During their heyday in the mid-eighteenth century the pleasure gardens were one of the hubs of polite society. Laid out with formal gardens and buildings for dining and amusement, the pleasure gardens were the scene of upper class exercise and entertainment. Most famous were Vauxhall Gardens, Cremorne Gardens and Ranelagh Gardens. In Bath, Sydney Gardens is the only English pleasure garden that has not since been closed and built over. This book tells the story of the pleasure gardens, explaining their beginnings in the seventeenth century, their rising social importance, the variety of entertainment contained within, and their eventual decline into seedy hangouts for gamblers, thieves and prostitutes.
| ISBN: | 9780747806998 |
| Publication date: | 10th March 2009 |
| Author: | Sarah Jane Downing |
| Publisher: | Shire Publications an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Genres: |
History |
During their heyday in the mid-eighteenth century the pleasure gardens were one of the hubs of polite society. Laid out with formal gardens and buildings for dining and amusement, the pleasure gardens were the scene of upper class exercise and entertainment. Most famous were Vauxhall Gardens, Cremorne Gardens and Ranelagh Gardens. In Bath, Sydney Gardens is the only English pleasure garden that has not since been closed and built over. This book tells the story of the pleasure gardens, explaining their beginnings in the seventeenth century, their rising social importance, the variety of entertainment contained within, and their eventual decline into seedy hangouts for gamblers, thieves and prostitutes.
The English Pleasure Garden, 1660-1860 features in the following genres: History
The English Pleasure Garden, 1660-1860 is available in Paperback
The English Pleasure Garden, 1660-1860 was written by Sarah Jane Downing and published by Shire Publications an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
The English Pleasure Garden, 1660-1860 has 64 pages
Yes it is part of Shire Library series