St. George's was, and still is, the parish church for the affluent Mayfair district of London. Many important weddings, in real life and in Regency fiction, took place at St.George's. The church was built in the 1720s and has undergone very little alteration since that time.

The print above right is from Ackermann's Repository of Arts, November 1812, and shows George Street looking toward the church, on the right.

The Albany (more fashionably called simply "Albany") was a favorite location for bachelor apartments during the Regency. The house was built in the 1770s for Viscount Melbourne, but was taken over by Frederick, Duke of York, in 1791. When he gave up residence in 1802, it was converted into 69 bachelor sets (ie sets of rooms). Lord Byron was its most famous Regency resident. In the 20th century, it was home to Georgette Heyer.

The print above right, "The Albany in Piccadilly" from a drawing by Thomas Shepherd, dates to c1830.

The Bank of England moved to larger premises in Threadneedle Street in 1734 and continued to expand on that site for the next 100 years, eventually occupying over 3½ acres. Regency architect Sir John Soane served as the Bank's architect from 1788 to 1833. His external wall, as seen in the print above right, was completed in 1828 and remained intact for 100 years. Between 1925 and 1939, Soane's Bank was demolished, leaving only the lower part of his external wall, which can still be seen at ground level on Threadneedle Street.

The print above right, "The Bank of England," was produced in 1828, documenting the completion of Soane's outer wall.

The Royal Exchange was the center of commerce for the city of London. During the Regency period it was housed in premises built in 1669 (the original building having been destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666). That building, shown above right, was destroyed by fire in 1838. The current building was opened by Queen Victoria in 1844. All three Exchange buildings were built on the same site in Cornhill, across the street from the Bank of England. The Royal Exchange no longer acts as the center of commerce. It now serves as an upscale shopping center.

The print above right, "View of the Royal Exchange, London" by Thomas Bowles, was produced in 1751.

Almack's Assembly Rooms were located on King Street, just off St. James Street. Almack's first opened it doors in 1765, and closed them forever in 1863. A modern office building now stands on the site.

The print on the left, the only exterior view of Almack's to be found, appears to be from the Regency period.

The print above right, "Theatre Royal, Drury Lane,"was produced in 1821, shortly after the addition of the portico.

The current premises of the oldest gentleman's club in London date to the 1750s. The famous bow window, shown on the right, was added in 1811.

See White's on the St. James area of Horwood's 1799 Map of London, below, site #1.

The print above left, "The Burlington Arcade,"was produced in 1819, shortly after the arcade opened.

On the map, the Arcade is not labeled, but it is the narrow lane marked by the red star, running between Piccadilly and Vigo Lane.

The oldest surviving bookstore in London, Hatchard's has been doing business from its premises at 187 Piccadilly since 1797.

Fortnum & Mason was established in 1707 at 181 Piccadilly, where it remains today. It was initially a purveyor of fine and exotic foodstuffs, and provided dried furits, preserves, and spices to officers during the Peninsular Wars. Though it is still best known for its teas and jams and fancy wicker baskets, it is now a full-blown department store. The current premises, with the neo-Georgian brick exterior and fan-lighted shop windows, was built in the 1920s. The interior underwent an extensive makeover in 2007, in honor of its 300th anniversary, and no trace of the Georgian or Regency eras remain.