ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| Islington Spa in 1733 | 19 |
| (See Views, Islington Spa, No. 2.) | |
| May Day at the London Spa, 1720 | 31 |
| (See Views, London Spa, No. 2, Brit. Mus. Library.) | |
| A View of the English Grotto near the New River Head, circ. 1760 | 38 |
| (See p. 37, note 1, No. 1, infra. W.) | |
| Sadler’s Wells Anglers, 1796 | 46 |
| (Woodward del. Cruikshank sc. Coloured print [W.] “New River Head, Islington,” in Woodward’s Eccentric Excursions, 1796.) | |
| Sadler’s Wells in 1792, and as it was before 1765 | 49 |
| (See Views, Sadler’s Wells, No. 3.) | |
| Spinacuti’s Monkey at Sadler’s Wells, 1768 | 51 |
| (“The curious and uncommon performances of a monkey as they will be introduc’d every evening at Sadler’s Wells by Signor Spinacuta” (sic). Engraved placard, circ. 1768. W.) | |
| “The Bread and Butter Manufactory,” Bagnigge Wells, 1772 | 59 |
| (See Views, Bagnigge Wells, No. 2, mezzotint. W.) | |
| Frontispiece for the Sunday Ramble | 63 |
| (See Views, Bagnigge Wells, No. 5. W.) | |
| “Summer Amusement” | 69 |
| (An engraving printed for Bowles and Carver. W.) | |
| Bill of Peerless Pool, circ. 1846 | 83 |
| (See Views, Peerless Pool, No. 3. W.) | |
| Marybone Gardens, 1755–1761 | 99 |
| (See Views, Marylebone Gardens, No. 2; published by J. Ryall. W.) | |
| Thomas Lowe | 102 |
| (“Mr. Lowe at Sadler’s Wells.—With early Horn salute the morn.” Engraving in The Vocal Magazine, 1778, song 1091. W.) | |
| Jew’s Harp House, 1794 | 114 |
| (From a water-colour copied from Crace Coll., Cat. p. 569, No. 106.) | |
| The Bayswater Tea Gardens, 1796 | 118 |
| (See Views, Bayswater Tea Gardens. Coloured prints. W.) | |
| Bill of Pancras Wells, circ. 1730, showing the Wells, and the “Adam and Eve” tavern, near St. Pancras Church (west end) | 125 |
| (Photographed from a drawing in Crace Coll., reproducing engraved bill of circ. 1730: see Views, Pancras Wells, No. 1.) | |
| White Conduit House | 136 |
| (Engraving published 1 May, 1819, by R. Ackermann.) | |
| “A representation of the surprising performances of Mr. Price” at Dobney’s, circ. 1767 | 142 |
| (See Views, Dobney’s Bowling Green, No. 2.) | |
| Johnson at the Three Hats, 1758 | 149 |
| (See Views, Three Hats, No. 3. W.) | |
| Highbury Barn in 1792 | 163 |
| (See Views, Highbury Barn, No. 2. W.) | |
| A view of ye Long Room at Hampsted, 1752 | 179 |
| (See Views, Hampstead Wells, No. 3.) | |
| South View of The Spaniards, 1750 | 185 |
| (See Views, The Spaniards, No. 1. W.) | |
| Belsize House and Park | 190 |
| (From a water-colour drawing by F. Kornman, after an eighteenth-century engraving.) | |
| The Attack on Dr. John Hill at Ranelagh, 6 May, 1752 | 207 |
| (A print published by H. Carpenter, 1752. W.) | |
| Regatta Ball at Ranelagh, 1775 | 214 |
| (Admission ticket, G. B. Cipriani inv.; F. Bartolozzi sc. W.) | |
| A West View of Chelsea Bridge, showing Jenny’s Whim, 1761 | 223 |
| (See Views, Jenny’s Whim, No. 2. W.) | |
| Orchestra and Dancing-platform, St. Helena Gardens, circ. 1875 | 239 |
| (See Views, St. Helena Gardens, No. 3.) | |
| Admission ticket, Finch’s Grotto | 242 |
| (From Wilkinson’s Londina Illustrata.) | |
| Plan of Cuper’s Gardens, 1746 | 255 |
| (From Wilkinson’s Londina Illustrata.) | |
| “The Folly,” before circ. 1720 | 259 |
| (Drawn by F. Anderson (1896) from the engraving “Somerset House, La Maison de Somerset.” W. See Views, “The Folly,” No. 2.) | |
| “Labour in Vain” (St. George’s Spa in background), 1782 | 275 |
| (See Views, Dog and Duck, No. 4. W.) | |
| The Black Prince, Newington Butts, 1788 | 278 |
| (Printed for C. Bowles, 1788. W.) | |
| Waterside entrance to Cumberland Gardens | 284 |
| (See Views, Cumberland Gardens.) | |
| Vauxhall ticket by Hogarth (“Amphion”) | 291 |
| (From a silver ticket in the British Museum.) | |
| Vauxhall ticket by Hogarth (“Summer”) | 294 |
| (From a silver ticket in the British Museum.) | |
| The Citizen at Vauxhall, 1755 | 297 |
| (A plate in the Connoisseur published by Harrison and Co., Aug. 12, 1786, illustrating “The Citizen at Vauxhall” in 1755. W.) | |
| Title-page of a Collection of Hook’s Songs, 1798. W. | 309 |
| Charles Dignum | 313 |
| (An engraving by Jas. Heath from a painting by Augs. Callcot, forming frontispiece to Vocal Music ... composed and adapted by Charles Dignum, London, 1803. W.) | |
| Madame Saqui | 315 |
| (An engraving by Alais published 1820. W.) | |
| Darley in the Orchestra at Vauxhall | 317 |
| (An engraving, circ. 1792. W.) | |
| Admission ticket for Green’s Balloon Ascent, 31 July, 1850 | 321 |
| (Ticket with Green’s autograph. W.) | |
| Vauxhall in 1850 | 323 |
| (Doyle’s View from Punch, July, 1850.) | |
| “The Farewel to Vaux Hall” | 325 |
| (From Bickham’s Musical Entertainer, 1733 &c. W.) |
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