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.
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
Greater London Council James Elroy Flecker, 1884-1915, poet and dramatist was born here.
The St Marylebone Society Dodie Smith, 1895 - 1990, author and playwright, lived here.
The inscription is weather-worn particularly at the right so the words "men", "house", "at the", "Vicar" and "43" are all uncertain. Sta...
London County Council Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1843-1911, statesman and author, lived here.
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