Sculpture: St Andrews - charity girl
Inscription
{On the paper in her left hand:}
MDCXCVI {1696}
Site: St Andrews - charity scholars (2 memorials)
EC4, St Andrew Street, St Andrews Church - west door
Ward-Jackson's "Public Sculpture of the City of London" lets us tell you... St Andrew's Parochial School was founded in Brook Market {possibly Brooke's Market, EC1} in 1696 (the date displayed by the girl) and moved to a chapel in Hatton Garden in 1721 where were erected 2 pairs of charity children. After WW2 when that building and this church were both restored following severe bomb damage a pair of the children were erected here. Dobbins Churches gives some information about the church.
