The oldest Jewish cemetery in Britain outside of London – which dates back to 1744 – has been granted Grade II listed status.
Plymouth Hoe Old Jews Burial Ground was originally created in a garden by a member of the city’s Jewish community, before expanding through a series of land purchases.
Owned by Plymouth Synagogue, it is only accessible through a black door in a barbican wall and is closed to the public, although tours can be arranged.
Many of the earliest grave inscriptions – which are mostly in Hebrew – have been eroded since surveys were done in the 1930s, but a number of stones date back to the 1760s.
