Details

Subject(s)

• Vauxhall Gardens (London, England) [Browse]
• Gardens—England—London [Browse]
• Amusements—England—London [Browse]
• Entertainment events—England—London [Browse]
• Printed ephemera—England—London [Browse]
• Popular music—England—London [Browse]
• Popular culture—England—London—History—19th century—Sources [Browse]
• London (England)—Social life and customs—19th century—Sources [Browse]

Related name

• Lambeth Archives [Browse]
• Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) [Browse]

Series

Victorian popular culture. Music hall, theatre and popular entertainment. [More in this series]

Compiled/​Created

ca. 1730-1890 1800-1850.

Summary note

Electronic reproduction of material from the Vauxhall Gardens Archive held in the Lambeth Archives. The Vauxhall Gardens Archive provides a wealth of information on many aspects of 18th and 19th century social life and entertainment. The Gardens opened in 1660 as a place of entertainment for Londoners on the south bank of the Thames. This collection brings together a range of primary source documents, including press cuttings, playbills, pamphlets, sheet music, and visual images.

Notes

• Title supplied by publisher; resource viewed on 10 June 2015.
• Originally published Oct. 2010; re-released May 2015 with additional material and amended URLs.

Location of originals

Lambeth Archives

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