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2 unusual facts about Old Jewry


Old Jewry

According to Ephraim Chambers' Cyclopaedia, this was the only permitted burial ground for Jews.

In 2001, archaeologists discovered a mikveh (ritual bath) near to Old Jewry, on the corner of Gresham Street and Milk Street, under what is now the State Bank of India.



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Worshipful Company of Grocers

The Grocers' first hall in Old Jewry was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666 and replaced by a new building within the old walls, paid for largely by the Company members.