I was quite surprised and pleased to find this bright blue door in a sea of brown bricks. It wasn’t quite a burst of sunshine on a dark dull day, but it came pretty close to it! We all have preconceived notions and for me, it was a bright blue door on a synagogue that surprised me.
Sandy Row Synagogue has been around for yonks. So many places of worship live different lives and this little door was no different. It started out in 1766 as a church founded by the refugees of the Huguenots who named it, L’ Eglise de L’ Artillerie. It wasn’t even Sandy Row back then, it was Parliament Street. Then life goes on and it became an Universalist Baptist Church, then Unitarian, then Scottish, until it was bought in the mid ninetieth century by a Jewish Society–– The Comforters of Mourners Kindness and Truth Society. Quite a mouthful and so full of meaning. Life for this door was now that of a synagogue. Through these doors early immigrants walked in for comfort, the diamond workers, the cigar makers, the tailors, and more. It became the oldest Ashkenazi Synagogue in London after the Nazi’s obliterated the Great Synagogue of London on May 10, 1941. A little blue door with an amazing depth of history.
A camera travels 
Reblogged this on The Legion of Door Whores.
Hey adrian…thanks for the reblog!!!!
Excellent shot Susan – when the photo appeared on my screen from the top down I thought at first it was an entrance to a prison.
Had to laugh. the walls around it sort of remind me of that also but.this was the only bright spot on the street. It’s not a big street or terribly long, so the blue was wow!
well nice set of old double doors – and the history of the building was nice to go with it…
loved this part:
“Through these doors early immigrants walked in for comfort, the diamond workers, the cigar makers, the tailors, and more.”
Thanks!! I love getting the history bit of the doors if at all possible..far better than twitching nets and a face staring out…what is she doing photographing my front door? Mad woman! Lol
haha – you are so funny….
🙂