1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
VAUXHALL, 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 were laid out here, known as the New Spring Garden, and later as Spring Gardens, but more familiar under the title of Vauxhall Gardens. They soon fecame the favourite fashionable resort of the metropolis; but as a place of general entertainment they underwent…
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