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Plaque

St Olave's Grammar School

Erection date: 1967

Inscription

St Olave's Grammar School occupied this site, 1855 - 1967.

The says the new building on Tooley Street was built in 1892.  Perhaps there was a pre-existing building on the site that the school used 1855-92.

Site: St Olave's Grammar School (3 memorials)

SE1, Queen Elizabeth Street

Our picture only shows a part of this large building, by E. W. Mountford, 1892-4. Built as a school it housed Lambeth College for a time and in 2008 there were plans to turn it into a hotel. 2011, and it's looking rather sad.
On the facade are three arched pediments with sculpted reliefs as follows, left to right:
- Newton
- two lounging school-boys and the dates 1571 - 1894.
- Homer.

have some good pictures and the sculpture, probably by Montford, is rather fine. We have also accepted their identification of the two busts which we are sure is right.

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St Olave's Grammar School

Founded by Henry Leeke. Was in a building on Tooley Street from 1855 - 1967. ...

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Homer bust

Homer bust

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Newton bust

Newton bust

At first we thought this was Henry Leeke, the founder of the school but Ornam...

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