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Plaque

St Stephen’s National Schools, Bow

Erection date: 6/11/1893

Inscription

This stone was laid by HRH Princess Mary Adelaide, Duchess of Teck, November 6th 1893.
Revd. J. Pullein Thompson - Vicar
G. B. Rix Esqre., J. W. Smith Esqre. - Churchwardens
G. E. Holman - Architect
Perry & Co. - Builders

Site: St Stephen’s National Schools, Bow (1 memorial)

E3, Saxon Road, Saxon Lea Court

High above the plaque is a large decorative panel of terracotta bricks carved '1894'.

From : "Saxon Lea Court. This was St Stephen’s National Schools built by James Tolley in 1859 with an extension from 1893-4 by G.E. Holman. It is now flats."

This shows: the building with the plaque {by Holman} was the Sunday School and that set further back {by Tolley} was the Infant School. The shows it all labelled 'Hall'. 

The overseeing St Stephen's church was on nearby Tredegar Road, in the block opposite Cardigan Road. Constructed in 1858 it was destroyed by by WW2 bombs.

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St Stephen’s National Schools, Bow

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Perry & Company (Bow) Ltd

Building firm active in 1893 and 1923.

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G. E. Holman

Colonel George Edward Holman. Architect.  From Historic England: "J. Lyons &...

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Princess Mary, Duchess of Teck

Born as Princess Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth in Hanover, Germany. Fath...

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G. B. Rix

Co-Churchwarden of St Stephen’s, Bow in 1893.

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J. W. Smith

Co-Churchwarden of St Stephen’s, Bow in 1893.  

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