| London: Royal Albert Hall |
Country: England, United Kingdom City: London Borough: City of Westminster Location: Kensington Gore Concert hall, built 1867-1871 by Lt. Col. Henry Y. D. Cole (using designs by Captain Francis Fowke) for the "Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences Corporation", on the former site of Gore House. Opened 29 March 1871 by Queen Victoria. Named in honour of Queen Victoria's late husband, Prince Consort Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1819-1861). The Royal Albert Hall Organ (9779 pipes) is the second-largest organ in the U.K. (second only to the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Organ). 1995-2003 major renovation. Used for political and religious meetings, exhibitions, banquets, sports tournaments, balls, and classical and pop concerts, including the BBC's annual "Proms" summer concert series. Capacity: up to 5266 persons, depending on the nature of the respective event. Notable world premieres:
Links: www.royalalberthall.co.uk, www.bbc.co.uk/proms, Wikipedia |
Reverse Text: "The Opening of the Royal Albert Hall, Exterior View. 1871"Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; 5055187095481; 2017 Type: 2017 postcard reproduction of an 1871 image Size: 17.9 x 12.3 cm Not sent. |
Front Text: "Albert Hall - London - Albert Memorial"Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons; "View" Postcard No. 8; Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Sent: from Glasgow to Saltcoats, 1903 |
Front Text: "London - Albert Hall"Publisher: Peacock; 1008 L Type: Undivided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Albert Hall - London"Publisher: Printed in Saxony Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Albert Hall - London"Publisher: Samuels Ltd., Strand, London; J. S. 61 Type: Divided Back Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Auditorium. Royal Albert Hall, London."Publisher: Kingsway Real Photo Series; 12255 Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "The Royal Albert Hall"Publisher: Woburn Studios Ltd. Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "The Royal Albert Hall"Publisher: Woburn Studios Ltd. Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "London. Royal Albert Hall & Albert Memorial."Publisher: Almquist & Coster, Helsingborg (Sweden) Type: Real Photo Size: Classic Not sent. |
Front Text: "Royal Albert Hall Thursday Feby. 15th 1923", " Ted (Kid) Lewis v. Roland Todd"Reverse Text: "Programme cover, 'Boxing', 1923" Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; 5055187095535; 2016br> Type: 2016 postcard reproduction of a 1923 image Size: 12.3 x 17.9 cm Not sent. |
Picture: floor plan for a boxing tournament in 1934Front Text: "Royal Albert Hall" Reverse Text: "Handbill for the Seventh Amateur Boxing Tournament 5 December 1934" Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; 5055187095535; 2017 Type: 2017 postcard reproduction of a 1934 image Size: 12.3 x 17.9 cm Not sent. |
Front Text: "The Royal Albert Hall from the Albert Memorial, London"Reverse Text: "One of the world's largets concert halls, the Royal Albert Hall, built to commemorate the Prince Consort, was completed in 1871. The Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, part of which can be seen in the foreground of this photograph, was completed in 1876 after 12 years of work." Publisher: Photo Precision, Huntingdon; PT9972 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Front Text: "London Postal Region Postcard"Reverse Text: "New K-type pillar box in Prince Consort Road, behind the Royal Albert Hall" Publisher: London Postal Region Postcard; LPR 1 Size: Modern Not sent (but stamped on first day of sale, 11 Oct 1982). |
Reverse Text: "London - Kensington - The Royal Albert Hall"Publisher: Nutshell Cards Size: Modern Sent: from Twickenham to Mülheim/Ruhr (Germany), 1987 |
Front Text: signed: Edna Lamb 1986Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; 5055187095689; 2017 Size: 12.3 x 17.9 cm Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "View from Hyde Park"Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; RAH012; 2004 Size: 17.9 x 12.3 cm Not sent. |
Front Text: signed: Wright 2009Reverse Text: "The Royal Albert Hall & Victoria and Albert Memorial London" Publisher: Matthew Wright, The Wright Gallery Type: folded greeting card Size: 10.5 x 14.8 cm (folded) Not sent. |
Front Text: "The Albert Hall", signed: Martin MillardReverse Text: "View from Kensington Gardens. Watercolour painting by Martin Milard" [sic!] Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; 5055187095634; 2016 Size: 17.9 x 12.3 cm Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Designed exclusively for the Royal Albert Hall by Victoria Eggs. [...]"Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; 0726597717649; 2016 Type: folded greeting card Size: 15.7 x 10.8 cm (folded) Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Steph Dekker, Tula Moon"Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; 5055187095641; 2016 Size: 17.9 x 12.3 cm Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Cross Section of the Royal Albert Hall"Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; 5055187095696; 2017 Size: 17.9 x 12.3 cm Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Full House"Publisher: Royal Albert Hall, London; 5055187095702; 2017 Size: 17.9 x 12.3 cm Not sent. |
Front Text: "Royal Albert Hall in Kensington"Publisher: Harenberg, Dortmund; from the postcard calendar "London 2020 Sehnsuchtskalender" Size: Modern Not sent. |
Picture: Royal Albert Hall lit in the colours of the Ukrainian flagFront Text: "Royal Albert Hall", "London" Reverse Text: "Korolivsky Albert-hol, London, Angliya. The Royal Albert Hall, London, England", "Stand with Ukraine" Publisher: EJ Studio Eugene July; 2022 Size: Modern Not sent. |
Reverse Text: "Royal Albert Hall by Christopher Pottruff"Publisher: grimoire.redbubble.com Size: Modern Not sent. |
| For another picture of this concert hall, see London: "The Theatres of London". Permanent link: https://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/id/1131 |