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Ranelagh

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Ranelagh

Former building in Chelsea, London, England. In the 18th century it was a popular place of entertainment. The wooden structure, built in 1742, resembled the pantheon in Rome, and could accommodate about 600 people.

Among those who visited its tea gardens were Samuel Johnson (a dominant figure in 18th-century London literary society), the painter Joshua Reynolds, the writer Oliver Goldsmith, and the novelist and politician Horace Walpole. From 1788 the building declined rapidly; it was demolished and the gardens closed in 1804.



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"You had better go and get ready, dear, if you have promised to be at Ranelagh at half-past ten," she said.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
"Lady Carey has not introduced us," he said, "but I have seen you at Ranelagh quite often.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
Up at nine, played golf at Ranelagh all morning, lunched down there, back to my rooms and changed, called on my tailor, went round to the club, had one game of billiards and four rubbers of bridge.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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