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in North London (from
c. 1962): 38 Ickburgh Road, Upper Clapton, London E5. (Location:
Ickburgh
Road is about 700 feet long and runs west from Upper Clapton Road
(A107), opposite Clapton main-line railway station. The North London
district of Upper Clapton, together with adjacent Stamford Hill, to its
west, and some adjoining areas, includes the largest concentration of Haredi
Jews in Europe.) |
Former Addresses: |
in London's East End:
from early 1930's until c. 1962:
18 Fieldgate Street, London E1.
(Location:
Fieldgate
Street (about one-fifth of a mile long) lies to the
south of Whitechapel Road and forks off east from Whitechapel Road to New
Road. The eastern half of the street was previously known as Charlotte
Street.)
from at least late
1920's to early 1930's: 26 Old Montague Street, London London E1. (Location:
Old Montague
Street (about one-third of a mile long) is the eastern continuation of Wentworth
Street, extending east from Brick Lane and Osborn Street to Vallance Road (the
southern section of which was previously
known as Baker's Row), running parallel to Whitechapel Road, some 300 feet to the
south.) The synagogue was
situated on the southern
side of the street just to the east of the former Green Dragon
Yard. |
Local Government
Districts: |
in the East End: Fieldgate
Street and Old Montague Street are now in
the London Borough of Tower Hamlets,
created on 1 April 1965, within the administrative area of Greater London.
Previously,
both streets were in the Metropolitan Borough of
Stepney (established 1900) within the County of London (established
1889), both of which entities were abolished in 1965.
Fieldgate Street and the western section of Old Montague Street (which
included the synagogue) were both within the civil parish of Whitechapel,
which was abolished in 1927 and absorbed into Stepney. |
in North London:
Ickburgh Road is in the
London Borough of Hackney ,
created on 1 April 1965, within the administrative area of Greater London.
Previously, the road was in the Metropolitan Borough of
Hackney (established 1900) in the County of London
(established 1889), both of which entities were abolished in 1965. |