Vauxhall

/ ˈvɒksˌhɔːl /

noun

a district in London, on the south bank of the Thames
Also calledVauxhall Gardens a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859

They said they were going to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in South London.

You seem to keep pretty close at the heels of your friend, the doctor of Vauxhall Bridge Road!

In 1794 the proprietors of Vauxhall put a wonderful car upon the river, on the match day.

In Vauxhall-road there is another large, excellently built school belonging to the same Church, and set apart for boys.

The congregation at Vauxhall-road Chapel is pre-eminently of a working-class character.

I remember I crossed Vauxhall Bridge and stood for a time watching the huge black shapes in the darkness under the gas-works.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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