This booze-fuelled punch-up at Vauxhall Gardens is a detail from a George Cruikshank engraving, Tom, Jerry and Logic: making the most of an Evening at Vauxhall, in Pierce Egan’s 1821 Life in London. Tom and Jerry are the originals of the knockabout 20th century cat-and-mouse cartoon adversaries. (David Coke Collection).
David Coke, co-author with Alan Borg of Vauxhall Gardens: A History, will lead ‘The Heyday of Vauxhall Gardens’, a Vauxhall Society/vauxhallhistory.org guided walk, on Monday 22 May. The walk marks the traditional seasonal opening date of this world-famous open-air attraction.
Kick-off for this walk (an hour or so long) is 2.30pm sharp, so meet a bit earlier outside Starbucks, Vauxhall Station.
All welcome, contribution of £5 to The Friends of the Tate South Lambeth Library welcomed.