Another bit of curiosa I spotted yesterday was the lettering for the former Westminster Jews Free School on the north side of Hanway Place. The school was established in 1811 under the auspices of the Western Synagogue to teach Hebrew, English, writing and arithmetic. Originally in Greek Street, it moved to new premises in Hanway Street in 1883 in a building with good terracotta decoration and lettering:-


Your knowledge of the by-ways of London is truly remarkable !
Mark: If you want to geek out on by-ways I can recommend the ‘London’s Alleys and Passages’ posts on IanVisits (http://bit.ly/2mdG3az), not least the recent post on White Horse Alley, which comes off Cowcross Street.
What a good website, full of information. Charles