Regency (N)ot Spots: Bermondsey Spa
Around 1770, Thomas Keyse discovered a chalybeate spring in Bermondsey. By 1780, the Vauxhall inspired (but on much smaller scale) Bermondsey Spa Pleasure Gardens was Continue
Around 1770, Thomas Keyse discovered a chalybeate spring in Bermondsey. By 1780, the Vauxhall inspired (but on much smaller scale) Bermondsey Spa Pleasure Gardens was Continue
This design plate appeared in George Smith’s A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decorwtion in the Most Approved and Elegant Taste: Continue
Plates and descriptions appeared in the March 1799 issue of The Lady’s Monthly Museum.
The ad copy appeared in the April 1817 issue of Ackermann’s Repository. The image is from a later era, but showcases their many products. Pear’s Continue