Philpot Street Great Synagogue

Name:

Philpot Street Great Synagogue

(also known simply as the Philpot Street Synagogue)

Address:

44 Philpot Street, London E1.

(Location: Philpot Street, in London's East End, runs some 600 feet north from Commercial Road to Ashfield Street (formerly Rutland Street), lying about 200 feet to the east of New Road. It originally extended a little further north, to Newark Street.)

The synagogue was on the eastern side of Philpot Street, between Varden Street and Rutland Street (now Ashfield Street), and opposite the Philpot Street Sphardish Synagogue (at number 39). At one time, there was also a synagogue at 44B Philpot Street, the Ohavei Emeth Synagogue. 

Date Founded:

1908

Current Status:

Closed in or after 1957. (source)

Source: Based on last entry in marriage register

Amalgamated with Nelson Street Sphardish Synagogue

Ritual:

Orthodox - Ashkenazi

Affiliation:

An affiliated synagogue of the Federation of Synagogues.

Membership Data:

1915 - 323 members (source)

Source: Jewish Year Book 1916

Local Government Districts:

Philpot Street is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, created in 1 April 1965, within the administrative area of Greater London.

Previously, Philpot Street was in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney (established 1900) in the County of London (established 1889), both of which entities were abolished in 1965.

Philpot Street had also been part of the civil parish of Mile End Old Town, which was abolished in 1927, to be absorbed into Stepney Borough parish, which was abolished in 1965.

Registration Districts:

From 1 October 1857 - Mile End Old Town
From 1 January 1926 - Stepney
since 1 January 1983 - Tower Hamlets (which now holds the registers)