Wilson Road Synagogue

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Wilson Road Synagogue
Wilson Road Synagogue.jpg
Façade of the former synagogue
Religion
Affiliation Orthodox Judaism (former)
Rite Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Location
Location11 Wilson Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield, England S11 8RN
CountryUnited Kingdom
Sheffield outline map with UK.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of the former synagogue in Sheffield
Geographic coordinates 53°22′11″N1°29′56″W / 53.3696°N 1.4988°W / 53.3696; -1.4988
Architecture
Architect(s) Mansell Jenkinson
Type Synagogue architecture
Style Neo-classical
Date established1914 (as a congregation)
Completed1930
Capacity970 worshipers
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameSynagogue, Wilson Road
TypeListed building
Designated11 February 1992
Reference no.1270715
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameSuccah 2 metres south west of synagogue
TypeListed building
Designated11 February 1992
Reference no.1254575
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameBoundary wall and gates to synagogue, Wilson Road
TypeListed building
Designated11 February 1992
Reference no.1067334
[1] [2] [3] [4]

The Wilson Road Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 11 Wilson Road, Ecclesall, Sheffield, England, in the United Kingdom. The congregation was formed in 1914 and worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite until the congregation was dissolved in 1997.

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The building has been used as a church since 2000.

History

Sheffield had a Jewish population from the 1780s, and its first synagogue was built in 1851 on Fig Tree Lane in the city centre. However, communal disputes led to a second congregation being established on North Church Street in 1914. This group constructed a synagogue on Wilson Road, near Hunters Bar, in 1930. [5]

The building was designed by Mansell Jenkinson in a Neo-classical style, featuring a portico in the Doric order. It is built of brick, with faience dressings, and also has notable internal features, including a granite ark, choir gallery and hardwood pews. [6] [2] The sukkah is in a neighbouring building, designed so that its flat roof can be slid open. [3]

During World War II, the city centre synagogue was destroyed by bombing, and much of its community came to worship at Wilson Road. However, they later established a new building, Kingfield Hall, in Nether Edge. The Jewish population of the city reached about 1,500 in the 1950s, but then entered a long decline. In the 1960s, the two communities joined together, and in 2000, the resulting independent congregation moved to a new building at the Kingfield Hall site. [7] The Wilson Road Synagogue was subsequently converted into a church. [6]

The synagogue, sukkah, and adjacent boundary wall and gates were listed as Grade II buildings in 1992. [2] [3] [4]

See also

Sukkah, with roof part-open Wilson Road Synagogue Succah.JPG
Sukkah, with roof part-open

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References

  1. Shulman, David (14 April 2024). "The former Sheffield Hebrew Congregation". Jewish Communities & Records UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Synagogue, Wilson Road (1270715)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Historic England. "Succah 2 metres south west of synagogue (1254575)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 Historic England. "Boundary wall and gates to synagogue, Wilson Road (1067334)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  5. Krausz, Armin. Sheffield Jewry. p. 128.
  6. 1 2 Harman, Ruth. Pevsner Architectural Guide: Sheffield. p. 262.
  7. "History of our community". Sheffield Jewish Congregation and Centre. Retrieved 7 September 2015.