The Telfer wing, erected 1887. J. T. Pedder Esq. Treasurer
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 - Pedder
St Luke's Old Street Conservation Plan (a pdf) refers to "History of St Luke'...
John Thomas Pedder was born in 1823 in Romford, Essex, the second of the eigh...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Luke's - Pedder
That's not a typo in the transcription - The RWF used the spelling Welch in their title, although its use is not consistent in this memor...
Guy Street Park Originally open fields, the land on which most of Guy Street Park stands belonged to Guy's Hospitial in the 18th century....
From the BBC: Mr Cochrane was returning home from a visit to the local hospital when he was attacked by a white gang. One of the men sta...
Greater London Council William Butterfield, 1814 - 1900, architect, lived here.
The weather vane depicts a grid-iron, the instrument used for the torture which led to the martyrdom of St Lawrence. The shaft supportin...
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