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Ranelagh Gardens information


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The exterior of the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens, the "Chinese House", and part of the grounds; engraving by Thomas Bowles, 1754.

Ranelagh Gardens (/ˈrænɪlə/; alternative spellings include Ranelegh and Ranleigh, the latter reflecting the English pronunciation) were public pleasure gardens located in Chelsea, then just outside London, England, in the 18th century.

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Ranelagh Gardens

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related to Ranelagh Gardens. A selection of items about Ranelagh Gardens at victorianlondon.org Garden visit: Royal Hospital and Ranelagh Gardens So What...

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Ranelagh

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balloon from Ranelagh Gardens to Clontarf. The 225th anniversary of his flight was commemorated with a balloon flight from the same gardens on 23 January...

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River Westbourne

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passes centrally under the south side of Royal Hospital Chelsea's Ranelagh Gardens before discharging into Inner London's old-fashioned, but grandiose...

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Vauxhall Gardens

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Vauxhall Gardens – such as Jonathan Street and Tyers Street. Ranelagh Gardens – Vauxhall Gardens' rival, which operated from 1742 to 1803. Cremorne Gardens –...

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Pleasure garden

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pleasure garden. New openings in the 18th and 19th centuries in London included Cremorne Gardens, Ranelagh Gardens, Royal Surrey Gardens, Vauxhall Gardens and...

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Regency era

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Bailey Old Bond Street Opera House Pall Mall, London The Pantheon Ranelagh Gardens Regent's Park Regent Street Royal Circus Royal Opera House Royal Parks...

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New York Vauxhall Gardens

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pleasure garden, first called the Vaux-Hall Gardens, in New York, in 1767 and it received a chief competitor in the much larger Ranelagh Gardens, (named...

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Kenneth Erskine

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was Florence Tisdall, an 83-year-old widow who lived on her own at Ranelagh Gardens Mansions in Fulham. She was strangled and raped. She was found dead...

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The Hurlingham Club

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played at the club on 6 June 1874. On 18 July 1878, the club along with Ranelagh became the first to play a sports match under floodlights. In 1886, the...

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Masquerade ball

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Haymarket Opera House. London's public gardens, like Vauxhall Gardens, refurbished in 1732, and Ranelagh Gardens, provided optimal outdoor settings, where...

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Richard Crosbie

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[citation needed] On Sunday, 28 September 2008 in Ranelagh Gardens, in conjunction with the Ranelagh Arts Festival, Councillor Mary Freehill (deputising...

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Tea garden

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a common term for a tea plantation. The tea garden was a part of early English commercial pleasure gardens; often parties of couples visited these, the...

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Rachael Baptist

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she performed in the Ranelagh Gardens, Liverpool with local papers stating that "Miss Baptist, the celebrated singer from the gardens of Dublin". She appeared...

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Rotunda

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Blackfriars Rotunda (1787–1958), a building in Southwark The Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens, London, a former fashionable social meeting place and function room...

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Panopticon

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references Bentham quoted for his panopticon prison was Ranelagh Gardens, a London pleasure garden with a dome built around 1742. At the center of the rotunda...

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Royal Hospital Chelsea

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as Chelsea Pensioners. The gardens of the Royal Hospital are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. King Charles II founded the...

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Chelsea Bridge Road

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road is part of the A3216 route. Immediately to the southwest are Ranelagh Gardens. Beyond that are the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Also close...

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Blackfriars Bridge

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the boatmen who used to carry fashionable folks to Vauxhall Gardens and Ranelagh Gardens. And did you not hear of the jolly young waterman, Who at Blackfriars...

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Assembly rooms

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space for balls and the like. See: Marylebone Gardens, Vauxhall Gardens, Ranelagh Gardens and Cremorne Gardens. Berry, Helen; Gregory, Jeremy (2004). "Creating...

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The Recruiting Serjeant

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and playwright Isaac Bickerstaff. It premièred on 20 July 1770 at Ranelagh Gardens, London. A recruiting sergeant comes to a village seeking out new recruits...

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Chelsea porcelain factory

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market, and its site in Chelsea, London, was close to the fashionable Ranelagh Gardens pleasure ground, opened in 1742. The first known wares are the "goat...

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London Hard Court Championships

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court tennis event founded in 1919. It was held at the Hurlingham Club Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham, London, England through until 1971, when it failed find new...

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History of ballooning

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cutter about five hours later. The first ascent in Ireland was from Ranelagh Gardens in Dublin in 1785 by Richard Crosbie. James Sadler made many flights...

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Britannia Adelphi Hotel

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two 18th-century town houses. It was built on the site of the former Ranelagh Gardens, the first open space for public recreation in Liverpool. This hotel...

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