Vauxhall [ Sports & Leisure ]
… be reached by boat, and crossing by boat remained popular even afterwards, the ride being a social entertainment in itself. Vauxhall mostly flourished under the management of a former fellmonger named Jonathan Tyers who bought shares in … near the entrance, with wilder groves beyond; to the left was a Rotunda with mirrors and a chandelier – favouring the self-admiration of the public – , followed by a salon and exiting into the garden by a gothic temple: a spectacular …
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