Royal Albert Hall London, England, UK

Listed Building Description

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TQ 2679 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER KENSINGTON GORE, SW7 85/10 24.2.58 Royal Albert Hall. GV I Public hall. 1867-1871. Designed by Captain Fowke; completed by Major-General H Y D Scott. Red brick, buff terracotta, glazed domed roof. Italian Renaissance style. Eliptical plan. Five stages with two main tiers of windows, the lower square-headed, the upper round-headed, with decorative pilasters between. Mosaic frieze of figures. Entrances to north, south, east and west within projecting two-storey porches with elaborate moulded pilasters. Balustrades and cornice. Good arcaded interior. Altered ceiling.

Listing NGR: TQ2660279585