The synagogue community was founded in 1840 and moved to Upper Berkeley Street in 1870.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
West London Synagogue
Commemorated ati
West London Synagogue - 1964
{On the 60's extension occupying the corner site:} This foundation stone of ...
West London Synagogue - Stern
{On the plaque to the south of the entrance:} This stone was laid by Sir Edw...
West London Synagogue - Waley
{On the plaque to the north of the entrance:} This building was opened by Ph...
Other Subjects
Stratford Martyrs
The church website has done a very thorough job on the history not just of the memorial but the church and the area so we quote them here on the background to the martyrs: "In 1553 Queen Mary Tudor...
Old St Paul's Cathedral
From Engineering Timelines : "The present St Paul's Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, is the fourth cathedral on this site. The first two Anglo-Saxon buildings were timber, and the third...
Sir Thomas Docwra
Grand Prior of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, 1501-1527. In 1504 he rebuilt St John's Gate. We guess the Docwra family are descended from Sir Thomas or his family.
Alexander Caesar d'Anterroches
Bishop of Condom (really, check Googlemaps).
Baptist Union
One of the branches of Protestant Christianity. Modern Baptist churches trace their history to the English Separatist movement in the 1600s. Not to be confused with the Old Baptist Union.