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

The “poverty and pleasure” section of the exhibition looks at the rowdy delights of Ranelagh Gardens in Chelsea, where the boating lake was fed by the Westbourne, which flows under Knightsbridge – where the crossing was once infamous for highwaymen – Sloane Square and Chelsea Barracks.

From The Guardian

In Canaletto's painting of the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens, a gigantic public space provides indoor promenading for people who just want to stroll about, chatting and being seen.

From The Guardian

In a year when all the world was flocking to the new Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Mrs. Northey would be particular, and have her evening party to Vauxhall.

From Project Gutenberg

But the gentleman must remain another day, and attend the grand "annual dinner of the Isle of Thanet," at the "Ranelagh Gardens;"—a delightful spot, Mr. Mortimer was assured it was: the gentleman would then be able to draw some more accurate conclusion as to the real importance of their distinct part of Kent.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg