Bust: Henry Leeke bust
{Under the bust:}
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We are sticking our neck out here, since we can find no evidence that this is Leeke, the founder of the school, but it seems extremely likely. His wig and outfit look 16th century to us.
Site: St Olave's Grammar School (3 memorials)
SE1, Queen Elizabeth Street
Our picture only shows a part of this large building, by E. W. Mountford, 1892-4. Built as a school it housed Lambeth College for a time and in 2008 there were plans to turn it into a hotel. 2011, and it's looking rather sad.
On the facade are three arched pediments with sculpted reliefs as follows, left to right:
- Henry Leeke
- two lounging school-boys and the dates 1571 - 1894.
- unknown.
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