St. Lukes Parochial Schools founded 1698.
EC1, Old Street
The facade of this building tells the history of the school. Each of the 4 gable ends carries a plaque with a dated event, reading from left to right: 1887, 1698, 1972, 1870. Lower down are two, more decorative plaques, commemorating two treasurers, left to right: Pedder and Telfer.
The school is now in premises in nearby Radnor Street.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Luke's - 1698
St Luke's Old Street Conservation Plan (a pdf) refers to "History of St Luke'...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Luke's - 1698
The plaque is low down on the house adorned with scaffolding, so low that it suggests he lived in the basement flat.
This plaque was planned during turbulent times in the royal-watching community. Here's the time-line: 20 January 1936, George V died and ...
We have numbered these 17 plaques, anti-clockwise, starting from the plaque for the whole crew which faces the water. Oddly, the last two...
St Peter's Church - One of the last churches built for the Church of England in the Victorian classical style. The architect was Thomas A...
William Wilberforce, 1759 - 1833, opponent of slavery, died here. London County Council
