A house in Creechurch Lane was converted to a synagogue for the Sephardi Jews (Spanish and Portuguese) which opened in 1657. This was enlarged but the increase in numbers quickly made a purpose-built synagogue necessary and it opened in Bevis Marks in 1699.
Meanwhile the Great Synagogue was built in Duke's Place in 1690.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
First synagogue after resettlement
Commemorated ati
First synagogue after resettlement
Sure looks like a City of London plaque but the text around the edge is diffe...
Other Subjects
Priory of St John-the-Baptist, Holywell
Founded before 1127. Augustinian. Disbanded y Henry VIII c. 1540.
1 memorial
Thomas Lewis
The first pastor of the Islington Union Chapel, appointed in 1802/4 (sources differ) and stayed in the post until his death, though he shared the job with Allon from 1843/4 (sources differ).
1 memorial
Rev. N. A. Lash
Hon. Sec, to the Strangers Home for Asiatics, Africans & South Sea Islanders, in 1921. Rector of St John at Hackney 1930. Vicar of St Johns Church, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, 1934-44.
1 memorial
American troops in WW2 in London
During WW2 the US armed forces worshipped at the Grosvenor Chapel and partied at Rainbow Corner. This seems a good place to mention the searchable on-line honour roll of 28,000 Americans based in ...
3 memorials
Greyfriars Monastery
A monastery was established here by the grey-habited Franciscans. Following the dissolution of the monasteries the church was renamed Christchurch and in 1552 the remains of the monastery were conv...
2 memorials
Previously viewed
Chaplin mosaics 1
SE1, Lambeth Walk, Chandler Hall
We've numbered the mosaics left to right. The text plaque is to the right of the curved wall, just out of sight of our camera. Chaplin ce...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Charles Dickens - NW1
NW1, Bayham Street, 141
Dickens' home was at 16 Bayham Street where he stayed as a boy. That particular address no longer exists, but this plaque is in place at ...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Albert Edward McKenzie, VC
Heroic Able Seaman. Born Alice Street, Bermondsey. He was on board HMS Vindictive when it entered the Bruges-Zeebrugge canal on 23 April 1918 intent on a raid and he was one of the few in his landi...
War dead, WW1
2 memorials
Lord Reith of Stonehaven, Sir John Reith
First Director-General of the BBC. Born Stonehaven, Kincardineshire. At 6' 6" he was an imposing man with a great talent for managing and leading organisations. He played an important role in the D...
2 memorials
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them