St. Lukes School moved from this site 1972.
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 - 1972
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 - 1972
Greater London Council Ram Mohun Roy, 1772 - 1833, Indian scholar and reformer, lived here.
“High tension” is the same as “high voltage” - dangerously high electrical energy which require particular safety measures.
{Beneath a Maltese cross:} Hern or Hurn Cross Near here once stood one of the four manorial boundary crosses of old Croydon. The other cr...
In our photo the plaque can be seen to the left of the pale blue street sign. There is an identical plaque at the other end of the subway.
Caroline's Miscellany visited this amazing building at Open House 2011 and has some great photos of the inside.
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