The Beulah Spa 1831-1856 A New Pictorial History

This magical place, once the haunt of Queens and future Kings. Of Emperors, Empresses, Princes, Princesses, Dukes, Duchesses, Mayors, Nobility, Gentry, Aristocrats, Politicians, Writers, Artists and Poets. With its opera singers, musicians, magicians, tightrope-walkers, balloonists, gymnasts, dancers, acrobats, archers, jesters, jugglers, sword-swallowers, military bands, singing minstrels, gypsy fortune-tellers, ventriloquists, lasso demonstrators and a leopardess with dogs. Boasting its medicinal well spring, thatched wigwam, fine dancing lawn, octagonal reading room/refreshment room/Swiss confectionary, luxuriant foliage, terraces, rustic seats, fanciful summer-houses, arbours, heath-sheds, benches, rosery, maze, camera obscura, rustic bridge over lakes with waterfowl, tents and marquees, flagpoles, archery ground, picnic parties, fireworks and grand fetes. Here's a new look at the history of the Royal Beulah Spa and Gardens in Upper Norwood, South London written by Chris Shields. Visitors today, once unaware of the amazing history and secrets held by these grassy slopes, can now view the Beulah Spa History Lectern and Beulah Stone which both mark the exact spot of the Beulah Spa well.