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Vauxhall, a Poem, from the ‘Mercure de France’ of November 1750

Sir John Soane at Vauxhall Gardens

The True Cost of Fireworks: Sarah Ann Vaughan Williams and Caroline Bridges, two 11-year-olds

Tableaux Pyrotechniques, or Picture-Models at Vauxhall Gardens

John Mackay’s birthday visit to Vauxhall Gardens on 31 July 1837

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

Henry Evans Evanion, ‘The Royal Conjuror’ of Kennington

Watercolour nostalgia for Vauxhall Gardens

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

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

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

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