Global InformationFieldgate Street Great Synagogue information
| Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: שער יעקב | |
 The entrance to the former synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Status | Closed |
| Location | |
| Location | 41 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, Borough of Tower Hamlets, East End, London, England E1 1JU |
| Country | United Kingdom |
  Location of the former synagogue in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets | |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°31′02″N 0°03′55″W / 51.51736°N 0.0653°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | William Whiddington |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Funded by | Samuel Montagu |
| Date established | c. 1897 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1899 |
| [1] | |
Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue, (Hebrew: שער יעקב, romanized: Sha’ar Ya’akov, lit. 'Gate of Jacob'), is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 41 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, in the Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London, England, in the United Kingdom.[2] Established in 1899, the congregation worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite. The synagogue building was sold in 2015 and it has since operated as a mosque.
- ^ "Fieldgate Street Great Synagogue". Jewish Communities and Records - UK. JewishGen and the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives (THLHLA), Building Control File (BC) 40634: London Metropolitan Archives (LMA), District Surveyor's Returns ACC/2893. East London Advertiser. 1965. pp. 113, 118–122.