George Odger 1820-1877 Labour leader lived and died here

Above the chest in the south corner of the right hand (north) lobby of St Giles in the Fields is this blue plaque recovered from 18 St Giles High Street, demolished to make way for the Centre Point office block, commemorating George Odger who was secretary of the third congress of trade unions in 1871, which established the Trade Union Congress. A sign below the plaque says 'The George Odger plaque, formerly on 18 St Giles High Street, was placed here in 1974'.