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The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century

Chapter 4: ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
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A detailed survey traces the development, character, and decline of London’s eighteenth-century pleasure gardens, offering descriptive notices of over sixty venues. Arranged by neighbourhood, the work records origins, proprietors, physical layouts, entertainments, and the social atmosphere of each resort, with attention to music, illuminations, rotundas, tea-houses, and seasonal amusements. Entries are supported by illustrations, plans, contemporary advertisements and newspaper extracts, and by annotated notes and references; a collaborating contributor supplies several of the shorter garden accounts.

ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

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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.)

THE
LONDON PLEASURE GARDENS
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THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY