York And Albany Public House

The York and Albany Public House, located at Nos. 127 and 129 Parkway, consists of a public house at No. 129, built around 1826-1827, and stables at No. 127, dating from the mid-19th century. This building is the earliest structure linked to the Park Village East development by John Nash on land that he leased.

The exterior of No. 129 features a three-storey north front with a five-window range. The ground floor, which was modified in the 1920s, has a glazed tile façade divided into three bays and is glazed between the piers, wrapping around into the west elevation. The first floor has five arched French windows, and there is a moulded string course at the second floor, which is lit by five unhorned sash windows. The building is topped with a moulded cornice and a balustraded parapet, and there are two stacks on the east wall plane and one on the west wall. The west elevation also has a five-window range, with two blocked ground-floor windows to the right of the 1920s frontage. The stucco is scored to resemble rustication, and there is a first-floor platband. To the left, there are two blind first-floor windows, while to the right, there are three unhorned sashes. The moulded second-floor string course continues, with two blind windows and three unhorned sashes on the second floor, separated by a blocked window. The balustraded parapet continues along this elevation. Attached to the south is a two-storey, one-window range extension from the early 20th century.

Inside No. 129, the ground floor has been opened up into a single retail area, with the front wall supported by cast-iron columns. The bar counters and shelves date from the 1970s. At the rear, in the former billiard room, there is a pyramid iron-framed roof light. The staircase features stick balusters and an open string with a ramped and wreathed handrail. The first-floor assembly room occupies the entire north frontage, with an office partitioned off at the east end.

The exterior of No. 127 is two storeys high with a three-window range. It has double timber carriage doors to the left of a pedestrian door and a blind window. The first floor features three unhorned sashes. The roof has an internal gable end stack to the east. Inside No. 127, the flooring is paved for stables, and partitions and fittings have been removed.