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
Baroness P D James, 1920 - 2014, author, lived here 1984 - 2012. Holland Park
In 1912 this doorstep was the site of an assassination attempt. Henry arrived home to be met by a gunman, a disgruntled cab driver who'd...
LCC Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, born here, 1804.
This site can be found at the east bound Circle Line platform. To the right of the monument there is an unusual charity collecting box ma...
William Makepeace Thackeray, (1811-1863), novelist, lived here, 1854-1862. L.C.C.
