Basic Site Details

Name: Queen's Park Synagogue
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Cost £20,000. This replaced the concrete and corrugated iron synagogue in Lochleven Road. This was probably by Spiers but stamp not legible. (Jewish Chronicle 17 September 1915). Stained glass by John K Clerk, 1989, moved to Giffnock Synagogue and reinstalled there.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Synagogue  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 22, Falloch RoadYes 
Item 2 of 260, Lochleven Road  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 519241926Build/construction 
Item 2 of 527 March 1927 Consecrated 
Item 3 of 51950s AdditionExpanded (a hall for community and Hebrew teaching purposes was added)
Item 4 of 52003 Closed 
Item 5 of 52008 Alteration/conversionConversion to flats

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4John Andrew Reid A19241926 
Item 2 of 4John Rogerson A19241926 
Item 3 of 4Macwhannell Rogerson & Reid A19241926 
Item 4 of 4Ninian Macwhannell A19241926 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Queen's Park Hebrew Congregation 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Kadish, Sharman2011The Synagogues of Britain and Ireland Newhaven & London: Yalep86, 271, 279, 291, 330 n92
Item 2 of 3Queen's Park Synagogue1956Queen's Park Hebrew Congregation: Jubilee Souvenir Brochure, 1906-56   
Item 3 of 3Williamson, Riches, Higgs1990Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland)  p547

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Glasgow Herald28 March 1927   
Item 2 of 3Jewish Chronicle6 March 1925   
Item 3 of 3Jewish Chronicle1 April 1927   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register32348 
Item 2 of 2Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild1924/286