Initially called 'sha'arhashamayim', the Gate of Heaven, this was the first professing Jewish community in the British Isles to be established in modern times (following the expulsion) and formed the origin of the present Jewish community of Britain as a whole. They established the first synagogue in Creechurch Lane and the first cemetery at Mile End. The Creechurch Lane building was replaced in 1701 with the present synagogue at Bevis Marks.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation
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Bevis Marks - reclaimed
After some investigation we realised that this stone-work is only a few feet ...
Bevis Marks - war memorial
Yehidim or, more usually Yehudim, comes from the Bible and means the Kingdom ...
Spanish and Portuguese Jews - 1
This building, erected in 1912, formerly housed the Beth Holim, or hospital, ...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation
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First synagogue after resettlement
Sure looks like a City of London plaque but the text around the edge is diffe...
Other Subjects
Blitz Club
A Tuesday night club that attracted students from two nearby art colleges: Central School and St Martins. Some claim it was the birthplace of New Romanticism.
1 memorial
Szmul Zygielbojm Memorial Committee
Group concerned with promoting the memory of Szmul Zygielbojm.
1 memorial
Jim Veal
Chairman of the Tenants & Residents Association which campaigned for the redevelopment of the Caledonian Market Estate and the creation (from 2005) of new homes for the local community.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Mrs Gay Christiansen
Founder of the Kensington Society, lived at 18 Kensington Square. When she failed to stop the replacement of some houses in Young Street with an aggressively modern multi-storey car park she formed...
1 memorial
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