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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Vauxhall
Britannica 11thVAUXHALL, a district on the south bank of the river Thames, in London, England, included in the metropolitan borough of Lambeth. The manor was held by Falkes de Breaute (whence the name, Falkes Hall) in the time of John and Henry III. About 1661 public gardens ...
Vol. 27, pp. 962-962
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Britannica 11th... engaged as leader of the band at Drury Lane theatre (1744), and as composer at Vauxhall (1745). In this latter year he composed his successful pastoral dialogue, Colin and Phoebe, and in 1746 the song, " Where the bee sucks." In 1759 he received the degree of ...
Vol. 2, pp. 628-629
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