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
The large plaque can be seen in our photo on the building to the left.
DL stands for Deputy Lieutenant (of the County of Buckinghamshire).
Geograph has a photo, "taken 7 years ago" (i.e. 2015) which shows the memorial in much better condition than now, 2022, and surrounded wi...
Jet Harris MBE, 1939 - 2011, musician, was born at the former Willesden Maternity Hospital which stood on this site. The Heritage Foundation
In 1903-10 the Savoy Hotel was built by Colcutt and Macmurdo. The magnificently Art Deco Savoy Theatre is in the western section. The sho...
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