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.
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
Queen's drummer Roger Taylor unveiled the plaque.
John 'Jack' Kennedy, 1935 - 2003, campaigner for justice, lived here 1960 - 1984. London Borough of Islington Islington People's Plaque
The quotation is from the Song of Solomon, either chapter 2:17 or 4:6.
2023: Lionel Wright has drawn our attention to an error in this plaque: St Andrew's Holborn was not destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666....
We find this building puzzling since in some ways it looks more modern than those around but it retains many characteristics that suggest...
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