Brighton Regency Synagogue
50°49′17″N 0°07′52″W / 50.8213°N 0.1310°W / 50.8213; -0.1310
The Brighton Regency Synagogue, also called the Devonshire Place Synagogue, is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 38–39 Devonshire Place, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, in East Sussex, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation, established in 1824, worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite.
The Regency building was completed in 1825 as a synagogue and ceased operation as a synagogue in 1874. The former synagogue building was listed as a Grade II listed building in 1971.[2]
The site now comprises an apartment building.
History
The synagogue was built in 1824–25. It was enlarged in 1836–38 to designs by David Mocatta, England's first Jewish architect.[3]
The building's chaste, pilastered façade, symmetry, and central doorway are typical of the Regency style. A faded inscription reading jews synagogue 5598 (1838) was faintly visible under the pediment in 2006. Inside, the original ceiling lantern, a typical Regency feature, is still in place.[3]
The building was replaced by the Middle Street Synagogue in 1875, and sold. By 2007 it had been converted into apartments, with the façade sensitively restored and an historic plaque mentioning the architect.[4]
See also
- Grade II listed buildings in Brighton and Hove: A–B
- History of the Jews in England
- List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom
- List of places of worship in Brighton and Hove
References
- ^ "Brighton & Hove Hebrew Congregation". Jewish Communities and Records - United Kingdom. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "Numbers 38 and 39 and attached walls and piers (Grade II) (1380432)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ a b Kadish, Sharman (2006). Jewish Heritage in England: An Architectural Guide. English Heritage. pp. 76–77. ISBN 1-905624-28-X.
- ^ "Jewish Heritage UK – Planning & Development News". Jewish Heritage UK website. Survey of the Jewish Built Heritage (SJBH). 3 May 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
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