Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Manchester
Object Detail
Building Date
1873-1874
Synagogue active dates
until 1984
Reconstruction Dates
1980s
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Museum
Present Usage Details
Manchester Jewish Museum
Historical significance: Event/Period
The synagogue was resqued from demolishion through the efforts of a local group of enthusiasts led by Welsh Catholic-born historian Bill Williams.
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Moorish style was chosen to represent the Sephardi congregation.
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Neo-Classicist, marble, granite and alabaster heikhal; open timber ceiling; gold stencilling applied to windows moldings, gallery fronts and iron columns; openwork metal ballustrade of the teivah; stained glass.
Urban significance
Significance Rating
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
C (Poor)
Bibliography
www.jewish-heritage-uk.org;
Sharman Kadish, Jewish Heritage in England: an Architectural Guide (London, 2006), pp.142-145 with ills;
https://jewish-heritage-europe.eu/2021/05/11/uk-manchester-museum/
https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/20285
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Richerman [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Photographer
Unknown
Photograph Date
Remarks
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4320192
0 Coordinates: 53.495640, -2.237977