Ltd From 1884 onwards

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Survey of London Survey of London  Volume 49, pp274-277