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
Oskar Kokoschka, 1886 - 1980, painter lived here. English Heritage
Tommy Cooper, 1921 - 1984, comedian, lived here 1955 - 1984. English Heritage
Whitaker lived here from 1862 until his death here in 1895.
The remaining, Keats, plaque is on the left hand side of the entrance hall. Francis Frith has a photo of the station in 1945, showing th...
The plaque was unveiled to commemorate the 450th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's birth. It is positioned directly above the foundations...
Leyton Town Hall Grade II listed building, designed by John Johnson in a rich eclectic style after a competition involving over thirty en...
Architect responsible for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Born Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire. The Crystal Palace Company gave him, free of rent, Rockhills, a Regency house to the north of the Crystal Pala...
William Blake was born on 23rd November 1757 in a house which stood on this site.
There is sheet music dated 1873 for a song "True for ever" with words and music by Lady John Manners and Virginia Gabriel. Could this be the same LJM who opened our garden? We hope so.
Contact lens manufacturers. Founded by David Cantor. Acquired Nissel Limited in August 2000.
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