Erected for 400 children. James Telfer 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 - Telfer
St Luke's Old Street Conservation Plan (a pdf) refers to "History of St Luke'...
Treasurer of St Luke's School in 1870 and had a new wing named after him in ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Luke's - Telfer
Spender rented the ground floor and basement of this building, the upper floors of which were damaged in WW2.
It would be nice if the two Lord Mayor Lawrences were related but we can't confirm. The wall and gates erected in 1665-6 are not those we...
In our photo, reading left to right: the WW1 memorial plaque is just to the right of the lamppost; the War Memorial Building plaque is on...
Boards like this, listing the holders of high offices in the organisation, are on display in many office lobbies, school halls, club foye...
The plaques are on the ground at the foot of the tree. The tree is one of several which are reputed to be the oldest in Britain. The buil...
Treasurer of Lincoln's Inn in December 1989.
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