The Times,' 1762 colliery Finsbury Chapel

Finsbury Chapel

View of the Tower of London and the Royal Mint from Great Tower Hill with a busy street scene including children playing and an artist sketching

The chapel was built for the use of the Tower's garrison

'Blowing up the Pic Nic's

The Times,' 1762 colliery Finsbury Chapel'The Times,' 1762. A representative of King George III fights a fire (the Seven Years War), which is burning down houses representing Germany and France, whilst William Pitt is presented as an idol on stilts, worshipped by the aldermen of London and the London mob he fans the flames with bellows; a house on left (representing England) sinks into decrepitude.