2-714-822 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Old Gore House, in 1830', (c1876). Gore House, built in the 1750s and decorated by architect Robert Adam, was residence of political reformer William Wilberforce between 1808 and 1821. In 1871, the Royal Albert Hall was built on the site of the former house and opened by Queen Victoria. From "Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]