The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century
Subtitle: With Sixty-Two Illustrations
By: By Warwick Wroth, F.S.A., of the British Museum; Assisted by Arthur Edgar Wroth
Contributors: Wroth, Arthur Edgar, joint author.
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Macmillan and Co., Ltd.; The Macmillan Co.
Published: 1896
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 408
Subjects: Parks -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.; Gardens -- England -- London -- History -- 18th century.; London (England) -- History -- 18th century.
Description: Bound in original dark green cloth, gilt spine title, gilt medallion on front cover, dark green endpapers, top edges gilt.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: pagenum: Page; title: Preface
pagenum: n10; title: Introduction
pagenum: 1; title: I. CLERKENWELL AND CENTRAL GROUP; title: Islington Spa, or New Tunbridge Wells
pagenum: 15; title: The Pantheon, Spa Fields
pagenum: 25; title: The London Spa
pagenum: 29; title: The New Wells, near the London Spa
pagenum: 33; title: The English Grotto, or Grotto Garden, Rosoman Street
pagenum: 37; title: The Mulberry Garden, Clerkenwell
pagenum: 40; title: Sadler's Wells
pagenum: 43; title: Merlin's Cave
pagenum: 54; title: Bagnigge Wells
pagenum: 56; title: "Lord Cobham's Head"
pagenum: 68; title: "Sir John Oldcastle" Tavern and Gardens
pagenum: 70; title: St. Chad's Well, Battle Bridge
pagenum: 72; title: Bowling Green House, near the Foundling Hospital
pagenum: 75; title: Adam and Eve Tea Gardens, Tottenham Court Road
pagenum: 77; title: The Peerless Pool
pagenum: 81; title: The Shepherd and Shepherdess, City Road
pagenum: 86; title: The Spring Garden, Stepney
pagenum: 88; title: II. MARYLEBONE GROUP; title: Marylebone Gardens
pagenum: 93; title: § 1. Origin of Marylebone Gardens
pagenum: 93; title: § 2. Marylebone Gardens, 1738—1763
pagenum: 95; title: § 3. The Gardens under Thomas Lowe
pagenum: 101; title: § 4. Later History, 1768—1778
pagenum: 103; title: The Queen's Head and Artichoke
pagenum: 111; title: The Jew's Harp House and Tea Gardens
pagenum: 113; title: The Yorkshire Stingo
pagenum: 115; title: Bayswater Tea Gardens
pagenum: 117; title: III. NORTH LONDON GROUP; title: Pancras Wells
pagenum: 123; title: Adam and Eve Tea Gardens, St. Pancras
pagenum: 127; title: The Assembly House, Kentish Town
pagenum: 129; title: White Conduit House
pagenum: 131; title: Dobney's Bowling Green, or Prospect House
pagenum: 141; title: Belvidere Tea Gardens, Pentonville Road
pagenum: 145; title: The Castle Inn and Tea Gardens, Colebrooke Row, Islington
pagenum: 147; title: Canonbury House Tea Gardens
pagenum: 148; title: Copenhagen House
pagenum: 153; title: Highbury Barn
pagenum: 154; title: The Devil's House, Holloway
pagenum: 156; title: Hornsey Wood House
pagenum: 161; title: The Spring Garden, Stoke Newington
pagenum: 167; title: The Black Queen Coffee House and Tea Gardens, Shacklewell
pagenum: 169; title: IV. HAMPSTEAD GROUP; title: Hampstead Wells
pagenum: 177; title: The Spaniards
pagenum: 184; title: New Georgia
pagenum: 187; title: Belsize House
pagenum: 189; title: Kilburn Wells
pagenum: 194; title: V. CHELSEA GROUP; title: Ranelagh House and Gardens
pagenum: 199; title: § 1. Origin of Ranelagh
pagenum: 199; title: § 2. The Rotunda
pagenum: 201; title: § 3. The Entertainments and the Company
pagenum: 203; title: § 4. Annals of Ranelagh, 1742—1769
pagenum: 208; title: § 5. Later History, 1770—1805
pagenum: 212; title: Strombolo House and Gardens
pagenum: 219; title: Star and Garter Tavern and Gardens, Chelsea
pagenum: 220; title: Jenny's Whim, Pimlico
pagenum: 222; title: Cromwell's Gardens, afterwards Florida Gardens, Brompton
pagenum: 225; title: VI. SOUTH LONDON GROUP; title: Bermondsey Spa Gardens
pagenum: 231; title: St. Helena Gardens, Rotherhithe
pagenum: 238; title: Finch's Grotto Gardens
pagenum: 241; title: Cuper's Gardens
pagenum: 247; title: "The Folly" on the Thames
pagenum: 258; title: Belvedere House and Gardens, Lambeth
pagenum: 261; title: Restoration Spring Gardens, St. George's Fields
pagenum: 263; title: The Flora Tea Gardens (or Mount Gardens) Westminster Bridge Road
pagenum: 265; title: The Temple of Flora
pagenum: 266; title: Apollo Gardens (or Temple of Apollo)
pagenum: 268; title: Dog and Duck, St. George's Fields (St. George's Spa)
pagenum: 271; title: The Black Prince, Newington Butts
pagenum: 278; title: Lambeth Wells
pagenum: 279; title: Marble Hall, Vauxhall
pagenum: 281; title: The Cumberland Tea Gardens, Vauxhall (Smith's Tea Gardens)
pagenum: 283; title: Vauxhall Gardens
pagenum: 286; title: § 1. 1661—1728
pagenum: 286; title: § 2. 1732—1767
pagenum: 290; title: § 3. 1768—1790
pagenum: 305; title: § 4. 1791—1821
pagenum: 311; title: § 5. 1822—1859
pagenum: 316; title: INDEX
pagenum: 327