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New Albany, 24 Albany Road

These premises have been known by different names during their history:	FROM	TO	NAME
			THE ALBANY
	1908	2017	ALBANY HOTEL
	2018	present	NEW ALBANY
The Albany as it looked in 1923. In 1907 the licenses of the Blue Pig, Gosford Street, and the Sun Dial in Lord Street were surrendered in consideration of a new license for the ALBANY HOTEL and the pub was subsequently built. Albany Road, originally known as Earlsdon Road, was declared a highway on 16th February 1897. The following year the Duchess of Albany visited Coventry to open St. Thomas' church bazaar and the name was changed to Albany Road. The pub was built by Marston, Thompson and Evershed. Planning permission had been granted in 1903 for a much smaller pub than was actually built, which presumably explains why the site seems a little cramped. Erection of the premises was still underway in February 1908 and it appears to have opened in May. This has been an extremely popular pub, especially with students. In March 2017 the pub, which had been called simply THE ALBANY for some time, was closed, but reopened as the NEW ALBANY in November 2018. The youngest son of Queen Victoria was Leopold Duncan Albert, styled the Duke of Albany. Albany, like Albion, was a name used by the ancient Romans for Britain.