The Bevis Marks Synagogue was completed and dedicated in September 1701. The interior and layout reflect the influence of the great Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam of 1675. A prominent feature of the synagogue is the Renaissance-style wooden ark containing the Torah scrolls located at the center of the Eastern wall of the building.
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St Ethelburga's is one of the few surviving medieval City churches in London. Many were destroyed during the Great Fire of London in 1666 or the Second World War. The foundation date of the church is unknown, but it was first recorded in 1250 as the church of St Adelburga the Virgin.
First mentioned in the 12th century, some fabric of the 1270 church remains, including the crypt.
The church lies over the remains of the Basilica, the northern most part of the great Roman Forum built in the first century AD. It stands near to the site of a church founded by King Lucius in AD179, the oldest site of Christian worship in London. The name ‘Cornhill' is first mentioned in the 12th century, the ‘hill' indicating the rising ground, and ‘corn' derived from the corn market which was once held there.
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