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Albany Courtyard

A Grade I Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5088 / 51°30'31"N

Longitude: -0.1386 / 0°8'18"W

OS Eastings: 529274

OS Northings: 180520

OS Grid: TQ292805

Mapcode National: GBR FF.19

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.KB2P

Plus Code: 9C3XGV56+GH

Entry Name: Albany Courtyard

Listing Date: 24 February 1958

Last Amended: 9 January 1970

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1209755

English Heritage Legacy ID: 208501

Also known as: The Albany
Melbourne House

ID on this website: 101209755

Location: St James's, Westminster, London, W1J

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: West End

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St James Piccadilly

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 2980 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER ALBANY (Piccadilly) W1

70/10 Albany Courtyard, Nos 1 to 6
24.2.58 (consec)
9.1.70 (No 6 only)
GV I

Flanking forecourt wings of Melbourne House, 1771-76, by Sir
William Chambers. Brown brick, slate roof. Each wing of 2
storeys and basement. 9 bays wide with centre 3 bays slightly
advanced and pedimented. Central doorways to each group of 3
bays, with stone doorcases, pulvinated friezes and pediments.
Revealed sash windows, no glazing bars, under flat gauged arches.
Ground floor stone sill band and stone band cornice below
parapet with coping. Part of rare surviving enclave of town
mansion, converted and extended as apartments by Henry Holland
in 1802-03.

Survey of London: vol XXXI
Sir William Chambers; John Harris.


Listing NGR: TQ2927480520

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