The Albany, or correctly, Albany, is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, London. The three-storey mansion was built in the 1770s and divided into apartments in 1802.
Albany at dusk (May 2014)
Drawing by Thomas H. Shepherd, c. 1830
Piccadilly is a road in the City of Westminster, London, England, to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is part of the A4 road that connects central London to Hammersmith, Earl's Court, Heathrow Airport and the M4 motorway westward. St James's is to the south of the eastern section, while the western section is built up only on the northern side. Piccadilly is just under 1 mile (1.6 km) in length, and it is one of the widest and straightest streets in central London.
View of Piccadilly and The Dilly hotel (on the left), looking towards Piccadilly Circus, 2009.
Piccadilly in 1970.
Piccadilly at night, 1970.
St James's Church has stood on Piccadilly since 1684, and was designed by Sir Christopher Wren