A view of London (1804). A Picture of London (1804) Between Hyde Park and Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens have often been considered an extensio
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During the Georgian period, it was fashionable to visit pleasure gardens. Some of the most famous gardens were those at Vauxhall. For the modest sum of a shilling, members of the public from all walks of life could escape from the hubbub of the city and visit the gardens and sample its amusements.1
Vauxhall season was typically from May to August
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Normal.dotm 0 0 1 318 1818 Apple 15 3 2232 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-ansi-language:EN-US;} The Friends of Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens is a Registered Charity devoted to protect, enhance and promote the Public Open Space known as Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, London. The Friends formed in 1995 when Vauxhall Spring Gardens (as it was then known) was under threat from a re-development proposal, backed by Lambeth Council in conjunction with the property developer CLS. In 1996 they achieved charitable status, ‘Friends of Vauxhall Spring Gardens’ Registered Charity (1089008), and fought the developers with huge local backing and support. Due to the Friends efforts, in 2006 the park was officially registered as 'Public Open Space', fundamentally protecting it from any future treat of commercial development. During the first ten years the Friends mainly focused on making the park a safer and more pleasant environment for the local community. However in 2006, through a grant from Lambeth Council, the Friends were able to commission an Urban Framework Plan in collaboration with architects Deborah Saunt and Tom Greenall of DSDHA. This plan was widely referenced with the entire community and has formed the basis of all subsequent improvements within the park and its adjoining environs. Keeping in mind that the Gardens was the grounds for the 18th century famous "Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens", it has long been the ambition of the Friends to reinstate their local park as a prime setting for London’s cultural life. Too few people are aware of its great historical past and its future potential as a link between cultural venues south of the river. The Friends wish to change this and put the Pleasure Gardens back on London’s culture map, through a variety of events, while keeping them green for the enjoyment and recreation for all members of the local community. It was always in the Friends plans to reinstate ‘Spring Gardens’ to the original historic name of ‘Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens’. In February 2012 the park was re-named at an opening ceremony presided over by Paul O'Grady, Kate Hoey MP and Steve Reed MP, (then Leader of Lambeth Council). Now after almost 20 years of the Friends’ valiant efforts to protect the park we still face obstacles to its long-term survival. We are
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CLUB LIFE OF LONDON WITH ANECDOTES OF THE CLUBS, COFFEE-HOUSES AND TAVERNS OF THE METROPOLIS, Vol II, by John Timbs, 1866
CLUB LIFE OF LONDON WITH ANECDOTES OF THE CLUBS, COFFEE-HOUSES AND TAVERNS OF THE METROPOLIS, During the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries, Vol II, by John Timbs, 1866
Regency romance author Grace Elliot posted a fabulous article on her blog comparing the famous Vauxhall Gardens in the late 18th century to what remains of it in the 21st. She even added photos taken during her own visit. Check it out! Ever since visiting an exhibition about the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens at The Foundling…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Costumes - 18th and 19th Century," March–August 1955.New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Panorama of Palace and Gardens of Versailles," October 11–December 1, 1956
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You may have heard the Fortean story of Miss Moberly and Miss Jourdain who went for a walk at Versailles one sunny afternoon in 1901 and found themselves back in the 18th century, where they saw Marie Antoinette. Or so they thought. After thinking about their experience for some time and doing some historical research…
