I read this account of the historic significance of the Bevis Marks Synagogue and felt it conveyed very clearly not just its significance as a building per se, but also the way that it symbolises the role of Jewry in the life of the City and the country as whole:-

https://theconversation.com/bevis-marks-britains-oldest-synagogue-is-central-to-londons-history-heres-why-it-needs-protecting-170326?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton&s=09