The Synagogue is a Grade II* listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1970. Synagogue. 2 related planning applications.
The Synagogue
- WRENN ID
- lone-rotunda-willow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood MP: Shabana Mahmood (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 January 1970
- Type
- Synagogue
- Address
- The Synagogue, 26, 26a and 26b, Blucher Street B1
- OS grid reference
- SP 066 864
- Coordinates
- 52.47565, -1.90362
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Synagogue, built in 1856 by Yeoville Thomason, is a Grade II* listed building located on Blucher Street in the City Centre. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and features an Italianate style. The building has a portico and a rose window in the gable above, flanked by two projecting wings that create a courtyard in front. Inside, the synagogue is seven bays long, with balconies behind a superimposed order designed in a Gibbsian manner. The Ark is situated in an apse that is also vaulted in the Gibbs style. The stained glass windows are mostly from around 1922 and later, and the interior includes original cast and gilded gasoliers.
Local climate
The Synagogue receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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- Radon risk assessment
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