Eighteenth-century London LifeJ. Murray, 1937 - 385 pages |
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... gardens . Almost every tavern on the outskirts of the town had its garden with a lawn and a few trees , and perhaps a bowling green . Some of them had a pond which they termed an ornamental water , a dancing - room , and a band which ...
... gardens . Almost every tavern on the outskirts of the town had its garden with a lawn and a few trees , and perhaps a bowling green . Some of them had a pond which they termed an ornamental water , a dancing - room , and a band which ...
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... gardens . Vauxhall had always been the people's garden , and Mrs. I 1 1 I Ranelagh Gardens L'auxhall Gardens RANELAGH GARDENS Tibbs lamented that she 148 PLEASURE GARDENS , SPAS , PARKS AND FAIRS.
... gardens . Vauxhall had always been the people's garden , and Mrs. I 1 1 I Ranelagh Gardens L'auxhall Gardens RANELAGH GARDENS Tibbs lamented that she 148 PLEASURE GARDENS , SPAS , PARKS AND FAIRS.
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... Gardens and the Temples of Flora and Apollo across the river . In Epping Forest there was the inn called " The Bald ... gardens that an attempt was made to turn the Pantheon into a winter garden . Lady Louisa Stuart , who has had an ...
... Gardens and the Temples of Flora and Apollo across the river . In Epping Forest there was the inn called " The Bald ... gardens that an attempt was made to turn the Pantheon into a winter garden . Lady Louisa Stuart , who has had an ...
Contents
LONDONS ASPECTS AND CHARACTERISTICS | 8 |
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION | 26 |
THE LIFE OF THE UPPER CLASSES | 40 |
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