Vauxhall Gardens

garden, London, United Kingdom

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history

  • Vauxhall Bridge
    In Vauxhall

    Public gardens were laid out there about 1661 and were a favourite resort of the metropolis from the 17th century, during the time of the diarists Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn, to the early 19th century, during the time of the Prince Regent, later King…

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Lambeth

  • Lambeth; Thames, River
    In Lambeth

    Public gardens laid out at Vauxhall about 1660 were a favourite resort of the diarist Samuel Pepys and others. By 1859 the increasing urbanization of London caused the gardens to be closed and used as a building site.

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