Bevis Marks
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Bevis Marks is a street in the City of London in Aldgate Ward. In the street is the Bevis Marks Synagogue, the oldest in England, built in 1679; and its restaurant.
Originally known as Bewesmarkes (1407), Bevys Marke (1450), Bevers-market (1630), or Beausmarkes next London Wall[1]. The antiquarian, Stow believes the name to derive from the Abbots of Bury (Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk), in whose ownership the area was until the Dissolution. At that time, their possessions were passed to Sir Thomas Heneage, a friend of Henry VIII and gentleman of the privy chamber[2]. He is commemorated by nearby Heneage Lane.
[edit] References
- ^ 'Bevis Marks', A Dictionary of London (1918) Date accessed: 31 October 2006
- ^ History of Parliament at Tudorplace accessed 20 October 2006
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