The Old Jewish Synagogue is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 October 1975. Synagogue, commercial premises, residential. 1 related planning application.
The Old Jewish Synagogue
- WRENN ID
- grim-paling-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 October 1975
- Type
- Synagogue, commercial premises, residential
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SW8032NE 843-1/7/187
FALMOUTH SMITHICK HILL The Old Jewish Synagogue
01/10/75
II
Former synagogue, later commercial premises, now a house. 1808. Red brick with blue headers and granite quoins to road-frontage end, otherwise rendered; round arches to principal elevations; asbestos slate hipped roof. Rectangular plan. Road front has two original large hornless sashes with spoked fanlight heads and small panes; central oculus over; later doorway under right-hand window sill. Three similar original sashes to right-hand return. Two later windows high up to left-hand return; porch at far left.
INTERIOR not inspected.
HISTORY: the Jewish community settled in Falmouth in 1740 and had their first synagogue on Fish Strand Quay. They moved to this site in 1808 and the building remained in use as a synagogue until 1879. An early and historically significant example of an English synagogue, remarkably similar in style to contemporary non-conformist chapels.
Listing NGR: SW8081432764
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