Erection date: 29/10/1889
This stone was laid by Rev. W. F. Moulton DD, October 29th 1889.
W. H. Boney Esq.- architect
Holloway Bros. – builders
EC1, Errol Street, 12
The foundation stones are listed here left to right. They were laid in October 1889 and the building opened in April the following year.
2014: building occupied by the Royal Statistical Society.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Leysian - 1
A major construction firm with its own Wikipedia page. Henry Thomas Holloway ...
From Wesley's Chapel and from Kay: The Leys School was opened in Cambridge i...
Architect. Also designed the Jackson's Lane Methodist church, Highgate and L...
Biblical scholar and headmaster. Born Staffordshire, his father a Wesleyan mi...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Leysian - 1
The school was founded by Henrietta Barnett. Lutyens designed the elevations for Crewe Hall, the central block.
Raleigh had died in the April preceding the laying of this stone.
Seems likely the plaques were put up when the side wings were added, in 1865-6.
In the picture you can see the plaque: between the two green flags, level with their lower edges.
We contacted a colleague who speaks Bulgarian, and she confirms that the right hand inscription means the same as the English. Amazingly ...
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