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Bickham's Musical Entertainer (1737-8), II, no. 21, The Pleasure's of Life, headpiece to a song, engraved by George Bickham Jr., a view of Vauxhall Gardens with a party at supper, the Handel statue, the Orchestra, lights and the Prince of Wales' Pavilion.

VAUXHALL GARDENS 1661-1859

These pages contain lists of names of those involved at the gardens and other items of general interest. They are intended to complement my forthcoming book, a comprehensive history of the gardens. It also provides links to other sites with Vauxhall interest, and a list of further reading for those who would like an introduction to the subject. I hope it will also act as a focus for all those interested in Vauxhall Gardens and related fields.
I would be delighted to hear from anyone who can add to the information on these pages or who knows of the whereabouts of any unrecorded relics of the gardens, or relevant archives in private hands.
David Coke, March 2005
 
David Coke F.S.A., was curator of Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, 1976-79, where he organised the exhibition The Muses' Bower, Vauxhall Gardens 1728-1786. He was also curator of the Vauxhall Gardens section in the 1984 Rococo exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London,and contributed the article on Pleasure Gardens for the Oxford Companion to Gardens (1986).

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