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Latitude: 50.1543 / 50°9'15"N
Longitude: -5.0697 / 5°4'11"W
OS Eastings: 180814
OS Northings: 32764
OS Grid: SW808327
Mapcode National: GBR ZD.THGB
Mapcode Global: FRA 088M.2Q9
Plus Code: 9C2P5W3J+P4
Entry Name: The Old Jewish Synagogue
Listing Date: 1 October 1975
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1270005
English Heritage Legacy ID: 460212
ID on this website: 101270005
Location: Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11
County: Cornwall
Civil Parish: Falmouth
Built-Up Area: Falmouth
Traditional County: Cornwall
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cornwall
Church of England Parish: Falmouth King Charles the Martyr
Church of England Diocese: Truro
Tagged with: Synagogue
SW8032NE
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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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