Plaque

Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Montefiore

Erection date: 15/12/1895

Inscription

Spanish & Portuguese Jews Congregation
This foundation stone was laid on the 4th day of Hanacah, 28th Kislev 5656, 15th December 1895 by Joseph Sebag Montefiore Esq., JP.
Arthur Lindo Esq - Chairman of the Building Committee
Davis & Emanuel - Architect
S. J. Jerrard & Sons - Builders

This plaque is actually composed of two stones.

Site: Lauderdale Road Synagogue - 3 plaques (3 memorials)

W9, Ashworth Road, Lauderdale Road Synagogue

The war memorial can be seen in our photo.  All three plaques are clustered at the corner of the building closest to our camera. The Montefiore foundation stone is also visible, one side of it, in the close-up photograph of the war memorial. We thank Colin Burducea, S&P Community, for generously providing most of our close-up photographs and answering our queries.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Montefiore

Subjects commemorated i

Davis & Emanuel

Architects active in 1882 and 1895.

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S. J. Jerrard & Sons

Building firm active in 1895 and 97.

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Arthur Lindo

Chairman of the Building Committee for the Lauderdale Road Synagogue in 1895.

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Montefiore

Created by i

Joseph Sebag Montefiore

Banker, stockbroker and politician. Born and died in London. Son of Solomon S...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Montefiore

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Lauderdale Road Synagogue  - Halford

Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Halford

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Lauderdale Road Synagogue - WW1 and WW2

Lauderdale Road Synagogue - WW1 and WW2

 British Jews in the First World War provides a personal profile for each of ...

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