Jesmond Synagogue

Byzantine House 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.[1]

Byzantine house
Jesmond Synagogue
Jesmond Synagogue is located in Tyne and Wear
Jesmond Synagogue
Location in Tyne and Wear
General information
LocationTyne and Wear, England, UK
Coordinates54°59′08″N 1°36′26″W

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.[2]

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.[3]

The synagogue was closed in 1986.[4] The exterior has been carefully conserved; the interior was gutted and renovated for use as a school.[5] It formed part of the Newcastle High School for Girls until 2016, when approval was granted for its conversion into flats.[6][7]

A commemorative plaque marking the building's previous use as a synagogue was unveiled in July 2019.[8]

References
  1. "Jesmond Synagogue". The National Archives. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. "Historic Newcastle building transformed into 'luxury' residences in £2.5m restoration".
  3. Sharman Kadish, Jewish Heritage in England: an architectural guide, English Heritage, 2006, p. 187.
  4. "Jesmond, Eskdale Terrace, Jesmond Synagogue | sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk". Twsitelines.info. 3 April 1965. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. "Art role for ex-synagogue,": The Journal (Newcastle, England) May 25, 2006
  6. "Former Synagogue, Eskdale Road, Jesmond (C) Andrew Curtis :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. Chroniclelive.co.uk. Fancy living in this century-old former synagogue and school building? Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  8. "Commemorative plaque unveiled at former Jesmond Synagogue | Newcastle City Council".


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