Hightown Central Synagogue

Congregation Data

Name:

Hightown Central Synagogue

Address:

Elderberry Street (previously know as Elm Street, until mid/late 1950's), Hightown, Cheetham, Manchester M8

(The congregation is considered part of the "North Manchester" Jewish community.)

Former Addresses:

Previously 98 Herbert Street, Hightown, Cheetham,  Manchester M8 (until early 1930's)

Date Formed:

By 1915⁽ⁱ⁾

Current Status:

Closed, late 1960's or in 1970⁽ⁱⁱ⁾

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Local Authority:

Hightown is in the centre of Manchester, in a locality which is now part of the metropolitan borough of the City of Manchester, within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester (which no longer has any administrative powers). 

From 1889 to 1974, the City of Manchester was a county borough (a unitary authority), geographically (though not administratively) within the County of Lancashire.