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Vauxhall Gardens

Just published by The Vauxhall Society: Six Essays on Vauxhall Gardens by David E. Coke

Caret Press to publish David E. Coke’s Six Essays on Vauxhall Gardens in October 2021

Henry Evans Evanion, ‘The Royal Conjuror’ of Kennington

Watercolour nostalgia for Vauxhall Gardens

Knaves or ‘Slaves’? – the Waiters of Vauxhall Gardens

Who was the mystery ‘Lady of Colour’ who sang and gave a pianoforte recital at Vauxhall Gardens in 1822?

When ‘Vauxhall’ changed gear and hit the road to make motoring history

Fun and Games at Vauxhall: ‘The New and Favorite Game of Mother Goose and the Golden Egg’, a board game of 1808

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

c h simpson at vauxhall gardens

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

Handel by Roubiliac

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

The 1836 ‘Royal Vauxhall Balloon’ ascent that set an eight-decade world distance record for manned flight

‘Princess Seraphina’ steps out at Vauxhall Gardens

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

Handel at Vauxhall

Robert Cocking: rise and fatal fall of a pioneer parachutist

Dr Johnson and the Vauxhall Gardens Mysteries

Vauxhall’s other pleasure gardens and a ‘Vauxhall Cross Plan’ of yesterday

Vauxhall Gardens season ticket

‘Representations of the Child, displayed at Vauxhall Gardens and the Foundling Hospital’

st peters church vauxhall

Vauxhall Gardens and St Peter’s Church

Thomas Bish

How advertising pioneer Thomas Bish revived Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens

Vauxhall Gardens: A History, by David Coke, Alan Borg

Vauxhall Gardens: A History – review by Andrew Saint

vauxhall gardens by thomas rowlandson

How Vauxhall Gardens saved English music, 1661-1859

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Vauxhall History

Vauxhall History is an online archive of knowledge and images covering aspects of the history of the Vauxhall area in south London.
Vauxhall History is supported by The Vauxhall Society.

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Vauxhall History is edited by Dr Ross Davie and Naomi Clifford. Consultant editor is David E. Coke.

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