VAUXHALL GARDENS ARCHIVE, c1660-1859 from Lambeth Archives, London

Contents of Fiche

General History:

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Volume of the History of Vauxhall Gardens

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‘A Sketch of the Spring-Gardens’ – The Vauxhall Observer No XIV

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The Vauxhall Observer No XIV – The Vauxhall Observer No XXXVIII

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The Vauxhall Observer No XXXVIII – The Vauxhall Papers No 5

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The Vauxhall Papers No 5 – The Vauxhall Papers No 16

Bound Volumes:

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Volume 1 (1822-1830) pp 1-48
Play bills and press cuttings and other material

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Volume 1 (1822-1830) pp 48-110
Playbills, Receipts, Press cuttings and other material

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Volume 1 (1822-1830) pp 110-129
Playbills

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Volume 2 (1822-1845) pp 1-70
Playbills, Press cuttings and other material including; a letter to Mr Simpson from James Conolly and Rules and Regulations for performances in The Gardens

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Volume 2 (1822-1845) pp 70-141
Playbills, Press cuttings, extracts from Holt’s Magazine and other material

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Volume 2 (1822-1845) pp 141-224
Playbills, Press cuttings and other material

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Volume 2 (1822-1845) pp 225-285
Playbills, Press cuttings and other material

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Volume 2 (1822-1845) pp 285-368
Playbills and Press cuttings

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Volume 2 (1822-1845) pp 369-438
Playbills, Press cuttings and other material

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Volume 3 (1845-1851) pp 1-103
Playbills and Press cuttings

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Volume 3 (1845-1851) pp 104-197
Playbills, Press cuttings and other material

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Volume 3 (1845-1851) pp 198-259
Playbills, Press cuttings and other material

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Volume 3 (1845-1851) pp 260-318
Playbills, Press cuttings and other material including details on the Floral and Horticultural Fete of the Season

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Volume 3 (1845-1851) pp 318-389
Playbills and Press cuttings

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Volume 3 (1845-1851) pp 390-409
Playbills, Press cuttings and other material

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Volume 4 (1829-1840) pp 1-91
Playbills, Press cuttings, extracts from The Vauxhall Observer and other material including details of Mrs Grahams’ ‘First Ascent at night ever attempted by a female’ and a poem entitled ‘The Devil and the Two Brothers’

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Volume 4 (1829-1840) pp 92-200
Playbills, Press cuttings and other material including season sales totals and menu price lists

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Volume 5 (1785-1835) pp1-69
Press cuttings and extracts from magazines including ‘The Vocal Magazine’ and ‘The Universal Magazine’. Other material includes extracts from ‘Vauxhall in the Eighteenth Century’ by Alfred Crowquill, Song Lyrics including those composed by Mr Hook, Poetry and Sheet Music,

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Volume 5 (1785-1835) pp70-132
Playbills, Press cuttings, Songs and Poetry, including ‘Songs, Duets, Glees sung at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall’

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Volume 5 (1785-1835) pp 132-154
Playbills, Press cuttings, Songs and Poetry, including ‘Songs, Duets, Glees sung at the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall’. Extracts from ‘The Everyday Book’ and ‘The Roscius’

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Volume 5 (1785-1835) pp154-197
Playbills, Press cuttings, Songs and Poetry, including ‘Songs, Duets, Trios, Glees, and Choruses’ by Henry Bishop, Extracts from ‘The Everyday Book’, ‘The Vauxhall Guide’ and ‘The Dramatic Magazine’ covering the Memoir of Mrs Waylett

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Volume 5 (1785-1835) pp198-236
Playbills, Press cuttings, Oxberry’s Dramatic Biography including the Memoir of Robert Keeley, Extracts from the ‘Monthly Commentary’ and ‘The Satirist’ and details of a production of the ‘Barber of Seville’ held in The Gardens

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Volume 5 (1785-1835) pp236-240
Press cuttings and the ‘List of Amusements’ for a Juvenile Fete

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Volume 6 (miscellaneous) pp1-11
Press cuttings, Playbills, Concert Songbooks

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Volume 6 (miscellaneous) pp11-52
Press cuttings, Playbills, Concert Songbooks, Extracts from George Cruikshank’s ‘Omnibus’ and other material including illustrations depicting scenes and performances from The Gardens

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Volume 6 (miscellaneous) pp52-97
Playbills, Press cuttings, Songs, an extract from ‘The Strand Magazine’ and other material including illustrations of performers, performances and various rooms in The Gardens

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Volume 6 (miscellaneous) pp98-125
Playbills, Press cuttings, Illustrations and other material including refreshment price lists, programme of entertainment for the last five nights of the season and the last ever night at The Gardens

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Volume 6 (miscellaneous) pp126-170
Playbills, Press cuttings, Songs, Illustrations and other material including programmes of entertainment and refreshment price lists

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Volume 6 (miscellaneous) pp170-184
Playbills, Press cuttings, extracts from Mr Mathews’ Comic Annual and other material

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Volume 6 (miscellaneous) pp184-190
Playbills, Press cuttings, Illustrations and other material including details of the play ‘Siege of Belgrade’ and extracts from ‘A novel without a hero’

Press Cuttings:

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1732-1823
Press cuttings including songs, poems and extracts from ‘The British Magazine’, ‘Gentleman’s Magazine’ and ‘New Lady’s Magazine’

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1823-1887
Press cuttings including extracts from ‘The Magazine of Curiosity and Wonder’, ‘The Gentleman’s Magazine’, ‘History of Kennington’ and illustrations of events and performances at The Gardens

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1887 – undated
Press cuttings including illustrations, and extracts from ‘History of Kennington’

Playbills:

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1762-1840
Playbills covering details of Fetes, Balloon Ascents, Chariot Races and songbooks from the opera ‘The Magic Fan’

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1841-1959
Playbills covering illustrations and details of Fancy Dress Balls, Concerts, Grand Galas and extracts from ‘The Vauxhall Papers’

Pictures:

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LP14/581/1 – LP14/581/32A
Including pictures of the various walks in The Gardens, The Chinese Pavilions, games played such as Blind Man’s Bluff, Cricket and performances such as ‘Wives Metamorphos’d’

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LP14/581/32B – LP14/581/75
Including plans, maps and views of The Gardens, an illustration of a Vauxhall Fete and pictures of Vauxhall tickets

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LP14/581/76 – LP14/581/96
Pictures of visitors to Vauxhall Gardens, including Miss Stephens, Charles Dignum and Madamoiselle Catherina

Songs:

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Catalogue of Songs indexed by composer

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Sheet of Music ‘Gaffer Gray’ – ‘Songs Sung at Vauxhall’ 1773
Including songs such as ‘Smile Britannia’, ‘The Shepherd’s Artifice’, ‘The Invitation’, ‘Sandy’ and ‘The Picture’

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‘Songs Sung at Vauxhall’ 1773 – ‘The Merry Companion’ 1773
Including songs such as ‘Ye Blithsome Lads’, ‘The Declaration’, ‘Just as you please’ and ‘The Final Resolution’

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‘The Merry Companion’ 1773
Including songs such as ‘Bo Peep’, The History of the Late War’, ‘The Contented Miller’ and ‘The Soldier’s Return’

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‘The Merry Companion’ 1773 – ‘Songs performed at Vauxhall’ 1790-1791
Including songs such as ‘Morning’, ‘On Sophocles’, ‘The Union of Love and Wine’ and ‘Cupid’s Recruiting Seajeant’

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‘Songs performed at Vauxhall’ 1790-1791
Songs performed include ‘The Wind Blows Hard’, ‘See the Dawn’, ‘Twas the morning of May’ and various organ, piano and violin concertos

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‘Songs performed at Vauxhall’ 1790-1791
Songs performed include ‘When Jack parted from me’, ‘The face of old England’, ‘s Jocky sat beneath a shade’ and various organ, piano and violin concertos

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‘Songs performed at Vauxhall’ 1790-1791 – Surrey Pamphlets 1795
Performances include various organ, piano and violin concertos. Songs from the pamphlets include ‘The little old market woman’, ‘The Golden days of good King George and ‘Ben Backstay’

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Surrey Pamphlets 1795 – Hook J ‘Songs for Vauxhall Gardens’ 1783-1814
Songs include ‘Moses and the Prophets’, ‘The Golden Days we now possess’, ‘Nancy I have lost my wig’ and ‘Bacchanlian Song’. Also included are James Hooks’ original music scores for songs such as ‘Now Gladsome Summer’, Good Humour’, ‘Come Jockey’ and ‘The Merry Muleteer’

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Hook J ‘Songs for Vauxhall Gardens’ 1783-1814
Original music scores

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Hook J ‘Songs for Vauxhall Gardens’ 1783-1814
Original music scores

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‘Sharpe’s Comic Songbook’
Songs include ‘Shakespeare’s Seven Ages’, ‘Thady McGore’, ‘All the world are anglers’ and ‘We are all soldiers’

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‘Sharp’s Comic Songbook’
Songs include ‘The night-coach’, ‘Something’, ‘Long-tail Blue’ and ‘Aladdin and the wonderful lamp’

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‘Sharp’s Comic Songbook’
Songs include ‘The Vauxhall Party’, ‘Queen Cole’, ‘Parsons and Pies’ and ‘The Old Bachelor’

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Songbooks: 1751-1757
Songs include ‘Mutual Love’, ‘The Choice’, ‘Cantata’ and ‘Hunting Song’

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Songbooks: 1757-1765
Songs include ‘The Spinning Wheel’, ‘The way to keep him’, ‘Something New’ and ‘The lafs with the delicate Air’

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Songbooks: 1765-1775
Songs include ‘Women, wit and wine’, ‘A hint to the fair sex’, ‘The ides of May’ and ‘The slighted lover’

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Songbooks: 1775-1781
Songs include ‘The Sycamore Shade’, ‘Old England’s my toast’, ‘Delia’ and ‘The Cautious Maid’

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Songbooks: 1781
Songs include ‘Was not that provoking’, ‘The Reveilleé’, ‘Wha wants me’ and ‘He is all the world to me’

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Songbooks: 1781-1788
Songs include ‘The female volunteers’, ‘The favourite drinking song’, ‘Let him tell his meaning’ and In vain fond youth’

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Songbooks: 1788-1793
Songs include ‘The Village Maiden’, ‘The Cottager’s Daughter’, ‘My Dear Willy’ and ‘The sweet little girl that I love’

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Songbooks: 1793-1796
Songs include ‘The Lass of Richmond Hill’, ‘Tally Ho’, ‘The Fair of Britains Isle’ and ‘The Pigeon’

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Songbooks: 1796
Songs include ‘Love for Lovey’, ‘Where’s the Harm of That’, ‘A New Song’ and ‘The Merry Tambourine’

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Songbooks: 1796 – miscellaneous
Songs include ‘Dear is my Little Native Vale’, ‘Content in my cot’, ‘Fanny of the Hill’ and ‘The happy shepherd’

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Songbooks: miscellaneous
Songs include ‘Patty of the Hill’, ‘The merry old maid’, ‘Sweet nan of Hampton green’ and ‘Two favourite concertos for harpsichord or organ’

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Songbooks: miscellaneous
Songs include ‘The green bushes’, ‘Ere around the huge oak’, ‘The Victoria Mazurka’ and ‘The English Quadrille’

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Songbooks: miscellaneous
Songs include ‘Oer Glossy rills’, ‘Love and wine’, ‘National Washerwomen’ and ‘Thy Smile was sweet’

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Songbooks: miscellaneous
Songs include ‘ Pretty Jeanette’, ‘Buy A broom’, ‘All the lads in the village come wooing to me’ and ‘With my bow and my horn’

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Songbooks: miscellaneous
Songs include ‘Though Greenwood Boughs from summer storm’, ‘Election miseries’, ‘Nothing’ and ‘Analization’

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Loose songsheets: alphabetically by singer
Singers include Mr Arrowsmith, Miss Daniels, Mr Incledon and Miss Richardson

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Loose songsheets: alphabetically by singer – various singers by date
Singers include Mr Vernon, Miss Wright, Mr Lorve and Mrs Wrighten

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Loose songsheets: alphabetically by singer – various singers undated
Singers include Mrs Weichsell, Mr Darley, Mrs Mountain and Miss Stephenson

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Loose songsheets: various singers undated – miscellaneous
Singers include Mr Darley, Mr Lowe, Mrs Addison and Miss Milne

Miscellaneous Material:

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Surrey Pamphlets 1773 – Bill of Sale 1841
Extracts from ‘The Vauxhall Affray’ and details of the sale of eleven acres of The Vauxhall Gardens on 9 September 1841

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Bill of Sale 1841 – Journal of Receipts 1822-1859
Bill of sale for various items within The Vauxhall Gardens and Journal of the lessee and director, George Stevens, listing officials and performers, expenses, receipts and profit made, between 1822 and 1859

Colour Items:

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Colour prints; Large items from bound volumes; Playbills
Colour prints of views and events of The Gardens, large colour Playbills