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Garnethill Synagogue in Glasgow
Object Detail

Building Date
1877-1879

Synagogue active dates

Reconstruction Dates

Community

Location
United Kingdom | Scotland | Glasgow
| 129 Hill Street, Glasgow G3 6UB

Material/Technique

Construction Material
Stone

Summary and Remarks

Suggested Reconsdivuction

History/Provenance

Condition

Present Usage
Synagogue

Present Usage Details
the building is home to the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre

Historical significance: Event/Period

Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore

Historical significance: Person

Architectural Significance: Style

Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration

Urban significance

Significance Rating
3 (National)

Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)

Bibliography
Sharman Kadish, Jewish Heritage in Britain and Ireland: an Architectural Guide (London, 2015), p. 236-238. http://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2017/07/07/visiting-glasgows-major-jewish-sites

Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography

Photographer
Unknown
Photograph Date
2005

Remarks

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