Edward Salomons
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Edward Salomons was an Anglo-Jewish architect based in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, working in the late 19th century. He is noted for his architecture in various Gothic Revival and Italianate styles.

Prominent commissions in Manchester include the current grade II* listed Manchester Jewish Museum
Manchester Jewish Museum
Manchester Jewish Museum tells the story of the Jewish community in Manchester, England over the last 200 years. It occupies the former Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue on Cheetham Hill Road and is a grade II* listed building...

 (1875) and Manchester Reform Club
Manchester Reform Club
The Reform Club in Spring Gardens, Manchester, England, is a former Victorian era gentlemen's club. Constructed in 1870–1871 in the Venetian Gothic style by Edward Salomons, the club is "his best city centre building" and is a Grade II* listed building as of 3 October 1974. The contract for...

  and the now demolished Exhibition Hall, built for the city's Art Treasures Exhibition (1857). In London he assisted the design of the Agnew Gallery on Old Bold Street (1876) and the now grade I listed New West End Synagogue
New West End Synagogue
The New West End Synagogue, located in St. Petersburgh Place, Bayswater, London, is one of the Oldest synagogues in the United Kingdom still functioning. It is one of two synagogues which have been awarded Grade I listed status by the British government and has been described by English Heritage as...

(1863).
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