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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

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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 Henry Edward Krehbiel

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 Sir Walter Besant

Two nights ago Ranelagh Gardens were opened at Chelsea; the prince, princess, duke, much nobility, and much mob besides were there.

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

His Grace of Andover meeting his sister at Ranelagh Gardens, thought her face looked pinched, and her eyes unhappy.

From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Georgette Heyer

Two nights ago Ranelagh Gardens were opened at Chelsea.

From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant

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