Interior of the School Board for London Offices on Victoria Embankment
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Interior of the School Board for London Offices on Victoria Embankment
Interior of the School Board for London Offices on Victoria Embankment
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SC_PHL_01_541_A5264 (Collage 142108)
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The London Archives: LCC Photograph Library
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A wall clock at the School Board for London Offices, Victoria Embankment, Westminster. It is a shield-dial tavern clock, dating probably from the mid-eighteenth century. According to Martin Gatto, a tavern clock expert, the shield breakarch was almost certainly added by Smith & Sons in 1874, when the original maker’s name was removed and the standard shield dial adapted for the School Board. The School Board for London, also known as the London School Board, was established as the largest educational provider in 1870 and abolished in 1904, when its responsibilities were transferred to the London County Council. The offices were built in 1875 by Bodley and Garner in Queen Anne style. After the School Board's abolition they were used as the London County Council Tramways Offices, but were demolished in 1929 - shortly after this image was taken - and replaced by 'Electra House', which was itself replaced by Globe House in 1996-98.
A wall clock at the School Board for London Offices, Victoria Embankment, Westminster. It is a shield-dial tavern clock, dating probably from the mid-eighteenth century. According to Martin Gatto, a tavern clock expert, the shield breakarch was almost certainly added by Smith & Sons in 1874, when the original maker’s name was removed and the standard shield dial adapted for the School Board. The School Board for London, also known as the London School Board, was established as the largest educational provider in 1870 and abolished in 1904, when its responsibilities were transferred to the London County Council. The offices were built in 1875 by Bodley and Garner in Queen Anne style. After the School Board's abolition they were used as the London County Council Tramways Offices, but were demolished in 1929 - shortly after this image was taken - and replaced by 'Electra House', which was itself replaced by Globe House in 1996-98.
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