. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. ding which was formerly Bricklayers-hall, situate behind thehouses that are nearly opposit e to St. Catherine Cree-church, andwhich was new built in 1820; over the entrance from Leadenhall-street are the Bricklayers-arms. All those synagogues are of plain exterior, being built of brick ;the interiors are handsomely fitted up with galleries, gilt and deco-rated in a fanciful style. The west wall of the synagogue in Duke s Place, is railed, and contains the Sanctum Sanctorum, where are deposited the sacred volume
. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. ding which was formerly Bricklayers-hall, situate behind thehouses that are nearly opposit e to St. Catherine Cree-church, andwhich was new built in 1820; over the entrance from Leadenhall-street are the Bricklayers-arms. All those synagogues are of plain exterior, being built of brick ;the interiors are handsomely fitted up with galleries, gilt and deco-rated in a fanciful style. The west wall of the synagogue in Duke s Place, is railed, and contains the Sanctum Sanctorum, where are deposited the sacred volumes, which are taken out and re-placed with great ceremony. Over this on the wall, are painted in Hebrew characters, without points, the ten commandments. In the front of this building, over the porch, is a large hall pur-posely appointed for the celebration of the wedding- of poor considerable degree of ceremony is always attached to these con-nubial contracts, and that the poorer classes may not be prejudicedbv the expence, the whole society assist them by a Ancient cellar beneath the house at the south-east corner of Leaden- HISTORY OF LONDON. 89 hall-street, consists of a curious crypt, in excellent preservation,which has been generally considered to be the ancient parochialchapel, or church of St. Michael. The crowns of the arches arerather below the level of the pavement, and there is every indicationof the structure having been the basement of a superior above engraving shews the building in a restored state.
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