The Battle of Temple Bar mb-artist George_Vicat_Cole after a fire in August

after a fire in August of that year

women wearing huge over-trimmed hats and and men with their hair shaved at the back but bunched and projecting under one side of their hats

Built by John Smeaton 1n 1756-59

A man tries to open his umbrella and a soaked dog runs past

The Battle of Temple Bar mb-artist George_Vicat_Cole after a fire in August'The Battle of Temple Bar', 1769. A procession from the City to St James's Palace with an address by the City merchants to King George III in support of his government, has arrived at Temple Bar, where the gates have been shut to prevent their passage. Two decapitated heads can be seen speaking to each other on the top of Temple Bar.