The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth centuryWroth, Warwick William
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The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century
Wroth, Warwick William
London (England) -- History -- 18th century; Parks -- England -- London -- History
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.)
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