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Jesmond Synagogue

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Former Synagogue, Eskdale Road, Jesmond geograph.org.uk 3599966
Former Synagogue, Eskdale Road, Jesmond geograph.org.uk 3599966

The Jesmond Synagogue is a former synagogue in the Jesmond neighbourhood of Newcastle upon Tyne, in northeast England. It was originally conceived as a branch of the Leazes Park Synagogue for families who had moved out of the city centre, but eventually founded in 1914 as an independent congregation.The synagogue, on Eskdale Terrace in Jesmond, was built in 1914–15 by Marcus Kenneth Glass in an Art Deco interpretation of Byzantine Revival style.The porch has a triple arcade and columns with lotus bud capitals. A large, sunburst, stained-glass window fills the huge Byzantine arch of the facade. The brickwork is coursed with alternating beige and red stripes.The synagogue was closed in 1986. The exterior has been carefully conserved; the interior was gutted and renovated for use as a school. It formed part of the Newcastle High School for Girls until 2016, when approval was granted for its conversion into flats.A commemorative plaque marking the building's previous use as a synagogue was unveiled in July 2019.

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Jesmond Synagogue
Eskdale Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne Jesmond

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Eskdale Terrace 39
NE2 4DN Newcastle upon Tyne, Jesmond
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