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Basic Information |
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Name: |
Carmel College and Synagogue |
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Address: |
Mongewell Park, near Wallingford,
Oxfordshire (previously Berkshire), OX10 8BT |
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Former Address: |
The college was initially situated at
Greenham Common, near Newbury, Berkshire (until 1953) |
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Date Founded: |
The College was founded in 1948 by Rabbi
Dr. Kopel Rosen. It was the first and only Jewish Public School in
the UK. |
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Date Closed: |
The College closed in 1997 |
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The Synagogue: |
The Carmel College Synagogue, designed
by Thomas Hancock and dedicated by Chief Rabbi Israel Brodie in the
early 1960's, was located in the heart of the campus. The roof was
supported by four massive beams of Scandinavian wood, which curved
upwards from the entrance of the portico to a concrete wall some
fifty feet high. The curtains of the Ark were made of brass chains
interspersed with pieces of silver, brass bronze and copper
sheeting. The stained glass windows, created in part by the
students, were exceptional and close to the entrance was a monument
to the victims of the Holocaust. |
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Headmasters: |
Rabbi Dr. Kopul Rosen - 1948 to
1962 David Stamler - 1962 t0 1971
(Joshua Gabay - Acting Headmaster during early 1971)
Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (the eldest son of Kopel Rosen) - 1971 to
1984 Philip Skelker - 1984 to 1997 |
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Local Government Districts: |
Carmel College was situated in extensive
grounds along the river Thames, just to the south of Wallingford.
Wallingford is situated in the District of South Oxfordshire,
a local government district (created in
1974) within the County of Oxfordshire. Prior to 1974,
Wallingford was in the Municipal Borough of Wallingford (created
in 1834), which was in the County of Berkshire. |
