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
A building had been here, about where this monument is, since before 1430. It became the vicarage but its large garden was much reduced b...
Abbey Road Studios were opened in November 1931 by EMI. The Blumlein plaque is to the right, Elgar to the left. A live webcam has been s...
Greater London Council Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (Anthony Hope), 1863 - 1933, novelist, lived here, 1903 - 1917.
C. S. Forester, 1899 - 1966, novelist, lived here. English Heritage
The plaque is to the left of the gate's left hand pier.
In our photo the tree plaque can be seen to the right of the monument.
Reading top down the plaques are: Holstein, Harvey, "Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund".
This is an authorised plaque but Westminster, as revealed in the official decision, wanted it any colour but their standard green. Â Old f...
An attack by Royal Air Force 617 Squadron on German dams using bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. The operation was led by Guy Gibson. Subject of the 1955 film The Dambusters for which Eric ...
The streets laid out on the site of York House were named: Villiers Street, Duke Street, Buckingham Street, George Court and Of Alley (no...
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