Succot was celebrated in the heart of the City of London this week — with the very first succah at the Bank of England.

Members of the bank’s maintenance team helped its Jewish Network erect the tabernacle on a first-floor balcony, which was open to the sky, at its headquarters in Threadneedle Street.

Jewish Network members welcomed colleagues to a lunchtime talk about the festival’s significance on Wednesday led by Miriam Lorie of the JLC.

The bank was opened in 1694 — 38 years after the resettlement of Jews in England.