Site Event/Activity record ECC1840 - Synagogue recorded in 1268, Colchester
Location
| Location | East or West Stockwell Street, Colchester |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 99589 25308 (point) |
| Map sheet | TL92NE |
| Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Unknown
Date
1268
Description
The Victoria County History records 'In 1258 a rabbi, Samuel son of the rabbi Jechiel, was given 15 years' tenure of a house in East or West Stockwell Street which may have contained the synagogue recorded in 1268. <1><2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SCC19 Monograph: Cooper, Janet (Ed). 1994. Vol. IX, The Borough of Colchester, A History of the County of Essex. Volume IX. p28.
- <2> SCC327 Serial: Jewish Historical Society of England 1905-92. 1905. Plea Rolls of the Exchequer of the Jews. Shetaroth or Hebrew Deeds of English Jews by M.D.Davis p365; Cal. Exch.Jews, i.193..
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC2415 Medieval Synagogue, East or West Stockwell Street, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 9 2016 1:24PM