On the wall along Old Jewry there is a blue plaque that marks the site of the Great Synagogue, which stood until 1272. There were Jewish merchants and small groups living in London, though prevented by the Christian guilds from practicing any of the trades of the city, barred from owning land, they were only able to practice medicine and money lending.
In 1290 church pressure condemning money lending and credit led to the expulsion of the entire community from England.
Note to self: find out more about the Guilds, the Crown and Jews in London
St Olave Old Jewry
Dedicated to the 11th-century patron saint of Norway, St Olaf.
Destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666 and restored in 1879 by Wren, the outline of the building has been described as 'a wine bottle on its side'
In the centre of the tower is a weathervane in the shape of a sailing ship, taken from St Mildred, Poultry.
Now used as an office building by solicitors.
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