Comments on: Jane Austen and Bath: The Sydney Gardens http://austenonly.com/2009/11/26/jane-austen-and-bath-the-sydney-gardens/ Jane Austen's life, times and works explained and discussed Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:43:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jane Austen in Bath: The Sydney Garden Galas (1) Music « austenonly http://austenonly.com/2009/11/26/jane-austen-and-bath-the-sydney-gardens/#comment-1047 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:09:17 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=347#comment-1047 [...] March 12, 2010 in Jane Austen, Jane Austen and Bath, Queen's Square, Sydney Gardens, music | Tags: Bath, Jane Austen, Letters, music, Sydney Gardens | by jfwakefield To conclude the series of posts about the life of Jane Austen in Bath I thought I would lighten the mood by ending with  some details of the music, the type of fireworks and illuminations Jane Austen would have seen and heard at the galas she attended at the Sydney Gardens. [...]

]]> By: Jane Austen in Bath: Sydney Place « austenonly http://austenonly.com/2009/11/26/jane-austen-and-bath-the-sydney-gardens/#comment-1001 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:09:47 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=347#comment-1001 [...] wide gracious streets of houses of neo-classically inspired design and with a new pleasure garden- the Sydney Gardens- for the residents to [...]

]]> By: jfwakefield http://austenonly.com/2009/11/26/jane-austen-and-bath-the-sydney-gardens/#comment-82 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:36:59 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=347#comment-82 Yes, Vauxhall was the pattern for these places Go here for a fascinating history of the place and the word “Vauxhall” as a generic term for a pleasure garden. Bath is fabulous, I love going there and am planning a trip next sumer with friends. I need to take some new photographs for here;-)

]]> By: jfwakefield http://austenonly.com/2009/11/26/jane-austen-and-bath-the-sydney-gardens/#comment-80 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:29:39 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=347#comment-80 It is fascinating to think that Mr Merlin was inventing these machines, wasn’t it? Is it sad that no real detailed information about it survives..Id still like to see one in operation,and were they available to both sexes to use? The mind boggles……

]]> By: imogen88 http://austenonly.com/2009/11/26/jane-austen-and-bath-the-sydney-gardens/#comment-75 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:32:11 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=347#comment-75 Julie, this was fascinating, I learned a lot. I was also intrigued about the mention of the Merlin swing, and it seems such a modern thing for the times. Love these pleasure gardens, and wouldn’t it be glorious if these wonderful things didn’t just vanish like this in concept, so often throughout history for the many different reasons. Big swoon…

]]> By: Cathy Allen http://austenonly.com/2009/11/26/jane-austen-and-bath-the-sydney-gardens/#comment-73 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:20:20 +0000 http://austenonly.com/?p=347#comment-73 Fascinating, Julie!

I had never heard that other Pleasure Gardens were called Vauxhalls before this. I’ve wondered for years how to pronounce that name, thinking it might be French; I finally settled on “VOX-hall.” Is this correct? I was happy to see the color version of the map. It DID help make your descriptions clearer. I’d like to visit Bath…someday :-)

Thank you, as always,
CEA

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