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4 unusual facts about Albemarle Street


Louis Henry Scipio, Count Duroure

They seem to have been unsuccessful in establishing their claim, for Lord Bolingbroke (the next heir) took possession of the two houses in Park Lane and Albemarle Street that had belonged to Mrs Child.

Public lecture

In the 19th century, the popularity of the public lectures given by Sir Humphry Davy at the Royal Institution was so great that the volume of carriage traffic in Albemarle Street caused it to become the first one-way street in London.

Public Schools Club

The first, founded in 1909 and based on Albemarle Street, disbanded during World War I in the light of the heavy casualties sustained among its membership.

St James's Street

The main gatehouse of the palace is at the southern end of the road, and in the 17th century Clarendon House faced down the street across Piccadilly, located where Albemarle Street is now situated.



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