Langside Synagogue

Langside Synagogue was a synagogue near Govanhill in Glasgow.

Langside Synagogue
Langside Synagogue
General information
TypeSynagogue
Architectural styleEastern European
LocationGovanhill, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55°50′07″N 4°16′11″W
Construction started1926
CompletedMay 1927
Design and construction
Architecture firmWaddell & Young
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated14 September 2020
Reference no.LB52561

History

Construction began in 1926 and it opened in May 1927.[1] It was designed by Waddell & Young and its interior was designed by Harris Berkowitch. It was one of the only purpose-built synagogues in Scotland and one of two synagogues of Eastern European style in the United Kingdom. The interior has folk art-style features including woodcarvings and wall-paintings which are similar to synagogues in Romania, Poland and Ukraine, reflecting the Eastern European heritage of the synagogue's membership. It is also one of a few synagogues in Glasgow to have survived since the interwar period.[2]

It closed in 2014 and was sold in 2019. Some of the interior decoration, including the Ark and bimah, were removed after the building closed and went to the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre in Garnethill.[1]

It was made a Category C listed building on 14 September 2020. The features which were considered as significant were the mainly unaltered exterior, the Eastern European design which is rare in the United Kingdom, the fact that it was one of the only purpose-built synagogues in Scotland and the contribution it has to the study of the early 20th-century Jewish community in Glasgow. The single-story addition at the back of the building was not included in the listed designation.[3]

References
  1. "Call for comments on decision to list Langside Synagogue in Crosshill | Glasgow Times". www.glasgowtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  2. "Langside Synagogue in Glasgow given official protection". BBC News. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. "Former Langside Synagogue, 125 Niddrie Road, excluding the later single-storey, flat-roofed addition to the rear, Glasgow (LB52561)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
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