Collection GB 0074 ACC/2712/EGS - EDGWARE SYNAGOGUE

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/2712/EGS

Title

EDGWARE SYNAGOGUE

Date(s)

  • 1946-1954 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.23 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

In 1929 the Edgware Synagogue, a constituent of the United Synagogue, was founded, using a temporary building in Mowbray Road. The congregation expanded rapidly towards the end of the Second World War and in 1957 a large building in Edgware Way was built. The synagogue became a District Synagogue in 1937, and a Constituent Synagogue in 1954.

From: 'Edgware: Jews', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner (1971), pp. 167 (available online).

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/2712/EGS 1946-1954 Collection 0.23 linear metres Edgware Synagogue

In 1929 the Edgware Synagogue, a constituent of the United Synagogue, was founded, using a temporary building in Mowbray Road. The congregation expanded rapidly towards the end of the Second World War and in 1957 a large building in Edgware Way was built. The synagogue became a District Synagogue in 1937, and a Constituent Synagogue in 1954.

From: 'Edgware: Jews', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 4: Harmondsworth, Hayes, Norwood with Southall, Hillingdon with Uxbridge, Ickenham, Northolt, Perivale, Ruislip, Edgware, Harrow with Pinner (1971), pp. 167 (available online).

Deposited as part of a larger accession of material from the United Synagogue.

Records of Edgware Synagogue, consisting of an undertaking to observe the provisions and conditions of the United Synagogue, annual report for 1947/48, and an accounts book.

PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

Records arranged in one series: Synagogue Records (ACC/2712/EGS/001-003).

These records are only available for consultation by written permission of the United Synagogue's Chief Executive.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
English

Fit.

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Description prepared in March 2010. Ancient religions Judaism Orthodox Judaism Information sources Documents Financial records Religious groups Jews Ashkenazim Architecture Buildings Religious buildings Synagogues Religions Jewish Cultural identity Religion Edgware Synagogue United Synagogue Edgware London England UK Western Europe Europe Barnet Hertfordshire

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited as part of a larger accession of material from the United Synagogue.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of Edgware Synagogue, consisting of an undertaking to observe the provisions and conditions of the United Synagogue, annual report for 1947/48, and an accounts book.

PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged in one series: Synagogue Records (ACC/2712/EGS/001-003).

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are only available for consultation by written permission of the United Synagogue's Chief Executive.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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