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Pump Room will be duly attended to.—A Good Foot-Way 
from the Ferry-Boat, South Parade.” 
By concerts, illuminations, firework displays and other 
attractions, Tanner endeavoured to carry on the Gardens 
successfully ; but his efforts failing he became a bankrupt, 
and the announcement made on October 12th, 1793 :— 
“ King James’s Palace, Lyncombe, 
For Sale by Auction 
On Thursday the 24th day of October, and following day.” 
marks the disappearance of these Gardens as a public pleasure 
resort. 

A pleasure garden in connection with which a metai ticket 
was issued, was aitached to the building, which eventually 
gave name to the Villa Fields, Bathwick. 
Thorpe’s map indicates clearly that on its site, at the date 
of his survey, 1742, only open meadows existed. The land 
was acquired in 1777 by a Mr. James Ferry, who erected the 
house and occupied it in 1779. 
In 1745, P. and J. Ferry carried on business as Weavers 
and Silk Mercers in Pierrepont Street, removing later to 
“the corner of Galloways Buildings and the First House on 
the North Parade,’ where on retiring from business in 1770, 
their stock was sold by auction. 
Bathwick Villa and Spring-Gardens are mentioned in the 
“Diary and Letters of Madame D’Arblay, 1892.” As Frances 
Burney, she for some time resided at No. 14, South Parade 
with Mr. and Mrs. Thrale; in June, 1780, she wrote “the Bishop 
(of Peterborough) proposed a frolic that we should ail go to 
Spring Gardens, where he should give us tea, and thence pro- 
ceed to Mr. Ferry’s to see a very curious house and garden.” 
‘The three Thrales, the Bishop and I crossed the Avon” by 
White Hall ferry, and “ had a sweet walk through the meadows 
and drank tea at Spring Gardens. We then walked on to Mr. 
Ferry’s habitation. Mr. Ferry is a Bath alderman.” She 
comments on the bad taste displayed at the Villa, the crowded 
buildings and the paltry ornamentation of the house and garden, 
and the ‘‘ unsuccessful attempts at making something of 
nothing.” ‘‘ They kept us half an hour in the garden, while 
they were preparing for our reception in the house, where 
after parading through four or five vulgarly showy closets,. 

