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Montefiore Synagogue
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The Montefiore Synagogue is the private Orthodox Jewish synagogue and adjacent mausoleum of the late Sir Moses Montefiore, located on Honeysuckle Road, Hereson, in Ramsgate, Kent, England, in the United Kingdom.[5]
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Montefiore Synagogue | |
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![]() Montefiore Synagogue and mausoleum, c. 1906 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Sefard |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Ownership | Montefiore Endowment |
Status | Active (by appointment) |
Location | |
Location | Honeysuckle Road, Hereson, Ramsgate, Kent, England CT11 8AA |
Country | United Kingdom |
Location of the synagogue in Kent | |
Grid position | grid reference TR3883865734 |
Geographic coordinates | 51°20′26″N 1°25′40″E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | David Mocatta |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Regency |
Founder | Sir Moses Montefiore |
Funded by | Sir Moses Montefiore |
Completed | 1833 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Synagogue and adjacent Outbuilding |
Type | Listed building |
Designated | 12 August 1968 |
Reference no. | 1051632 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Entrance gates with gatepiers to north west of the Montefiore Synagogue |
Type | Listed building |
Designated | 12 October 1999 |
Reference no. | 1378741 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Ramsgate Gentlemans Toilet at Montefiore Synagogue and Mausoleum |
Type | Listed building |
Designated | 9 September 2003 |
Reference no. | 1390615 |
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The private synagogue was completed in 1833 and, together with the mausoleum, was listed as a Grade II* building in 1968.[2] The synagogue and mausoleum are cared for and maintained by the Montefiore Endowment, that also maintains the nearby Ramsgate Jewish Cemetery.[6]