The New Spring Gardens, Vauxhall, as it was originally known, was the archetypal pleasure garden of the Georgian era. Having first opened as a place of assignation during the Restoration, it was re-launched in 1732 as a site of rational and polite entertainment. This re-launch was marked by a …
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Citation: Coke, David Edward. "Vauxhall Gardens". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 21 September 2007; last revised 09 November 2007. [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=1170, accessed 20 April 2025.]
