Manchester Jewish Museum

Manchester Jewish Museum

Manchester Jewish Museum tells the story of the Jewish community in Manchester, England over the last 200 years. It occupies the former Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue on Cheetham Hill Road and is a grade II* listed building [1]

Manchester Jewish Museum

The Synagogue was completed in 1874 but later the building became redundant through the migration of the Jewish population away from the Cheetham area further North to Prestwich and Whitefield. It was re-opened as a museum in March 1984.

Contents

Moorish revival building

Entrance detail

The museum building was built in the Moorish Revival style by the noted Manchester architect Edward Salomons in 1874. Although it is far from being the largest or most magnificent of the world's many Moorish revival synagogues, which include the opulent Princes Road Synagogue in nearby Liverpool, it is considered by architectural historian H.A. Meeks to be a "jewel" of a building.[2] The style, a homage to the architecture of Moorish Spain, perhaps seemed particularly fitting for the home of a Sephardic congregation. The two tiers of horseshoe windows on the facade are emblematic of the style, and the recessed doorway and arcade of five windows on the floor above the entrance are particularly decorative. Inside, a horseshoe arch frames the heichal and polychrome columns support the galleries. The mashrabiyya latticework on the front doors is particularly fine.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.manchester.gov.uk/planning/heritage/listed/streets1.htm[dead link]
  2. ^ H.A. Meek, The Synagogue, Phaidon, London, 1995, p.199
  3. ^ H.A. Meek, The Synagogue, Phaidon, London, 1995, p.199, 202

External links

Coordinates: 53°29′45″N 2°14′18″W / 53.49583°N 2.23833°W / 53.49583; -2.23833


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Jewish Museum — There are a number museums called the Jewish Museum including:*David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia, Georgia, Tbilisi *Jewish Children s Museum in Brooklyn, New York *Jewish Museum Berlin, Jewish Museum Frankfurt and Jewish Museum… …   Wikipedia

  • MANCHESTER — MANCHESTER, city in northern England. Its Jewish community, the second largest in Britain, dates from about 1780, the first synagogue being founded by two brothers, Lemon and Jacob Nathan, formerly of Liverpool. A cemetery was acquired in 1794… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Manchester Museum — The Manchester Museum Established 1867 Location Oxford Road, Manchester, England Type …   Wikipedia

  • Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester) — Museum of Science and Industry This structure marks the entrance to the museum and reflects its science/industrial themes Established 15 September 1983 Location …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester Art Gallery — Manchester City Art Gallery, Mosley Street General information Location Mosley Street, City Centre, Manchester, England …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester — This article is about the city of Manchester in England. For the wider metropolitan county, see Greater Manchester. For the larger conurbation, see Greater Manchester Urban Area. For other uses, see Manchester (disambiguation). Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester — A former North Western Road Car, two Manchester Corporation buses and one Salford Corporation all inside the Museum of Transport, Manchester and in their original liveries. The Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester is a museum that aims to… …   Wikipedia

  • Museum of Wigan Life — Coordinates: 53°32′39″N 2°37′47″W / 53.5442°N 2.6297°W / 53.5442; 2.6297 …   Wikipedia

  • Manchester — Manchester …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Culture of Manchester — A busker in St Ann s Square The Culture of Manchester is notable artistically,[1] architecturally,[2][3] theatrically and to some extent musically …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”