The new Vauxhall Gardens opened on the opposite bank of the river in the summer of 1776, managed by Mr Williams. People would take the ferry across the water to enjoy music and fireworks. The following summer, the Gardens were taken over by Kingsbury who gave up the concerts and concentrated on refreshments, advertising ‘Beans in Perfection and Strawberries Ripe’. Unfortunately, the Gardens were doomed to fail. Felix Farley’s Bristol Journal later announces Kingsbury’s bankruptcy and the consequent sale of a four-stop organ, two guitars and some German flutes.