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The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century

The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century

by Warwick William Wroth

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Author
Wroth, Arthur Edgar
Title
The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century
Original Publication
London: Macmillan and Co, 1896.
Credits
deaurider, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Subject
Parks -- England -- London -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 71511
Release Date
August 28, 2023
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE LONDON PLEASURE GARDENS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
  6. 6.Untitled
  7. 7.INTRODUCTION
  8. 8.ISLINGTON SPA, OR NEW TUNBRIDGE WELLS — VIEWS.
  9. 9.THE PANTHEON, SPA FIELDS — VIEWS.
  10. 10.THE LONDON SPA — VIEWS.
  11. 11.THE NEW WELLS, NEAR THE LONDON SPA
  12. 12.THE ENGLISH GROTTO, OR GROTTO GARDEN, ROSOMAN STREET
  13. 13.THE MULBERRY GARDEN, CLERKENWELL — VIEWS.
  14. 14.SADLER’S WELLS — VIEWS.
  15. 15.MERLIN’S CAVE — VIEWS.
  16. 16.BAGNIGGE WELLS — VIEWS.
  17. 17.“LORD COBHAM’S HEAD.”
  18. 18.“SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE” TAVERN AND GARDENS. — VIEWS.
  19. 19.ST. CHAD’S WELL, BATTLE BRIDGE. — VIEWS.
  20. 20.BOWLING GREEN HOUSE, NEAR THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL
  21. 21.ADAM AND EVE TEA GARDENS, TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD — VIEWS.
  22. 22.THE PEERLESS POOL — VIEWS.
  23. 23.THE SHEPHERD AND SHEPHERDESS, CITY ROAD
  24. 24.THE SPRING GARDEN, STEPNEY
  25. 25.MARYLEBONE GARDENS — § 1. Origin of Marylebone Gardens. — § 2. Marylebone Gardens under Gough and Trusler. 1738–1763. — §3. The Gardens under Thomas Lowe. 1763–1768. — §4. Later History of the Gardens. 1768–1778. — VIEWS.
  26. 26.THE QUEEN’S HEAD AND ARTICHOKE — VIEWS.
  27. 27.THE JEW’S HARP HOUSE AND TEA GARDENS — VIEWS.
  28. 28.THE YORKSHIRE STINGO — VIEWS.
  29. 29.BAYSWATER TEA GARDENS — VIEWS.
  30. 30.III NORTH LONDON GROUP
  31. 31.PANCRAS WELLS — VIEWS.
  32. 32.ADAM AND EVE TEA GARDENS, ST. PANCRAS — VIEWS.
  33. 33.THE ASSEMBLY HOUSE, KENTISH TOWN — VIEWS.
  34. 34.WHITE CONDUIT HOUSE — VIEWS.
  35. 35.DOBNEY’S BOWLING GREEN, OR PROSPECT HOUSE — VIEWS.
  36. 36.BELVIDERE TEA GARDENS, PENTONVILLE ROAD — VIEWS.
  37. 37.THE CASTLE INN AND TEA-GARDENS, COLEBROOKE ROW, ISLINGTON
  38. 38.THREE HATS, ISLINGTON — VIEWS.
  39. 39.BARLEY MOW TEA HOUSE AND GARDENS, ISLINGTON
  40. 40.CANONBURY HOUSE TEA GARDENS — VIEWS.
  41. 41.COPENHAGEN HOUSE — VIEWS.
  42. 42.HIGHBURY BARN — VIEWS.
  43. 43.THE DEVIL’S HOUSE, HOLLOWAY. — VIEWS.
  44. 44.HORNSEY WOOD HOUSE. — VIEWS.
  45. 45.THE SPRING GARDEN, STOKE NEWINGTON.
  46. 46.THE BLACK QUEEN COFFEE-HOUSE AND TEA-GARDENS, SHACKLEWELL.
  47. 47.IV HAMPSTEAD GROUP
  48. 48.HAMPSTEAD WELLS — VIEWS.
  49. 49.THE SPANIARDS — VIEWS.
  50. 50.NEW GEORGIA — VIEWS.
  51. 51.BELSIZE HOUSE — VIEWS.
  52. 52.KILBURN WELLS — VIEWS.
  53. 53.V CHELSEA GROUP
  54. 54.RANELAGH HOUSE AND GARDENS — § 1. Origin of Ranelagh — § 2. The Rotunda — § 3. The entertainments and the company. — § 4. Annals of Ranelagh 1742–1769. — § 5. Later history of Ranelagh, 1770–1805. — VIEWS.
  55. 55.STROMBOLO HOUSE AND GARDENS, CHELSEA
  56. 56.STAR AND GARTER TAVERN AND GARDENS, CHELSEA
  57. 57.JENNY’S WHIM, PIMLICO — VIEWS.
  58. 58.CROMWELL’S GARDENS, Afterwards FLORIDA GARDENS, BROMPTON — VIEWS.
  59. 59.VI SOUTH LONDON GROUP
  60. 60.BERMONDSEY SPA GARDENS — VIEWS.
  61. 61.ST. HELENA GARDENS, ROTHERHITHE — VIEWS.
  62. 62.FINCH’S GROTTO GARDENS — VIEWS.
  63. 63.CUPER’S GARDENS — VIEWS.
  64. 64.“THE FOLLY” ON THE THAMES — VIEWS.
  65. 65.BELVEDERE HOUSE AND GARDENS, LAMBETH
  66. 66.RESTORATION SPRING GARDENS, ST. GEORGE’S FIELDS
  67. 67.THE FLORA TEA GARDENS (OR MOUNT GARDENS), WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD
  68. 68.THE TEMPLE OF FLORA
  69. 69.APOLLO GARDENS (OR TEMPLE OF APOLLO) — VIEWS.
  70. 70.DOG AND DUCK, ST. GEORGE’S FIELDS ( St. George’s Spa ) — VIEWS.
  71. 71.THE BLACK PRINCE, NEWINGTON BUTTS
  72. 72.LAMBETH WELLS
  73. 73.MARBLE HALL, VAUXHALL
  74. 74.THE CUMBERLAND TEA-GARDENS AND TAVERN, VAUXHALL Originally Smith’s Tea-Gardens — VIEWS.
  75. 75.VAUXHALL GARDENS — § 1. 1661–1728 — § 2. 1732–1767. — § 3. 1768–1790. — § 4. 1791–1821. — § 5. 1822–1859. — AUTHORITIES AND VIEWS.
  76. 76.INDEX — FOOTNOTES:

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