Creechurch Lane Synagogue

City of London, London E.C.3.

Created 18 August 2006
Latest Update 24 October 2007

Ceramic Plaque on wall of Cunard House at corner of Creechurch Lane and Bury Street,
marking the site of Creechurch Lane Synagogue,
the first synagogue in England following the resettlement of 1656
© David Shulman 2007

Congregation Data

Official Name:	Creechurch Lane Synagogue
Address:	Creechurch Lane , London EC3A 5DQ
Local Authority:	City of London
Date Founded:	1657 (enlarged 1674) - This was the first synagogue founded following the readmission of the Jews to England.
Current Status:	Succeeded by the Bevis Marks Synagogue in 1701
Ritual:	Sephardi

Other Information

Brief History
Additional Congregation History & Records: see under Bevis Mark Synagogue
Bibliography and other sources:
- The Lost Synagogues of London. Renton, P., 2000 (Tymsder Publishing, London) pp. 21-23
- The Synagogues of Europe. Krinsky, C. H. 1985 (The M.I.T. Press, Cambridge MA). p. 412
- for others, see under Bevis Mark Synagogue
Cemetery Information: Mile End Velho Cemetery

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