Grove Street Great Synagogue
Page created: 12 December 2006
Latest revision or update: 24 February 2015
Latest Name:
Former Name:
Grove Street Synagogue
96 Golding Street (formerly Grove Street), Commercial Road, London E1
(Location: The area in which Grove Street was situated in London's East End has been subject to much redevelopment and the northern section of the street no longer exists and the southern section is now known as Golding Street. Grove Street ran south for about quarter of a mile from Commercial Road to Cable Street, parallel with Christian Street, to the west, and Canon Street Road, about 400 feet to the east.)
Prior to 1929 (source) Source: Listed in the Jewish Year Book 1930
Closed in about 1949 (source) Source: Based on last listing in Jewish Year Book 1949
Amalgamated with Nelson Street Sphardish Synagogue
An affiliated synagogue of the Federation of Synagogues.
The locality is now in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, created on 1 April 1965, within the administrative area of Greater London.
Previously, Golding Street / Grove Street was in the Metropolitan Borough of Stepney (established 1900) within the County of London (established 1889), both of which entities were abolished in 1965.
Grove Street had also been in the civil parish of St George in the East, which was abolished in 1927 to be absorbed into Stepney Borough parish, which itself was abolished 1965.
From 1 July 1837 - St George in the East
Two marriage registers (first entry 21 August 1921; latest entry 26 September 1941) are deposited with Tower Hamlets Register Office (ref: s23):
The Board of Deputies may also be holding copies of some or all of the registers.
Cemeteries of the Federation of Synagogues (IAJGS Cemeteries Project)
List of Federation of Synagogues Congregations
Explanation of Terms Used
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