Royal Albert Hall who had died six years earlier. It forms the practical part of a memorial to the Prince Consort – the decorative part is the Albert Memorial directly to the north in Kensington Gardens, now separated from the Hall by Kensington Gore. In 1851, the Great Exhibition (for which the Crystal Palace was built) was held in Hyde Park, London. The exhibition was a great success and led Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, to propose the creation of a permanent series of facilities for the enlightenment of the public in the area, which came to be known as Albertopolis. The Exhibition's
Allitsen Road drill hall Allitsen Road drill hall The Allitsen Road drill hall is a former drill hall in St John's Wood, London. The building was designed as the headquarters of the 3rd County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters) in what was then known as Henry Street (now Allitsen Road) in St John's Wood and was completed in 1912. The regiment was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to Gallipoli. The unit evolved to become the 5th (London) Armoured Car Company, Tank Corps in 1920 and the 23rd (London) Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Corps in 1922 but reverted to