Bluecoated Charity children, Hatton Garden
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Bluecoated Charity children, Hatton Garden
Image: © Jim Osley Taken: 25 May 2011
A plaque affixed to the building adorned by these Bluecoat figures reads "This building, reputed to be the work of Sir Christopher Wren, was erected as a church by Lord Hatton to serve the needs of the neighbourhood after St Andrew's Holborn had been destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666. It was adapted for use as a Charity School about 1696 ... [etc.]"
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Image Location
Latitude
51.518968
Longitude
-0.109002