Friday, December 29, 2006
The Cremorne Orchestra
Here, from the Illustrated London News of June 28, 1851, is the Cremorne Gardens Orchestra.
The article is hard to read but includes these lines:
"This popular place of amusement is just now entertaining a large share of public patronage. The Gardens, apart from the variety of entertainment offered to visitors, form in themselves one of the most attractive resorts in the vicinity of the metropolis; indeed, we do not know any pleasure grounds to which the public have access that can be compared with them. Trees centuries old, broad greensward and spacious flower-gardens, interspersed with . . . Grecian art, contribute to make up a scene of exquisite beauty....The park-like character of the grounds makes them a delightful resort for a summer's afternoon."
Isn't this a scene you'd like to climb inside?
# posted by Gaz @ 10:23 am 
