List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom
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This list of former synagogues in the United Kingdom consists of buildings in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which were previously used as synagogues; for a list of current Jewish communities or congregations, see List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom.
England
London
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- Bayswater Synagogue, Chichester Place, Paddington, demolished in 1965 for construction of the Westway overpass and the Warwick Estate redevelopment
- Brixton Synagogue, Effra Road, Brixton
- Dalston Synagogue, Poets Road, Newington Green (c.1875–1970), demolished in 1970 and replaced by a block of council flats
- Dollis Hill Synagogue, which is now part of the Torah Temimah Primary School
- Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue, East End, which closed in 2014[1]
- Great Synagogue of London, City of London, destroyed in The Blitz during World War II
- Machzike Hadath (Spitalfields Great Synagogue), East End, now the Brick Lane Mosque
- South East London Synagogue, New Cross[2]
- Wlodawa Synagogue, Bethnal Green, which closed in 1987.[3][4]
Elsewhere
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- Barnsley, Yorkshire – Barnsley had a synagogue at 82 Castlereagh Street that was active from 1903 to 1946[5]
- Birmingham – Severn Street Synagogue, now the Athol Masonic Hall[6]
- Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation
- Blackburn Hebrew Congregation
- Bolton Synagogue, at 12a Wentworth Street, Bolton, which functioned as Bolton Hebrew Congregation's synagogue from 1924 until 1960, when it was demolished[7]
- Brighton and Hove Regency Synagogue, Devonshire Place; it is now an apartment building
- Brighton and Hove – Roof-top Synagogue, Brunswick Terrace
- Canterbury had a synagogue on King Street. Designed by Hezekiah Marshall and opened in 1848, it was acquired by The King's School in 1982 and is now used for lessons and concerts.
- Cheltenham Synagogue
- Coventry Synagogue, which was built in 1870 and is Grade II listed.[8][9]
- Derby Hebrew Congregation
- Falmouth, Cornwall – Falmouth Synagogue,
- Guildford Synagogue (medieval)
- Hartlepool – (West) Hartlepool Synagogue – demolished in the 1970s[10][11]
- Hull — Western Synagogue 1903–1994
- Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, until 1275
- Lincoln – Jew's Court Synagogue, dating from the 12th century
- Manchester – Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, now the Manchester Jewish Museum
- Middlesbrough Hebrew Congregation, which closed in 1998[12]
- Newcastle – Jesmond Synagogue, which closed in 1986.[13] The exterior has been carefully conserved, and the interior was gutted and renovated for use as a school.[14] It formed part of the Newcastle High School for Girls until 2016, when approval was granted for its conversion into flats.[15][16]
- Newcastle – Leazes Park Synagogue, now used for student accommodation
- Northampton Medieval Synagogue[17]
- Sheffield – Wilson Road Synagogue; the building is now used as a church[18]
- Sunderland Synagogue
- Widnes Synagogue, St Paul's Chambers – closed and became a masonic lodge, later a nightclub. Now derelict.
Scotland
- Dundee Synagogue
- Langside Synagogue, Glasgow[19]
Wales
- Cardiff Old Hebrew Congregation, Cathedral Road, now an office block
- Merthyr Synagogue, Merthyr Tydfil[20][21]
- Newport Jewish Community and Hebrew Congregation[22][23]
- Pontypridd Synagogue[24]
Northern Ireland
- Belfast – Regency Street Congregation[25]
- Derry – Londonderry Synagogue[26]
- Lurgan – Lurgan Hebrew Congregation, at 49 North Street,[27] now a dry-cleaning shop[28]
Gallery
- Former synagogues in the UK
- Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation's synagogue
- Jew's Court Synagogue, Lincoln, dating from the 12th century
- Middlesbrough Hebrew Congregation's synagogue
- Sunderland Synagogue in 2006, the year the congregation ceased meeting
- The former Cardiff Old Hebrew Congregation building on Cathedral Road, now an office block. Cardiff's Orthodox congregations have consolidated and meet in a modern building in Cyncoed Gardens
- The former Merthyr Synagogue
See also
References
- ^ "the former Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue". JCR-UK. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ Renton, Peter (2000). The lost synagogues of London. Tymsder Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-9531104-2-1.
- ^ Bethnal Green Judaism, British History online
- ^ Lindsay, Paul, The Synagogues of London, London: Vallentine Mitchell, 1993, p. 66
- ^ Horwich, Ed (6 August 2018). "Blue Plaque for Barnsley". Jewish Small Communities Network. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Foster, Andy (2005). Birmingham. Yale University Press. p. 208. ISBN 0300107315.
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ignored (help) - ^ "The former Bolton Hebrew Congregation, Bolton, Greater Manchester". JCR-UK. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Historic England (18 June 2009). "Coventry Synagogue and Rabbi's House (1393332)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Doherty, Rosa (17 September 2021). "Israeli's labour of love to restore Midlands shul". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Jewish Synagogue". Hartlepool History Then & Now. Hartlepool: Hartlepool Borough Council. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "The former West Hartlepool Hebrew Congregation & Hartlepool Jewish Community Hartlepool, County Durham". JCR-UK. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "The former Middlesbrough Hebrew Congregation & Jewish Community". JCR-UK. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Jesmond, Eskdale Terrace, Jesmond Synagogue | sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk". Twsitelines.info. 3 April 1965. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Art role for ex-synagogue,": The Journal (Newcastle, England) 25 May 2006.
- ^ "Former Synagogue, Eskdale Road, Jesmond (C) Andrew Curtis:Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Graham, Hannah (29 December 2016). "Fancy living in this century-old former synagogue and school building?". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Dysch, Marcus (15 April 2010). "Northampton synagogue discovered under kebab shop". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Harman, Ruth; Minnis, John (2004). Sheffield (Pevsner Architectural Guides). Yale University Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0300105858.
- ^ "Langside Synagogue in Glasgow given official protection". BBC News. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Sherwood, Harriet (3 February 2018). "Plan to save Europe's synagogues receives high-profile backing". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ Toberman, Barry (13 September 2019). "Defunct synagogue to be restored as Welsh Jewish Heritage Centre in £1m project". The Jewish Chronicle.
- ^ "Newport Jewish Community and Hebrew Congregation". Newport Jewish Community. JCR-UK. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ Rocker, Simon (25 February 2022). "UK's smallest synagogue damaged in attempted burglary". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "The former Pontypridd Synagogue and Jewish Community". JCR-UK. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "The former Regency Street Congregation Belfast, Northern Ireland". JCR-UK. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Londonderry Jewish Community & Synagogue". JCR-UK. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Lurgan Jewish Community & Hebrew Congregation". Congregation Data. JCR-UK. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Express Dry Cleaners". Lurgan Mail. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
External links
- JCR-UK (Jewish Communities & Records – United Kingdom) for a complete list of synagogues (past and present) in the United Kingdom