Site of First Synagogue after the resettlement, 1657 - 1701.
Spanish & Portuguese Jews' Congregation
Sure looks like a City of London plaque but the text around the edge is different. We're guessing that the Congregation funded the plaque but the City has responsibility for its maintenance.
EC3, Creechurch Lane
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
First synagogue after resettlement
A house in Creechurch Lane was converted to a synagogue for the Sephardi Jews...
In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from tho...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
First synagogue after resettlement
The municipal governing body of the City of London. Officially the 'Mayor and...
Initially called 'sha'arhashamayim', the Gate of Heaven, this was the first p...
Charles Morgan, 1894 - 1958, novelist and critic, lived and died here. English Heritage
Maria Dickin, 1870 - 1951, promoter of animal welfare and founder of the PDSA, was born here. English Heritage
This modern plaque is at the bottom of the sloping path on the left. 2019: The plaque at the other, east, end of this tunnel has been re...
The clock can be seen in our site picture and you'll undestand why we chose to honour the plaque with a photo, in preference to the clock.
Originally unveiled in 2014, by Doctor Who's first Director, Waris Hussein.
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