Statue

Hatton Garden - charity boy

Inscription

 

Site: Charity School - Hatton Garden (3 memorials)

EC1, Hatton Garden

Ornamental Passions tells us "A pair of schoolchildren flanked each entrance, as was customary, but one pair was later transferred to St Andrew."

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Hatton Garden - charity boy

Subjects commemorated i

Charity School - Hatton Garden

Possibly designed by Wren.  Built by Lord Hatton following the loss of St And...

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Charity scholars

Looking at London has a page about these little blue people but even there we...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Hatton Garden - charity boy

Also at this site i

Charity School - plaque

Charity School - plaque

2023: Lionel Wright  has drawn our attention to an error in this plaque: St A...

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Hatton Garden - charity girl

Hatton Garden - charity girl

{On the paper held by the girl:} These statue's {sic} were decorated on behal...

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