New wing added 1887, J. T. Pedder Esq. Chairman
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 - 1887
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 - 1887
Pulford Street and the Equitable Gas Works used to occupy this six acre site. In the 1930s the Pulford Street Site Committee was respons...
Mehndi is the use of henna to decorate hands etc. in India and neighbouring countries. It is used particularly by women for festive occas...
The plaques are located on the platform side of the ticket barriers.
This stone was laid by His Royal Highness, the Duke of York, KG October 9th 1893
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