Regency (N)ot Spots: Bermondsey Spa

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 Reader Questions: Dining in Hotels

Regency Reader Question I’ve just finished & enjoyed Rose Lerner’s well-researched “True Pretenses” set in a country town in 1808. In it, the hero invited Continue