Corporation of London
The Great Synagogue, Dukes Place, constituent of the United Synagogue stood on the site adjoining from 1690 and served the community continuously until it was destroyed in September 1941 in World War II.
EC3, Dukes Place
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Great Synagogue, Dukes Place
This was not actually the first synagogue built after the Jews returned to En...
In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from tho...
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Great Synagogue, Dukes Place
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...
We don't understand why the plaque presents the name as 'Cole Church' since everywhere else it's given as 'Colechurch'. St. Thomas Becke...
When Bechet lived here the street was called Southampton Street and he was performing at the Rector’s Club in Tottenham Court Road.
October 2024: Ian Hearfield wrote to say that this plaque has "been missing for some weeks. The mounting holes and the circular dirt surr...
The plaque to Rev. Douglas is in the covered walkway, accessed via the arch at the right of our photo. Displayed close to the plaque is a...
William Henry Pratt, alias Boris Karloff, 1887 - 1969, actor, was born here. English Heritage
Politician and broadcaster. Born Robert John Graham Boothby at 5 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh. Entered parliament in 1924 and held a couple of minor ministerial posts. He went on to become a well known...
There is an interesting memorial to the power supply just around the corner.
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