Our Picture source dates the image as 1899 and gives the architect as A. J. Perriam. On this 1895 OS map the building is labelled Albany Hall. and on this 1916 OS map "Institute". From Art in the Park: "In 1893, the Club took use of a building known as Albany Hall at 45 Albany Road. The building had previously been used by Reynolds and Bussell, teachers of dancing." Demolished in the 1970s.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Albany Hall
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North Camberwell Radical Club
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