Chapter VI: South London Group

BERMONDSEY SPA GARDENS 231

ST. HELENA GARDENS, ROTHERHITHE 238

FINCH’S GROTTO GARDENS 241

CUPER’S GARDENS 247

“THE FOLLY” ON THE THAMES 258

BELVEDERE HOUSE AND GARDENS, LAMBETH 261

RESTORATION SPRING GARDENS, ST. GEORGE’S FIELDS 263

THE FLORA TEA GARDENS (OR MOUNT GARDENS) WESTMINSTER
BRIDGE ROAD 265

THE TEMPLE OF FLORA 266

APOLLO GARDENS (OR TEMPLE OF APOLLO) 268

DOG AND DUCK, ST. GEORGE’S FIELDS (ST. GEORGE’S SPA) 271

THE BLACK PRINCE, NEWINGTON BUTTS 278

LAMBETH WELLS 279

MARBLE HALL, VAUXHALL 281

THE CUMBERLAND TEA GARDENS, VAUXHALL (SMITH’S TEA GARDENS) 283

VAUXHALL GARDENS 286

§ 1. 1661–1728 286

§ 2. 1732–1767 290

§ 3. 1768–1790 305

§ 4. 1791–1821 311

§ 5. 1822–1859 316

INDEX 327

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

“C. H. Simpson, Esq., M.C.R.G.V.” _Frontispiece_.

(Coloured print published by W. Kidd,
1833; Robert Cruikshank del. W. cp.
_infra_, “Vauxhall Gardens,” pp. 319, 320.)

“A Tea Garden” _To face page_ 6

(G. Morland pinxit; Mlle. Rollet
sc. W.)

Plan showing distribution of the London Pleasure
Gardens „ 12

“Richard Temple, Viscount Cobham” „ 17

(Mezzotint. G. Kneller pinx.; Faber
fecit 1732. W.)

“Vincent Lunardi, Esq.” „ 79

R. Cosway del.; F. Bartolozzi sc., frontispiece
to Lunardi’s _An Account of the First Aërial
Voyage in England_. London, 1784. W.)

“William Defesch” „ 97

(Soldi pinx.; F. Morellon le Cave sc.,
1751. W.)

“Ann Catley” „ 105

(Lawrenson pinx.; Evans sc., published
by Matthews and Leigh, 1807.)

“South-east View of Copenhagen House,”
1783 „ 157

(_See_ Views, Copenhagen House, No. 2.)

The Rotunda at Ranelagh, _circ._ 1751 „ 202

(From the 1754 ed. of Stow’s _Survey_.)

The Chinese House, the Rotunda and the
Company in Masquerade in Renelagh (_sic_)
Gardens” „ 205

(A coloured print, Bowles del. et sc.,
1751. W.)

“St. Helena Tavern and Tea Gardens” „ 239

(_See_ Views, St. Helena Gardens, No. 1.)

“Mrs. Baddely” „ 243

(Mezzotint. Zoffany pinx.; R. Lowrie
sc. [1772]. W.)

“View of the Savoy, Somerset House and the
water entrance to Cuper’s Gardens” „ 249

(_See_ Views, Cuper’s Gardens, No. 1.)

General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens, 1751 „ 301

(From the 1754 ed. of Stow’s _Survey_.)

The Rotunda (Music Room), Vauxhall, 1752 „ 303

(Printed for Tho. Bowles, 1752. W.)

Admission ticket to the Vauxhall Jubilee Ridotto,
29 May, 1786. With the seal and autograph
of Jonathan Tyers the younger. W. „ 305

“Vauxhall” „ 307

(From Rowlandson’s drawing engraved by
R. Pollard, aquatinted by F. Jukes, 1785.
W. For details, _see_ Grego’s _Rowlandson_,
I. p. 62f. and p. 156f.)

“Vauxhall on a Gala Night” „ 311

(Pugh del.; Rhodes sc., published by
Richard Phillips, 1804.)

“Mrs. Martyr” „ 313

(Engraved by W. Ridley for Parson’s
_Minor Theatre_, 1794.)

Plan of Vauxhall Gardens in 1826 „ 318

(From Allen’s _Lambeth_.)

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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
est 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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