Brighton Regency Synagogue
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The Brighton Regency Synagogue is a former synagogue in Brighton
noted for the elegance of its Regency architecture
. It has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II listed building.
The synagogue was designed by England's first Jewish architect, David Mocatta
, and erected between 1836 and 1838 at 38–39 Devonshire Place in Brighton.
The building's chaste, pilastered facade, 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.
The building was replaced by the Middle Street Synagogue
in 1875, and sold. By 2007 it had been converted for use as an apartment building, with the facade sensitively restored and an historic marker mentioning the architect fixed on the facade.
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
noted for the elegance of its Regency architecture
Regency architecture
The Regency style of architecture refers primarily to buildings built in Britain during the period in the early 19th century when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to later buildings following the same style...
. It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade II listed building.
The synagogue was designed by England's first Jewish architect, David Mocatta
David Mocatta
David Mocatta was a British architect and a member of the Anglo-Jewish Mocatta family.-Biography:Mocatta studied in London from 1821 to 1827 under Sir John Soane and travelled in Italy...
, and erected between 1836 and 1838 at 38–39 Devonshire Place in Brighton.
The building's chaste, pilastered facade, 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.
The building was replaced by the Middle Street Synagogue
Middle Street Synagogue, Brighton
The Middle Street Synagogue is a synagogue in the centre of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It was the centre for Jewish worship in Brighton and Hove for more than a century, and has been called Brighton's second most important historic building...
in 1875, and sold. By 2007 it had been converted for use as an apartment building, with the facade sensitively restored and an historic marker mentioning the architect fixed on the facade.
See also
- Grade II listed buildings in Brighton and Hove: A–BGrade II listed buildings in Brighton and Hove: A–BAs of February 2001, there were 1,124 listed buildings with Grade II status in the English city of Brighton and Hove. The total at 2009 was similar. The city, on the English Channel coast approximately south of London, was formed as a unitary authority in 1997 by the merger of the neighbouring...
- List of places of worship in Brighton and Hove
External links
- Brighton's First Jewish Congregations (to 1874) on Jewish Communities and Records - UK (hosted by jewishgen.org).