GUIDED WALKING TOUR - Presented by SWESRS Social & Community Group

THE OLD JEWRY; Medieval Jewish London. Led by Eleanor Bloom, official London tour guide.

 SUNDAY 10 OCTOBER 2021, 10.30am

Meet at St.Paul's Underground Station (Outside Exit 1, Cheapside) . Duration of walk 2 hours. Suitable for wheelchair users.

Follow the trail of a small area within the City of London where Jews brought to England by William I after 1066, were compelled to live.  Until their expulsion in 1290 under the reign of Edward I, they lived under strict control carrying out jobs forbidden to Christians.

Within a few streets, the Jews established a community of about 6,000 with ritual bath houses, synagogues, a slaughterhouse and a burial ground.

 £10 per person. Please register in advance by contacting Robert Young on 0208 5302514 or rmyoung1942@yahoo.co.uk

Payment either on the day or by bank transfer (details for which will be provided on registration). All proceeds to Hand in Hand children’s charity.