18th century

Time-travelling back to 1752 and Vauxhall Gardens via Virtual Reality

When Vauxhall Gardens went global but The Grove lost its groove and the bandstand missed a beat

“The Great Original” – C.H. Simpson, Master of Ceremonies at the Royal Gardens Vauxhall 1797–1835

Philip Astley, ringmaster of the modern Circus, commemorated at Westminster Bridge

‘Balloonomania’ and England’s first lady of flight

No life for a lady along the Lambeth shore – the adventures and misadventures of Rachel Charlotte Williams Biggs

A litter-bin now marks the spot in Vauxhall Gardens where once stood Roubiliac’s life-size statue of Handel: Free Vauxhall Gardens guided history walk, 21 May 2018

Kennington, 1795: a highwayman’s dance of death on the gallows

‘Princess Seraphina’ steps out at Vauxhall Gardens

The St Peter’s organ appeal: time to pull out all the stops?

Walcot Foundation: 350 years of helping ‘the Lambeth poor’

Handel at Vauxhall