Vauxhall Gardens

[Colroy07]

Love this one believed it to be the baracks as marked on previous map.

 

[Pedrocut]

I felt sure we had a thread for Vauxhall Gardens but can’t find one. If you know of one please let me know.

J L Pedley painted this watercolour in 1850 (image from BMAG archives). I was wondering if any of the buildings in the painting still exist ? Can we name and locate the various buildings shown please ? Viv.

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A description from 1851.

 

[acklam19]

Hi all when I lived in Castle Bromwich on the late 50s and 60s I used to catch the 56 bus into town which went through Vauxhall and when it got to Belmont Row one conductress who was a real character used to shout Vauxhall Gardens and it always raised a laugh as anyone who can remember what it was like in those years with its derelict factories etc will understand but now to my suprise there was such a place
Regards Acklam19

 

[Stokkie]

The late Chris Upton wrote a short piece on Vauxhall Gardens, I see they were named after London's famous Vauxhall Gardens and contained a Cock Pit.https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/history-vauxhall-gardens-birmingham-6638921