Entrance to Croydon Palace, Croydon, Surrey WH A macaroni was an eighteenth

A macaroni was an eighteenth century British dandy who affected continental fashions

'Knives Combs or Inkhornes'

in Uxbridge

The building was also known as the Half Moon Inn

Also shows the Tower of London in the distance

Entrance to Croydon Palace, Croydon, Surrey WH A macaroni was an eighteenthEntrance to Croydon Palace, Croydon, Surrey, c1800. Croydon is now in the London borough of Croydon. A man can be seen begging from two figures. Croydon Palace used to be the summer residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. By the 18th century the palace with its 15th century Great Hall had fallen into disrepair, and it was sold in 1807.