New West End Synagogue in London
Object Detail
Building Date
1877-1879
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
1895; 1905-1907; 1935
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Synagogue
Present Usage Details
grade 1 listed building
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Revd Simeon Singer
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
A grilled and turreted bimah; a clock with Hebrew face; green and gold alabaster; English, Irish, Italian and Swiss marbles; arabesque decoration; galeeries fronts made of pine; gilded brass tracery with Hebrew inscriptions; a plush bimah; stained glass.
Urban significance
Significance Rating
4 (International)
Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)
Bibliography
Sharman Kadish, Jewish Heritage in Britain and Ireland: an Architectural Guide (London, 2015), p. 44-47.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Chesdovi [CC BY 3.0], via Wikipedia Commons
Photographer
Unknown
Photograph Date
Remarks
htps://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2670949
0 Coordinates: 51.511112, -0.190273