Site: St John of Wapping School (3 memorials)
E1, Scandrett Street, 6 - 8
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John of Wapping - charity boy
Subjects commemorated i
St John of Wapping School
The school was originally founded in 1695, although its first location is unk...
Charity scholars
Looking at London has a page about these little blue people but even there we...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St John of Wapping - charity boy
Also at this site i
St John of Wapping School
{Beneath bluecoat scholar statues:} Founded A.D. 1695 {below each statue:} Gi...
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