Just over the City’s border, London’s East End once housed more than 150 synagogues. We have listed the handful that remain along with mosques and other religious centres in and around the Square Mile.
Situated in a secluded courtyard, this is Britain’s oldest synagogue. It was opened in 1701 to serve the Spanish & Portuguese Jews’ Congregation. Today it is one of the best-preserved houses of worship of its period still in regular use.
The Great London Mosque or Jamme Masjid stands on the corner of Brick Lane and Fournier Street and is testament to the East End's role as the point of entry for immigrant groups.
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It is one of three synagogues in London's East End still functioning and was the first Mizrachi Synagogue in Britain, founded in 1903 by Morris Koenigsberg and Abraham Schwalbe.
In 1910 some notable Muslim figures decided to build a mosque in London and established the London Mosque Fund. Initially, a small room was hired for Friday prayers. However, in 1926 the Fund had grown to a sizeable amount and a 'Deed of . . .
Nelson Street Synagogue (formally known as East London Central Synagogue) was founded in 1923.
Sandy's Row Synagogue was established in 1854 by a society of Dutch Immigrants known as Chevras Chesed v'Emes v’Menachem Avelim (Society of Loving Kindness, Truth and Comforters of Mourners).
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