Brighton Regency Synagogue

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title: "Brighton Regency Synagogue" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1824-establishments-in-england", "1874-disestablishments-in-england", "19th-century-synagogues-in-the-united-kingdom", "ashkenazi-jewish-culture-in-london", "ashkenazi-synagogues-in-the-united-kingdom", "david-mocatta-buildings", "former-religious-buildings-and-structures-in-brighton-and-hove", "former-orthodox-synagogues-in-england", "grade-ii-listed-buildings-in-brighton-and-hove", "jewish-organizations-established-in-1824", "regency-architecture-in-england", "regency-and-biedermeier-synagogues", "synagogues-completed-in-1838", "synagogues-in-brighton-and-hove"] description: "Former synagogue in Brighton, England" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Regency_Synagogue" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Former synagogue in Brighton, England ::

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Field	Value
name	Brighton Regency Synagogue
image	Brighton - Devonshire Place Synagogue.jpg
image_upright	1.4
caption	The former synagogue from the southwest
religious_affiliation	Orthodox Judaism (former)
rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
festival
organisational_status
functional_status	Closed (as a synagogue); Repurposed
location	38–39 Devonshire Place, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England BN2 1QB
country	United Kingdom
map_type	United Kingdom Brighton
map_size	250
map_relief	1
map_caption	Location of the former synagogue,
now apartment complex, in Brighton and Hove
coordinates
architect	David Mocatta
architecture_type	Synagogue architecture
architecture_style	Regency
established	1824 (as a congregation)
year_completed	1825
date_demolished
elevation_m
module	{{Designation list
embed	yes
designation1	Grade II
designation1_offname	Nos. 38 and 39 and attached walls and piers, Devonshire Place (east side)
designation1_date	20 August 1971
designation1_number	1380432
footnotes
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The Regency building was completed in 1825 as a synagogue and ceased operation as a synagogue in 1874. The former synagogue building was listed as a Grade II listed building in 1971.

The site now comprises an apartment building.

History

The synagogue was built in 1824–25. It was enlarged in 1836–38 to designs by David Mocatta, England's first Jewish architect.

The building's chaste, pilastered façade, symmetry, and central doorway are typical of the Regency style. A faded inscription reading (1838) was faintly visible under the pediment in 2006. Inside, the original ceiling lantern, a typical Regency feature, is still in place.

The building was replaced by the Middle Street Synagogue in 1875, and sold. By 2007 it had been converted into apartments, with the façade sensitively restored and an historic plaque mentioning the architect.

References

References

1. (20 June 2023). "Brighton & Hove Hebrew Congregation". [[JewishGen]] and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain.
2. {{NHLE
3. Kadish, Sharman. (2006). "Jewish Heritage in England: An Architectural Guide". [[English Heritage]].
4. (3 May 2009). "Jewish Heritage UK – Planning & Development News". Survey of the Jewish Built Heritage (SJBH).

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