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Langside Synagogue

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building on 14 September 2020. The features which were considered as significant were the mainly unaltered exterior, the Eastern European design which is rare in the United Kingdom, the fact that it was one of the only purpose-built synagogues in Scotland and the contribution it has to the study of
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Construction of the new synagogue, on Niddrie Road, began in 1926 and the building was opened in May 1927. It was designed by Waddell & Young and its interior was designed by Harris Berkowitch. It was one of the only purpose-built synagogues in Scotland and one of two synagogues of Eastern
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The synagogue building was listed for sale, by auction, in 2021. Following sale of the synagogue, there was a resurgent local Jewish community who expressed interest in re-opening the synagogue for services and as a community centre for Govanhill.
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European style in the United Kingdom. The interior has folk art-style features including woodcarvings and wall-paintings which are similar to synagogues in
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the early 20th-century Jewish community in Glasgow. The single-story addition at the back of the building was not included in the listed designation.
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as the Langside Hebrew Congregation and worshiped from premises located at 1 Cromwell Road, Glasgow, until the new synagogue was completed.
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of the synagogue's membership. It is also one of a few synagogues in Glasgow to have survived since the
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It closed in 2014 and was sold in 2019. Some of the interior decoration, including the
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Following an "overwhelming" and "unprecedented" campaign of support, it was made a
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Affiliation
Orthodox Judaism
Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Synagogue
Govanhill
Glasgow
Scotland
United Kingdom
Langside Synagogue is located in Scotland
Scotland
Geographic coordinates
55°50′07″N 4°16′11″W / 55.83536°N 4.26985°W / 55.83536; -4.26985
Architect(s)
Synagogue architecture
Style
Romanesque Revival
façade
Listed Building
LB52561
Yiddish
Orthodox
Jewish
synagogue
Govanhill
Glasgow
Ashkenazi
rite
Romania

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