Bevis Marks Synagogue in London
Object Detail
Building Date
1699-1701
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Synagogue
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
THe oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom.
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Moses Montefiore.
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Baroque styled Torah ark, made of oak. Seven hanging brass candelabra symbolise the seven days of the week. Twelve pillars, symbolising the twelve tribes of Israel, support the women's gallery.
Urban significance
Significance Rating
4 (International)
Condition of Building Fabric
A (Good)
Bibliography
www.jewish-heritage-uk.org;
Kadish, Sharman, "Sha'ar ha-Shamayim: London's Bevis Marks Synagogue and the Sephardi Architectural Heritage," Ars Judaica 3 (2007), pp. 31-52 with ills;
Sharman Kadich, Jewish Heritage in England: an Architectural Guide (London, 2006), p.3;
Sharman Kadish, The Synagogues of Britain and Ireland: An Architectural and Social History (New Haven and London, 2011), p. 3-15;
Sharman Kadish, Jewish Heritage in Britain and Ireland: an Architectural Guide (London, 2015), p.4-8.
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Center for Jewish Art
Photographer
Photograph Date
1996
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 51.514286, -0.079223