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
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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St Luke's - Telfer
We thank our colleague Alan Patient for providing the photographs of the plaques.
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Our image on St Pancras's own page is a close-up of this statue.
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