New West End Synagogue
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The New West End Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in St. Petersburgh Place, Bayswater, in the City of Westminster, London, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation has been a member of United Synagogue since 1879.[2]
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New West End Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Yossi Fachler (interim) |
Year consecrated | 1879; 145 years ago (1879) |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | St. Petersburgh Place, Bayswater, City of Westminster, London, England, W2 4JT |
Country | United Kingdom |
Location of the synagogue in the City of Westminster | |
Geographic coordinates | 51°30′40″N 0°11′26″W |
Architecture | |
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Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Creative Eclecticism |
Completed | 1879 |
Construction cost | £24,980 (1879) |
Website | |
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Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | New West End Synagogue |
Designated | 27 June 1975 |
Reference no. | 1264769 |
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Completed in 1879, the synagogue building is one of the oldest synagogues in the United Kingdom in use and was designated as a Grade I listed building by Historic England in 1975.[3] Styled in the form of Creative Eclecticism, the architectural style of the building show symbolic references to the Islamic, Japanese, Gothic Revival, Saracenic and Classical Revival styles.[4]