A blog of three romantic fiction authors: Elizabeth Hanbury, Georgia Hill and Jenna Dawlish
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 12th, 2010
In part 2 of Pleasure Gardens, we’ll take a look at Vauxhall Gardens, the most famous pleasure garden of the Georgian and Regency periods. There’s a lot to get through so bear with me – this is a lengthy ramble!
For nearly two hundred years, Vauxhall was the most celebrated pleasure garden in London and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 8th, 2010
There were more than sixty pleasure gardens in the London area by the mid-eighteenth century, with many more to be found in the larger towns or spa towns of England. They grew out of fashionable society’s desire for a sanctuary from city living, places free of the pungent odours, overcrowding and other city hazards where [...]