Holy Law South Broughton Congregation

Prestwich, Greater Manchester

Created 2 March 2002
Last Updated 25 February 2008

Failsworth Cemetery associated with Holy Law South Broughton Congregation
Inscription of the foundation of the Ohel	Cemetery Layout (click on Plan to enlarge)

Congregation Data

Name:	Holy Law South Broughton Hebrew Congregation
Address:	Bury Old Road, Prestwich M25 0EX
Current Status:	Active
Formation	Formed in 1978 by the merger of:
	Holy Law Hebrew Congregation of Bury Old Road, Prestwich M25 (building opened and consecrated 1935, extended 1961/2) Temporary address for services (1933 to 1935) in basement of Odean Cinema, Bury New Road.	South Broughton Synagogue of Sabrina Street, Bury New Road, Manchester 8
	Previous, or alternative, names (from 1933): Holy Law Synagogue; Holy Law Synagogue and Beth Hamedrash	Previous name: Broughton Synagogue (until 1920's)
	In 1933, amalgamated with: Sedgley Park Hebrew Congregation of Bury Old Road, Prestwich M25 and transferred to its address.
	From 1901 to 1933, known as Holy Law & Beth Aaron Synagogue and Beth Hamedrash, (also known as Claff Shool) address: Bank View, Red Bank, Cheetham, Manchester; In 1901, the Holy Law Synagogue (apparently then known also as the Hebrew Holy Law Synagogue) amalgamated with the Beth Aaron Synagogue, which had been founded by 1898 (based upon date of first marriage in marriage register). Previously known as Chevra Torah (Society of the Holy Law) Previously addresses (until 1901) : In a loft above a provender shop on Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, and accordingly known as the "Hay Shop Shul" (1878 to about 1901); Fernie Street, Manchester (1875 to 1878); Park Place, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester (1864 to 1875).
	Founded 1864	Founded by 1906 (based upon appearance in Jewish Year Books)
Ritual:	Ashkenazi Orthodox
Affiliation:	A provincial synagogue under the aegis of the Chief Rabbi.
Website:	http://www.holylaw.org.uk
Marriage Certification:	Group for Certification: Board of Deputies Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List Worship Number: 55415 Registration District: Bury
Local Authority:	The congregation is situated in Prestwich, close to the boundary with Salford, and is considered part of the "North Manchester" Jewish community. Since 1974, Prestwich has been part of the metropolitan borough of Bury (within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, which no longer has any administrative powers). (Congregations in the locality) Previously, Prestwich was in the county of Lancashire, being organized as an urban district from 1889 to 1939, and a municipal borough until from 1939 to 1974. (Cheetam and Bury New Road were in the county borough of Manchester, later the metropolitan borough of the City of Manchester) (Congregations in the locality)
Membership Data:	1914 - 360 congregants - Holy Law Synagogue (Manchester Jewry - Bill Williams) 1919 - 165 seatholders - Holy Law Synagogue (Jewish Year Book 1920) 1920 - 100 congregants - Holy Law Synagogue (Manchester Jewry - Bill Williams) 1933 - 120 families - Holy Law Synagogue (Congregation's website) 1935 - 250 families (Congregation's website) 1999 - 800 members (Board of Deputies)

Other Information

Congregation Records:
- Synagogue & Marriage Records
- Marriage Registers - Schedule of certain data extracted from the Registers, including ancillary notes, for:
      Hebrew Holy Law Synagogue (1892-1901)
      Beth Aaron Synagogue (1898-1901)
      Holy Law & Beth Aaron Synagogue (1901-1933)
      South Broughton Synagogue (1920-1972)
- Other Records
Congregation History (on Congregation's website)
Bibliography:
- Jewish Heritage in England, An Architectural Guide. Sharman Kadish (English Heritage 2006) p152
- Manchester Jewry - A Picture history 1788-1988. Bill Williams (1988). p. 81, 94.
Photographs, Newspaper Articles & Personal Encounters

Street Directory of Congregations in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Community

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