c.1790 Apollo Gardens, Westminster Bridge Road Lambeth Copper Token

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34mm.

Apollo Garden, uniface copper token.

Very Fine.

The Apollo Gardens occupied a site on the north side of Westminster Bridge road between 1788 and 1798, close to where the coin press manufacturer Maudslay, Sons & Field were later to be based. The proprietor, Walter Clagget, enjoyed a somewhat dubious reputation but by 1792 had begun to charge for admission, for which the clientele received copper tickets entitling them to refreshments.