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The Grand Walk Vauxhall Gardens London

The London Gardens of Sin and Sex

May 20, 2021

Pleasure rules at Vauxhall Part II source:bbc af Amsterdam, 18 May 2021–Music was a major draw for the 1,000 or so nightly visitors to Vauxhall, which hosted the leading musicians and composers of the day; George Frederic Handel made regular appearances; and Thomas Arne – best known for “Rule, Britannia!” – was Tyers’ in-house composer.…
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Vauxhall Gardens

The London Open Gardens for Pleasure and Sin

May 18, 2021

The Vauxhall Gardens from the bbc Amsterdam, 18 May 2021– A flash of green amid traffic-choked roads, elevated railway lines and anonymous high-rise apartment and office blocks, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens is a well-kept but unremarkable south London park.  When I visited on a sunny spring afternoon, wildflowers dotted the grass and shouts sounded from the football…
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