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Regency (N)ot Spots: Bermondsey Spa

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Around 1770, Thomas Keyse discovered a chalybeate spring in Bermondsey.  By 1780, the Vauxhall inspired (but on much smaller scale) Bermondsey Spa Pleasure Gardens was Continue →

Regency Hot Spots: Wigley’s Royal Promenade Rooms

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                      The Picture of London, for 1804, Etc The Picture of London for 1820 Wigley’s Continue →

Regency N(h)ot Spots: The Death of London’s Tea Gardens

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A view of London, or, The stranger’s guide through the British Metropolis (1804) Tea gardens were commonly the domain of the middle class, largely within Continue →