The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth centuryWroth, Warwick William
History
The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century
Wroth, Warwick William
London (England) -- History -- 18th century; Parks -- England -- London -- History
SADLER’S WELLS 43
MERLIN’S CAVE 54
BAGNIGGE WELLS 56
“LORD COBHAM’S HEAD” 68
“SIR JOHN OLDCASTLE” TAVERN AND GARDENS 70
ST. CHAD’S WELL, BATTLE BRIDGE 72
BOWLING GREEN HOUSE, NEAR THE FOUNDLING HOSPITAL 75
ADAM AND EVE TEA GARDENS, TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD 77
THE PEERLESS POOL 81
THE SHEPHERD AND SHEPHERDESS, CITY ROAD 86
THE SPRING GARDEN, STEPNEY 88
II. MARYLEBONE GROUP
MARYLEBONE GARDENS 93
§ 1. _Origin of Marylebone Gardens_ 93
§ 2. _Marylebone Gardens_, 1738–1763 95
§ 3. _The Gardens under Thomas Lowe_ 101
§ 4. _Later History_, 1768–1778 103
THE QUEEN’S HEAD AND ARTICHOKE 111
THE JEW’S HARP HOUSE AND TEA GARDENS 113
THE YORKSHIRE STINGO 115
BAYSWATER TEA GARDENS 117
III. NORTH LONDON GROUP
PANCRAS WELLS 123
ADAM AND EVE TEA GARDENS, ST. PANCRAS 127
THE ASSEMBLY HOUSE, KENTISH TOWN 129
WHITE CONDUIT HOUSE 131
DOBNEY’S BOWLING GREEN, OR PROSPECT HOUSE 141
BELVIDERE TEA GARDENS, PENTONVILLE ROAD 145
THE CASTLE INN AND TEA GARDENS, COLEBROOKE ROW,
ISLINGTON 147
THREE HATS, ISLINGTON 148
BARLEY MOW TEA HOUSE AND GARDENS, ISLINGTON 153
CANONBURY HOUSE TEA GARDENS 154
COPENHAGEN HOUSE 156
HIGHBURY BARN 161
THE DEVIL’S HOUSE, HOLLOWAY 167
HORNSEY WOOD HOUSE 169
THE SPRING GARDEN, STOKE NEWINGTON 172
THE BLACK QUEEN COFFEE HOUSE AND TEA GARDENS, SHACKLEWELL 173
IV. HAMPSTEAD GROUP
HAMPSTEAD WELLS 177
THE SPANIARDS 184
NEW GEORGIA 187
BELSIZE HOUSE 189
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