the former

Catterick Camp Synagogue

Richmond, North Yorkshire

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The Catterick Garrison

The Catterick Garrison, the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of over 13,000, was constructed in 1914, although a Territorial Army camp had existed on the site since 1907. It was originally named Richmond Camp but changed in 1915 to Catterick Camp, and in 1973 it was modified to Catterick Garrison. It is situated approximately 15 miles south of Darlington.

Catterick was part of the Rural District of Richmond within the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, when the district was merged with a number of neighbouring authorities to form the Richmondshire district of the new county of North Yorkshire. In 2023, Richmondshire District Council was abolished and North Yorkshire became a unitary authority (excluding certain urban areas which were themselves unitary authorities).

Catterick Camp Synagogue
Formation:	Jewish religious services were held at Catterick Camp (later known as Catterick Garrison) during World War I, from about 1916.
Synagogue:	A designated synagogue at the Catterick Camp was not, however, consecrated until towards the end of World War II, in 1945.⁽ⁱ⁾ The synagogue was built by German prisoners of war.
Ministers: *(To view a short profile of a minister, hold the cursor over his name.)*	Services in World War I were conducted either by Rev. Moses Abrahams, B.A. of Leeds or by service personnel. From after 1947 until about 1950, Rev. Israel Cohen, of the nearby Darlington Hebrew Congregation, was an officiating chaplain at the Catterick Camp.
Closure:	The synagogue probably closed after the 1950s with the end of conscription.⁽ⁱⁱ⁾
Registration District (BDM):	North Yorkshire, since 1 October 1998⁽ⁱⁱⁱ⁾ - Link to Register Office Website.
Notes & Sources (↵ returns to text above) (i) The Jewish Chronicle report of 10 August 1945. ↵ (ii) Catterick was of the garrison synagogues still served in 1959 by the Jewish Chaplaincy Department, as reported by the Rev. Dr. Isaac Levy, the Senior Jewish Chaplain, in The Jewish Chronicle report of 20 March 1959. ↵ (iii) Previous registration district: Richmond from 1 July 1837 to 1 October 1998. Any registers would now be held by the current register office. ↵

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