Cricklewood Synagogue

© Leslie Bailey 2008 

A photograph of the former Cricklewood Synagogue, Warm Lane (July 2008),
now converted into an apartment block.
Reproduced with the kind permission of Leslie Bailey

Official Name:

Cricklewood Synagogue

Former Name:

Willesden Green & Cricklewood Hebrew Congregation (until 1931)

Address:

131 Warm Lane, Cricklewood, London NW2 3AU  (Foundation laid 1931)
In 1989, the congregation moved from the main synagogue building, which was sold, into an adjoining hall.

Local Authority:

London Borough of Brent
(Until 1965, the municipal borough of Willesden in the former county of Middlesex)

Date Formed:

A meeting was held in 1923 to form the congregation.

Current Status:

Closed in about 2005

Ritual:

Ashkenazi Orthodox

Affiliation:

A constituent synagogue of the United Synagogue from 1931.

Membership Data:

1931 -   50 male seat holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970)
1940 - 663 male seat holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970)
1950 - 742 male seat holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970)
1960 - 700 male seat holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970)
1970 - 519 male seat holders (United Synagogue 1870-1970)
1989 - 153 male members (Lost Synagogues of London, P. Renton, 2000)
c2000 -  98 male and 128 female members (Lost Synagogues of London, P. Renton, 2000)