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Name: |
South-East London Synagogue |
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Addresses: |
New Cross Road, New Cross, London SE14 (consecrated
March 1905) The synagogue was destroyed by German air raid on 27
December 1940 and the congregation moved temporarily to 117 Lewisham
Way, London S.E.14. It returned to original site in 1946, first
to a temporary hut and then to new purpose-built synagogue in 1956
Previously (from 1889 to 1905) in Lausanne Road, Peckham,
London SE15 and prior to then in
various rooms (see below) |
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Date Formed: |
Services started in a house in 452 New Cross Road in
1888, and then moved to two rooms in Nettleton Road, New Cross, followed by a hut
in 1889 in Lausanne Road, Peckham. |
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Current Status: |
Closed (1985) |
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Ritual: |
Ashkenazi Orthodox |
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Affiliation: |
An associate synagogue of the
United Synagogue from
1902, becoming a district synagogue in 1948. |
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Membership Data: |
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1939 - 294 male seatholders
(source) |
Source: Lost Synagogues of London, Peter Renton |
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1950 - 183 male seatholders
(source) |
Source: The United Synagogue 1870-1970 by Aubrey Newman
(1977), pages 216/217 |
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1960 - 196 male seatholders
(source) |
Source: The United Synagogue 1870-1970 by Aubrey Newman
(1977), pages 216/217 |
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1970 - 181 male seatholders
(source) |
Source: The United Synagogue 1870-1970 by Aubrey Newman
(1977), pages 216/217 |
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1985 - 56 male seatholders
(source) |
Source: Lost Synagogues of London, Peter Renton |
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Local Government District: |
New Cross and Peckham are districts of
southeast London, now respectively within the London Borough of Lewisham
and the London Borough of Southwark,
Inner London Boroughs created on 1 April 1965,
within the administrative area of Greater London.
Previously, New Cross and Peckham were
respectively within in the former Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
and the former Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell
(both established in 1900) within the former
County of London (established in 1889),
all of which entities were abolished in 1965. |
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Registration Districts: |
New Cross:
From 1 July 1837 - Greenwich
From 1 April 1930 - Deptford
Since 1 July 1966 - Lewisham |
Peckham:
From 1 July 1837 - Camberwell
Since 1 October 1991 - Southwark |
