Albert Family Dwellings

The Albert Family Dwellings, built in 1848 by William Back for the Metropolitan Association for Improving the Dwellings of the Poor, are one of the earliest surviving examples of artisan flats. The building is constructed from stock brick and features a stucco eaves band, cornice, and blocking course. It has decorative bands at the first and third floor heights. The facade facing Deal Street consists of five storeys and a basement, with five bays where the central three are slightly advanced. The central three bays contain three-light sash windows flanked by casements, with outer sashes. The Underwood Street facade has 17 windows, with the end and center bays slightly advanced, displaying paired alternate ranks of sashes and casements. The Albert Family Dwellings, along with Nos 20 to 35 Albert Cottages and Nos 7 to 20 Victoria Cottages, form a group of different types of 19th-century artisan housing, also associated with the group on Underwood Road.