Ranelagh Gardens

British  

/ ˈrænɪlə /

plural noun

1. Also called: Ranelagh.  a public garden in Chelsea opened in 1742: a centre for members of fashionable society to meet and promenade. The gardens were closed in 1804

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Etymology

Origin of Ranelagh Gardens

named after the Earl of Ranelagh , in whose grounds they were sited

Example Sentences

"I have never been at Ranelagh Gardens since they were opened," is his confession to a friend.

From Inns and Taverns of Old London by Shelley, Henry C. (Henry Charles)

It was only in 1852 that these canals were finally filled in, and the limes transplanted in the avenue bordering Ranelagh Gardens, where they still flourish.

From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

The site of Ranelagh Gardens, which in their zenith eclipsed even the Vauxhall Gardens as a place of entertainment, is now included in the grounds of the Royal Hospital.

From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

For complete account of the Royal Hospital and the Ranelagh Gardens adjoining, see p.

From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

The Ranelagh Gardens, which John Jones opened in New York, in June, 1765, and the Vauxhall Gardens, opened by Mr. Samuel Francis, in June, 1769, were planned more or less after their English prototypes.

From Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time by Krehbiel, Henry Edward