List of former synagogues in the United Kingdom

Manchester's Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, now the Manchester Jewish Museum

This list of former synagogues in the United Kingdom consists of buildings in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which were previously used as synagogues; for a list of current Jewish communities or congregations, see List of Jewish communities in the United Kingdom.

England

London

Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue

Elsewhere

Canterbury Synagogue
Jesmond Synagogue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Knaresborough Civic Society plaque commemorating the 13th-century Jewish community that lived and worshipped in Knaresborough
Former Leazes Park Synagogue, Newcastle upon Tyne in 2013

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

See also

References

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