Building Name

New Jewish Synagogue (Conversion) Chestergate Stockport.

Date
1905
Street
211 Chestergate
District/Town
Stockport
County/Country
GMCA, England
Work
New Build

OPENING OF THE STOCKPORT SYNAGOGUE - Efforts to establish a new synagogue in Stockport resulted in securing a large private house opposite the Kingston Mills, Chestergate. Extensive structural alterations were undertaken at a cost of over £1,000 and which has accommodation for 200. Opened on Sunday [17th]. A large attendance including Mr. Joseph E. Blank, Secretary of the London Federation of Synagogues and a number of Christian residents. Opened by Walter L. Seligman of London and consecrated by Rev B. Salomon of Manchester assisted by a choir under the direction of Rev S. Boyarsky. [Jewish Chronicle, 22 September 1905, page 20]

Opened 1905 Closed Early 1970s. Ritual: Ashkenazi Orthodox