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
- 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
- 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
- Wlodawa Synagogue, Bethnal Green, which closed in 1987.
Elsewhere
- Barnsley, Yorkshire – Barnsley had a synagogue at 82 Castlereagh Street that was active from 1903 to 1946
- Birmingham – Severn Street Synagogue, now the Athol Masonic Hall
- 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
- 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.
- Derby Hebrew Congregation
- Falmouth, Cornwall – Falmouth Synagogue,
- Guildford Synagogue (medieval)
- Hartlepool – (West) Hartlepool Synagogue – demolished in the 1970s
- 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
- Newcastle – Jesmond Synagogue, which closed in 1986. The exterior has been carefully conserved, and the interior was gutted and renovated for use as a school. It formed part of the Newcastle High School for Girls until 2016, when approval was granted for its conversion into flats.
- Newcastle – Leazes Park Synagogue, now used for student accommodation
- Northampton Medieval Synagogue
- Sheffield – Wilson Road Synagogue; the building is now used as a church
- 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
Wales
- Cardiff Old Hebrew Congregation, Cathedral Road, now an office block
- Merthyr Synagogue, Merthyr Tydfil
- Newport Jewish Community and Hebrew Congregation
- Pontypridd Synagogue
Northern Ireland
- Belfast – Regency Street Congregation
- Derry – Londonderry Synagogue
- Lurgan – Lurgan Hebrew Congregation, at 49 North Street, now a dry-cleaning shop
Gallery
- Former synagogues in the UK
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See also
- List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom
- Oldest synagogues in the United Kingdom
References
External links
- JCR-UK (Jewish Communities & Records – United Kingdom) for a complete list of synagogues (past and present) in the United Kingdom
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