
The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century
by Arthur Edgar Wroth Warwick William Wroth
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1896. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 452 The London pleasure g...
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- THE LONDON PLEASURE GARDENS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
- INTRODUCTION
- I CLERKENWELL AND CENTRAL GROUP
- ISLINGTON SPA, OR NEW TUNBRIDGE WELLS
- VIEWS.
- THE PANTHEON, SPA FIELDS
- VIEWS.
- THE LONDON SPA
- VIEWS.
- THE NEW WELLS, NEAR THE LONDON SPA
- THE ENGLISH GROTTO, OR GROTTO GARDEN, ROSOMAN STREET
- THE MULBERRY GARDEN, CLERKENWELL
- VIEWS.
- SADLER’S WELLS
- VIEWS.
- MERLIN’S CAVE
- VIEWS.
- BAGNIGGE WELLS
- VIEWS.
- “LORD COBHAM’S HEAD.”
- “SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE” TAVERN AND GARDENS.
- VIEWS.
- ST. CHAD’S WELL, BATTLE BRIDGE.
- VIEWS.
- BOWLING GREEN HOUSE, NEAR THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL
- ADAM AND EVE TEA GARDENS, TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD
- VIEWS.
- THE PEERLESS POOL
- VIEWS.
- THE SHEPHERD AND SHEPHERDESS, CITY ROAD
- THE SPRING GARDEN, STEPNEY
- II MARYLEBONE GROUP
- 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.
- THE QUEEN’S HEAD AND ARTICHOKE
- VIEWS.
- THE JEW’S HARP HOUSE AND TEA GARDENS
- VIEWS.
- THE YORKSHIRE STINGO
- VIEWS.
- BAYSWATER TEA GARDENS
- VIEWS.
- III NORTH LONDON GROUP
- PANCRAS WELLS
- VIEWS.
- ADAM AND EVE TEA GARDENS, ST. PANCRAS
- VIEWS.
- THE ASSEMBLY HOUSE, KENTISH TOWN
- VIEWS.
- WHITE CONDUIT HOUSE
- VIEWS.
- DOBNEY’S BOWLING GREEN, OR PROSPECT HOUSE
- VIEWS.
- BELVIDERE TEA GARDENS, PENTONVILLE ROAD
- VIEWS.
- THE CASTLE INN AND TEA-GARDENS, COLEBROOKE ROW, ISLINGTON
- THREE HATS, ISLINGTON
- VIEWS.
- BARLEY MOW TEA HOUSE AND GARDENS, ISLINGTON
- CANONBURY HOUSE TEA GARDENS
- VIEWS.
- COPENHAGEN HOUSE
- VIEWS.
- HIGHBURY BARN
- VIEWS.
- THE DEVIL’S HOUSE, HOLLOWAY.
- VIEWS.
- HORNSEY WOOD HOUSE.
- VIEWS.
- THE SPRING GARDEN, STOKE NEWINGTON.
- THE BLACK QUEEN COFFEE-HOUSE AND TEA-GARDENS, SHACKLEWELL.
- IV HAMPSTEAD GROUP
- HAMPSTEAD WELLS
- VIEWS.
- THE SPANIARDS
- VIEWS.
- NEW GEORGIA
- VIEWS.
- BELSIZE HOUSE
- VIEWS.
- KILBURN WELLS
- VIEWS.
- V CHELSEA GROUP
- 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.
- STROMBOLO HOUSE AND GARDENS, CHELSEA
- STAR AND GARTER TAVERN AND GARDENS, CHELSEA
- JENNY’S WHIM, PIMLICO
- VIEWS.
- CROMWELL’S GARDENS, Afterwards FLORIDA GARDENS, BROMPTON
- VIEWS.
- VI SOUTH LONDON GROUP
- BERMONDSEY SPA GARDENS
- VIEWS.
- ST. HELENA GARDENS, ROTHERHITHE
- VIEWS.
- FINCH’S GROTTO GARDENS
- VIEWS.
- CUPER’S GARDENS
- VIEWS.
- “THE FOLLY” ON THE THAMES
- VIEWS.
- BELVEDERE HOUSE AND GARDENS, LAMBETH
- RESTORATION SPRING GARDENS, ST. GEORGE’S FIELDS
- THE FLORA TEA GARDENS (OR MOUNT GARDENS), WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD
- THE TEMPLE OF FLORA
- APOLLO GARDENS (OR TEMPLE OF APOLLO)
- VIEWS.
- DOG AND DUCK, ST. GEORGE’S FIELDS (St. George’s Spa)
- VIEWS.
- THE BLACK PRINCE, NEWINGTON BUTTS
- LAMBETH WELLS
- MARBLE HALL, VAUXHALL
- VIEWS.
- VAUXHALL GARDENS
- § 1. 1661–1728
- § 2. 1732–1767.
- § 3. 1768–1790.
- § 4. 1791–1821.
- § 5. 1822–1859.
- AUTHORITIES AND VIEWS.
- INDEX
- FOOTNOTES:
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