The Covent Garden macaronies mb-height 2681 On picture in background are

On picture in background are the letters SPQL standing for Senatus populusque Londoniensis

'Too Early'

Salomons was a leading figure in the campaign for Jewish emancipation in Britain in the 19th century

Interior of the Church of St George

The photograph shows the street impassable with rubble and other debris following the German air raid of 10-11 May

The Covent Garden macaronies mb-height 2681 On picture in background are'The Covent Garden macaronies', 1772. A macaroni (possibly George Colman) standing outside entrance to Covent Garden Theatre has snatched the wig off the head of a smaller man. A macaroni was a British dandy who affected continental fashions.