NORTH LONDON SYNAGOGUE

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 ACC/2712/NLS
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: NORTH LONDON SYNAGOGUE
Date(s)	: 1864-1957
Level of description	: Collection View parent record
Extent	: 0.22 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: North London Synagogue

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The North London Synagogue was opened in 1868, although services had been taking place in the area since 1864. It was situated on John Street (now Lofting Road) in Barnsbury, Islington. The synagogue was admitted as a Constituent member of the United Synagogue in 1878. The opening of Dalston Synagogue caused a decline in membership and in 1958 the two establishments were amalgamated.

From: 'Islington: Judaism', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 117 (available online).

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the North London Synagogue, consisting of correspondence and a kethuba register [marriage contracts].

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

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Records arranged in two series: Synagogue records (ACC/2712/NLS-1) and Membership (ACC/2712/NLS-2).

Conditions governing access:

The kesubah register is closed to public inspection. Other material is available for consultation only by written permission of the United Synagogue's Chief Executive.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Finding aids:

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

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Deposited as part of a larger accession of material from the United Synagogue. The correspondence (item 1) forms part of the original deposit, while the register (item 2) is part of an additional deposit.

Allied Materials

Related material:

See ACC/2712/DNS for the Dalston Synagogue.

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:

Rules or conventions:
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.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Description prepared in March 2010.